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[[Image:Intrepid-12M.jpg|thumb|right|1967 and 1970 America's Cup champion ''Intrepid'']] |
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The '''''Intrepid''''' is a [[12-metre class]] [[yacht]] which won the [[America's Cup]] in [[1967]] and again in [[1970]]. |
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This is an incorrect reading of the myth of the Abatwa. Abatwa is the Zulu word for Bushman or San. People today still identify as Abatwa in the Drakensberg Mountains and are struggling for recognition. They have been described elsewhere by some anthropologists namely Frans Prins and Michael Francis. The myths above have been known to relate to the Abatwa and historic notes and documents from early academcis also record such myths. See Werner for an english gloss on the "where did you see me myth?". In Zulu the phrase is Ongibonabonephi?. Such myths as the one above do exist alongside the extant peoples aiding in their dispossession and marginalisation. Most Abatwa historically moved in a settled with the dominant Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi and Ndebele people) as a way to avoid the genocide facing them from colonial encroachment. The Bushmen or Abatwa of the Drakensberg were listed as vermin until the 1920s and settlers could murder them with impunity. It is a sad history that is only now getting the attention it deserves. -163.1.233.135 |
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==Design== |
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Intrepid was designed by [[Olin Stephens]], and was built of double-planked [[mahogany]] on [[white oak]] frames. She featured important innovations both above and below the waterline. The [[rudder]] was separated from the [[keel]] and a trim tab was added. This new general underbody type, with relatively minor refinements, was used on every subsequent Cup boat until the 12-metre [[Australia II]]'s winged keel of [[1983]]. Above decks, Intrepid featured a very low boom, made possible by locating the winches below decks. The low boom caused an "end-plate effect", making the mainsail more efficient. |
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==America's Cup== |
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In [[1967]] Intrepid was skippered by [[Emil Mosbacher, Jr.|Emil "Bus" Mosbacher]], and defeated [[Australia]]n challenger [[Dame Pattie]]. Redesigned in [[1970]] by Britton Chance Jr. and well captained by [[Bill Ficker]] that year, she defeated another Australian challenger, [[Gretel|Gretel II]]. |
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Intrepid remained competitive even against aluminum 12-metre yachts. Redesigned again, this time by her original designer Olin Stephens, the Intrepid was back again for a third time in [[1974]], captained by [[Gerry Driscoll]]. Intrepid came within one race of becoming the only three time America's Cup defender in history, but lost the final race of the defender trials to the [[Courageous (yacht)|Courageous]], which would go on to win the Cup that year with Ted Hood at the helm. Ted Hood sold Courageous to Ted Turner who went on to win the 1977 America's Cup with her. |
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==Restoration== |
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The Intrepid underwent a two-year structural restoration, the bustle area was reframed, the bottom replanked for several feet up from the keel, and the deck and deck beams were replaced. Today the Intrepid is available for charter out of [[Newport, Rhode Island]] along with fellow America's Cup winners [[Freedom (yacht)|Freedom]] and [[Weatherly (yacht)|Weatherly]]. |
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==References== |
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* {{cite web | title=Intrepid | url=http://www.americascupcharters.com/2us22.htm | accessmonthday=September 14 | accessyear=2005 }} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.sparkmanstephens.com/yachtdesign/sailyachts/twelvemeter_designs.php Design Firm: Sparkman & Stephens] |
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* [http://www.americascupcharters.com/ Current owners and charters] |
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This is an incorrect reading of the myth of the Abatwa. Abatwa is the Zulu word for Bushman or San. People today still identify as Abatwa in the Drakensberg Mountains and are struggling for recognition. They have been described elsewhere by some anthropologists namely Frans Prins and Michael Francis. The myths above have been known to relate to the Abatwa and historic notes and documents from early academcis also record such myths. See Werner for an english gloss on the "where did you see me myth?". In Zulu the phrase is Ongibonabonephi?. Such myths as the one above do exist alongside the extant peoples aiding in their dispossession and marginalisation. Most Abatwa historically moved in a settled with the dominant Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi and Ndebele people) as a way to avoid the genocide facing them from colonial encroachment. The Bushmen or Abatwa of the Drakensberg were listed as vermin until the 1920s and settlers could murder them with impunity. It is a sad history that is only now getting the attention it deserves. -163.1.233.135