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Gretel, the America's Cup, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
The 1962 America's Cup was held just a month before the Cuban missile crisis at Newport, Rhode Island. The Australian challenger yacht Gretel went up against the yacht from the New York Yacht Club, the Weatherly.Gretel was the first Australian challenger, the first America's Cup challenger from a country other than Britain or Canada, and the first from the southern hemisphere.
Gretel II
Gretel II. Gretel II (KA-3) is an International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1970. She was designed by Alan Payne and built by W.H. Barnett for Australian media tycoon Sir Frank Packer . Packer had first challenged for the America's Cup in 1962 with the yacht Gretel, which was named after his wife.
Gretel (yacht)
Gretel is an Australian racing yacht in the 12-metre class that unsuccessfully challenged for the 1962 America's Cup. Gretel lost to Weatherly by 1-4. References This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 22:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
1962 America's Cup
1962 America's Cup. The 1962 America's Cup, the second to be sailed in 12-metre yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer, representing the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron ...
Gretel
Gretel. Built for the Americas Cup in 1962 she was one of the last 12-Metre yachts to be built out of wood. 'Gretel' was Australia's first attempt to win the America's Cup, and, to the best of my knowledge, the first 12-Metre Class boat designed in Australia, as well as Allan Payne's first 12-Metre design. (Keith Jenkins) 2005 ...
THE CUP THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
1970 America's Cup Ficker INTREPID vs Hardy GRETEL II. Furthermore, the NYYC, so long the iron-fisted holder of the Cup and writer of the rules, adopted a stance via a memorandum on January 19 th 1970 that many commentators believe signed the America's Cup to an inevitable destination - away from the New York Yacht Club. The memorandum clarified the protocol going forward and paved the way ...
Gretel
The 12mR yacht "Gretel" sailed as a challenger for the America's Cup in 1962 and was the first Australian 12-metre ever, designed by Alan Payne. The boat was far quicker than the defending "Weatherly" designed by Philip Rhodes, and indeed won, the first challenger after the race between "Endeavour" and "Rainbow" at an AC competition in 1934 ...
Snapshot, 1962: The Kennedys in shades at the America's Cup
At the 1962 America's Cup, an Australian yacht, 'Gretel', was entered for the first time. Looking on from their own yacht are President Kennedy and his wife - and most notable are the First Lady's sensational 60s sunglasses…
Gretel II
In 2010 GRETEL II takes part in races on the Harbour and is planning to sail to events outside of NSW in the coming year. Significance GRETEL II is the Australian America's Cup 12 metre class yacht built to challenge for the America's Cup series in 1970. It lost the series to the American defender INTREPID 4-1 in controversial circumstances ...
1962 America's Cup
The 1962 America's Cup, the second to be sailed in 12-metre yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer, representing the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, challenged with their yacht Gretel.
12mR
The 12-m-R yacht GRETEL sailed as a challenger for the America's Cup in 1962. It was the first ever Australian 12mR. GRETEL was designed by the yacht designer Alan Payne. Her hull was built of wood on steel frames. The 12 metre designed by Alan Payne was full of new ideas. A groundbreaking innovation was the ability to connect the genoa ...
HISTORIC 12-METRE TO BE RESTORED
Spotted on the courtyard of Robbe & Berking Classics; Gretel, a piece of America's Cup history. This legendary 12-metre yacht has had a long journey so far, from Australia via the United States and Italy to Flensburg. In 1962 she was the boat of the Australian challenger, Sir Frank Packer, but she was sailed by Jock Sturrock and was the ...
History of the America's Cup
1851. On August 22, the New York Yacht Club's schooner America wins a 53-mile race around England's Isle of Wight organized by the Royal Yacht Squadron. It is awarded a "100 Guinea Cup" or "Queen's Cup," as it was variously known. Later the trophy comes to be known as the "America's Cup," in honor of the schooner that won it.
America's Cup yacht: Gretel II 1970
America's Cup yacht: Gretel II 1970. 34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches). Gretel II (KA-3) is an Australian International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1970. She was designed by Alan Payne and built by W.H. Barnett for Australian media tycoon Sir Frank Packer.
America's Cup
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger). The winner is awarded the America's Cup trophy ...
Altair Partners with New York Yacht Club on America's Cup Bid
TROY, Mich., June 12, 2024 - Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced it is showcasing its role as the official computational science and artificial intelligence partner for the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) American Magic team ahead of its quest for the 37 th America's Cup, beginning August 22.. Throughout the development cycle for the 37 th America's Cup, Altair's computational fluid dynamics ...
As Bob Hawke celebrated America's Cup win, an Australian 'spy' was
The New York Yacht Club won the first America's Cup in 1851. (Facebook: New York Yacht Club) Along with the world's most dangerous and politically unstable hotspots of the time, the New York Yacht ...
America's Cup yacht: Gretel 1962
America's Cup yacht: Gretel 1962. 34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches). The 1962 America's Cup, the second to be sailed in 12-meter yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer ...
1970 America's Cup
12-metre. Winner: New York Yacht Club. Score: 4-1. ← 1967. 1974 →. The 1970 America's Cup was held in September 1970 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Intrepid, skippered by Bill Ficker, defeated the Australian challenger, Gretel II, skippered by James Hardy, four races to one.
Americas Cup Yacht Charters in Auckland New Zealand
While the previous two editions used catamarans, the 36th edition of the America's Cup will be contested in the AC75 mono-hulled foiling yacht, which has a hull length of 20.7m/67.9ft with a bowsprit of 2m/6.5ft, and a maximum beam of 5m/16.4ft. The total weight will not exceed 6.5T, while a crew of 11 has an expected weight range of 960-990kg.
On This Day
The 1983 America's Cup was the occasion of the first winning challenge to the New York Yacht Club, which had successfully defended the cup over a period of 132 years. An Australian syndicate representing the Royal Perth Yacht Club fielded the Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, against defender Liberty, skippered by Dennis Conner.
List of America's Cup challengers and defenders
Nevins Yacht Yard Briggs Cunningham: Columbia New York Yacht Club United States: 3-1 Sceptre Royal Yacht Squadron England: Hugh Goodson David Boyd Alexander Robertson & Sons Graham Mann 18 1962 Newport: Henry D. Mercer Phillip L. Rhodes Luders Marine Constr. Co Emil B. Mosbacher Weatherly New York Yacht Club United States: 4-1 Gretel Royal ...
Weatherly (yacht)
Yacht club New York Yacht ... Weatherly defended the Cup 4-1 against Gretel. Weatherly continued to be used as a trial horse in America's Cup competition through the 1970 season when she was, surprisingly given her age, invited to enter the defender's trials. Following that season, an engine was installed at the Derecktor Shipyards in ...
Australia II
Australia II (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982 and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club.Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure (with 26 successful defences) by the New York Yacht Club.
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The 1962 America's Cup was held just a month before the Cuban missile crisis at Newport, Rhode Island. The Australian challenger yacht Gretel went up against the yacht from the New York Yacht Club, the Weatherly.Gretel was the first Australian challenger, the first America's Cup challenger from a country other than Britain or Canada, and the first from the southern hemisphere.
Gretel II. Gretel II (KA-3) is an International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1970. She was designed by Alan Payne and built by W.H. Barnett for Australian media tycoon Sir Frank Packer . Packer had first challenged for the America's Cup in 1962 with the yacht Gretel, which was named after his wife.
Gretel is an Australian racing yacht in the 12-metre class that unsuccessfully challenged for the 1962 America's Cup. Gretel lost to Weatherly by 1-4. References This page was last edited on 19 November 2022, at 22:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
1962 America's Cup. The 1962 America's Cup, the second to be sailed in 12-metre yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer, representing the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron ...
Gretel. Built for the Americas Cup in 1962 she was one of the last 12-Metre yachts to be built out of wood. 'Gretel' was Australia's first attempt to win the America's Cup, and, to the best of my knowledge, the first 12-Metre Class boat designed in Australia, as well as Allan Payne's first 12-Metre design. (Keith Jenkins) 2005 ...
1970 America's Cup Ficker INTREPID vs Hardy GRETEL II. Furthermore, the NYYC, so long the iron-fisted holder of the Cup and writer of the rules, adopted a stance via a memorandum on January 19 th 1970 that many commentators believe signed the America's Cup to an inevitable destination - away from the New York Yacht Club. The memorandum clarified the protocol going forward and paved the way ...
The 12mR yacht "Gretel" sailed as a challenger for the America's Cup in 1962 and was the first Australian 12-metre ever, designed by Alan Payne. The boat was far quicker than the defending "Weatherly" designed by Philip Rhodes, and indeed won, the first challenger after the race between "Endeavour" and "Rainbow" at an AC competition in 1934 ...
At the 1962 America's Cup, an Australian yacht, 'Gretel', was entered for the first time. Looking on from their own yacht are President Kennedy and his wife - and most notable are the First Lady's sensational 60s sunglasses…
In 2010 GRETEL II takes part in races on the Harbour and is planning to sail to events outside of NSW in the coming year. Significance GRETEL II is the Australian America's Cup 12 metre class yacht built to challenge for the America's Cup series in 1970. It lost the series to the American defender INTREPID 4-1 in controversial circumstances ...
The 1962 America's Cup, the second to be sailed in 12-metre yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer, representing the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, challenged with their yacht Gretel.
The 12-m-R yacht GRETEL sailed as a challenger for the America's Cup in 1962. It was the first ever Australian 12mR. GRETEL was designed by the yacht designer Alan Payne. Her hull was built of wood on steel frames. The 12 metre designed by Alan Payne was full of new ideas. A groundbreaking innovation was the ability to connect the genoa ...
Spotted on the courtyard of Robbe & Berking Classics; Gretel, a piece of America's Cup history. This legendary 12-metre yacht has had a long journey so far, from Australia via the United States and Italy to Flensburg. In 1962 she was the boat of the Australian challenger, Sir Frank Packer, but she was sailed by Jock Sturrock and was the ...
1851. On August 22, the New York Yacht Club's schooner America wins a 53-mile race around England's Isle of Wight organized by the Royal Yacht Squadron. It is awarded a "100 Guinea Cup" or "Queen's Cup," as it was variously known. Later the trophy comes to be known as the "America's Cup," in honor of the schooner that won it.
America's Cup yacht: Gretel II 1970. 34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches). Gretel II (KA-3) is an Australian International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1970. She was designed by Alan Payne and built by W.H. Barnett for Australian media tycoon Sir Frank Packer.
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger). The winner is awarded the America's Cup trophy ...
TROY, Mich., June 12, 2024 - Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announced it is showcasing its role as the official computational science and artificial intelligence partner for the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) American Magic team ahead of its quest for the 37 th America's Cup, beginning August 22.. Throughout the development cycle for the 37 th America's Cup, Altair's computational fluid dynamics ...
The New York Yacht Club won the first America's Cup in 1851. (Facebook: New York Yacht Club) Along with the world's most dangerous and politically unstable hotspots of the time, the New York Yacht ...
America's Cup yacht: Gretel 1962. 34 x 23.5cm (13.2 x 9.1 inches). The 1962 America's Cup, the second to be sailed in 12-meter yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer ...
12-metre. Winner: New York Yacht Club. Score: 4-1. ← 1967. 1974 →. The 1970 America's Cup was held in September 1970 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Intrepid, skippered by Bill Ficker, defeated the Australian challenger, Gretel II, skippered by James Hardy, four races to one.
While the previous two editions used catamarans, the 36th edition of the America's Cup will be contested in the AC75 mono-hulled foiling yacht, which has a hull length of 20.7m/67.9ft with a bowsprit of 2m/6.5ft, and a maximum beam of 5m/16.4ft. The total weight will not exceed 6.5T, while a crew of 11 has an expected weight range of 960-990kg.
The 1983 America's Cup was the occasion of the first winning challenge to the New York Yacht Club, which had successfully defended the cup over a period of 132 years. An Australian syndicate representing the Royal Perth Yacht Club fielded the Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, against defender Liberty, skippered by Dennis Conner.
Nevins Yacht Yard Briggs Cunningham: Columbia New York Yacht Club United States: 3-1 Sceptre Royal Yacht Squadron England: Hugh Goodson David Boyd Alexander Robertson & Sons Graham Mann 18 1962 Newport: Henry D. Mercer Phillip L. Rhodes Luders Marine Constr. Co Emil B. Mosbacher Weatherly New York Yacht Club United States: 4-1 Gretel Royal ...
Yacht club New York Yacht ... Weatherly defended the Cup 4-1 against Gretel. Weatherly continued to be used as a trial horse in America's Cup competition through the 1970 season when she was, surprisingly given her age, invited to enter the defender's trials. Following that season, an engine was installed at the Derecktor Shipyards in ...
Australia II (KA 6) is an Australian 12-metre-class America's Cup challenge racing yacht that was launched in 1982 and won the 1983 America's Cup for the Royal Perth Yacht Club.Skippered by John Bertrand, she was the first successful Cup challenger, ending a 132-year tenure (with 26 successful defences) by the New York Yacht Club.