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Defiance (yacht)

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57: 17: 83:, treasurer of the owning syndicate, bought out all the other interests in her in an attempt to rebuild or change her rigging so that she could race again. By this time over $ 100,000 had been spent on building and modifying her. By January 6, 1915, the yacht was sold as 79:, could not stand the strain. Twice the designers reduced the sails and had her mast cut down in size. The yacht was withdrawn from the competition during the trial races. Commodore 33: 148: 173: 121: 204: 101: 41: 8: 97: 80: 126: 37: 174:"Defiance Sold as Junk. America's Cup Candidate Cost $ 65,000 - Goes for $ 6,500" 76: 68: 56: 36:
for a syndicate of New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston sportsmen headed by
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in 1914 caused the Cup races for that year to be delayed until 1920.
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was so great that the frail body, even with its load of lead as
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to compete in the trials to select the defender for the
87:. The boat contained seventy tons of lead in her keel. 71:. The new design had problems from the beginning. Her 196: 122:"Defiance Defiance ready for ocean races" 55: 15: 149:"Resolute beats all Cup course records" 197: 13: 102:Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club 67:She was built for $ 63,000 at the 14: 216: 166: 141: 114: 1: 107: 7: 10: 221: 51: 90: 205:America's Cup defenders 60:Selah B. Howell of the 64: 24: 59: 32:was a yacht built by 19: 178:The New York Times 153:The New York Times 127:The New York Times 65: 44:. The outbreak of 42:1914 America's Cup 25: 180:. January 6, 1915 38:George M. Pynchon 212: 189: 188: 186: 185: 170: 164: 163: 161: 160: 145: 139: 138: 136: 135: 118: 220: 219: 215: 214: 213: 211: 210: 209: 195: 194: 193: 192: 183: 181: 172: 171: 167: 158: 156: 155:. June 11, 1914 147: 146: 142: 133: 131: 120: 119: 115: 110: 93: 69:Bath Iron Works 54: 12: 11: 5: 218: 208: 207: 191: 190: 165: 140: 130:. June 8, 1914 112: 111: 109: 106: 105: 104: 92: 89: 53: 50: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 217: 206: 203: 202: 200: 179: 175: 169: 154: 150: 144: 129: 128: 123: 117: 113: 103: 99: 95: 94: 88: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 63: 58: 49: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 30: 23: 18: 182:. Retrieved 177: 168: 157:. Retrieved 152: 143: 132:. Retrieved 125: 116: 66: 61: 28: 27: 26: 21: 20:Hull of the 98:E. W. Clark 85:scrap metal 81:E. W. Clark 73:sail spread 46:World War I 34:George Owen 184:2010-12-07 159:2011-10-01 134:2011-10-01 108:References 96:Commodore 199:Category 62:Defiance 29:Defiance 22:Defiance 100:of the 77:ballast 52:History 91:Owners 201:: 176:. 151:. 124:. 187:. 162:. 137:.

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George Owen
George M. Pynchon
1914 America's Cup
World War I

Bath Iron Works
sail spread
ballast
E. W. Clark
scrap metal
E. W. Clark
Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club
"Defiance Defiance ready for ocean races"
The New York Times
"Resolute beats all Cup course records"
"Defiance Sold as Junk. America's Cup Candidate Cost $ 65,000 - Goes for $ 6,500"
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America's Cup defenders

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