. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . GENESTA, 1885. THISTLE, 1887 \Defendi^ and Valkyrie III Compared—Continued. ]you Ihinlc the shrouds on the Defender lead too sharp, too muchstrain on them? Valkyrie has more spread, and does not feel theeffect of her big mast as the Defender. If Vigilant can carry her sail, and she can, better than ever, socan the Valkyrie III, which has a not much greater sail area. VALKYRIE IS DANGEROUS. If big-bodied Vigilant can be driven close to Defender in somerac
. Valkyrie III. vs. Defender. Official and signal program of the tenth contest for the emblem of international supremacy, the America's cup . GENESTA, 1885. THISTLE, 1887 \Defendi^ and Valkyrie III Compared—Continued. ]you Ihinlc the shrouds on the Defender lead too sharp, too muchstrain on them? Valkyrie has more spread, and does not feel theeffect of her big mast as the Defender. If Vigilant can carry her sail, and she can, better than ever, socan the Valkyrie III, which has a not much greater sail area. VALKYRIE IS DANGEROUS. If big-bodied Vigilant can be driven close to Defender in someraces, why cannot Valkyrie III be driven just a little closer? Thediscussion of Valkyrie III and Defender is no new thing for me,because months ago I began work on approximate designs, whichtime has proved are in such close touch with the ships themselvesthat the data obtained from the figures have always led me to keepa weather eye on Valkyrie III, and see how this conundrum ofWatsons would turn out. Not only this; such men as A. CarySmith, Professor John L. Frisbee, instructor of naval architecture inthe Boston schools, and Designer R. M. Woods, hav
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