Nathanael Herreshoff
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (born March 18, 1848 in Bristol , Rhode Island , † June 2, 1938 ibid) was an American yacht constructor , designer and boat builder .
Herreshoff was the most successful yacht designer in the history of the America's Cup (AC). Between 1893 and 1920 he built five victorious sailing yachts, which won a total of six times and revolutionized yacht design at the time; today this period is sometimes referred to as the Herreshoff period . As skipper “Capt. Nat “he led some of these large, very expensive and fast yachts in the regattas himself.
Life
After studying mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Herreshoff worked for the Corliss Steam Engine Company . In 1878 he founded the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol on Rhode Island with his brother John Brown Herreshoff . In their shipyard, in addition to sailing yachts , fast steam-powered ships were built, as well as the first torpedo boats of the US Navy .
Herreshoff broke new ground in yacht construction by relying on a maximum length in the waterline and huge sail areas. Large overhangs in the bow and stern areas are characteristic of his designs .
The extreme and largest America's Cup yacht of all time was the Reliance from 1903. It measured around 61 meters (200 feet including bowsprit and boom ) with its protruding spars , could carry 1,500 square meters of sail area and required a crew of 60 to 70 men.
Honors
- Due to its special skills in the yacht design and in yacht he got the nickname The Wizard of Bristol (English: the Wizard of Bristol )
- As one of the rare honorary members of the New York Yacht Club (NYYC), his name came before that of King George V and the Prince of Wales .
- For his achievements as a designer in the America's Cup, he was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame as an Inductee (honorary member) in 1993.
America's Cup winning yachts designed or built by Herreshoff
- Vigilant - 1893
- Defender - 1895
- Columbia - 1899, 1901
- Reliance - 1903
- Resolute - 1920
- Enterprise - 1930 (designed by Starling Burgess )
- Rainbow - 1934 (designed by Starling Burgess)
Quotes from Herreshoff
- »There are two colors for a yacht: white or black. But only a fool would paint his boat black. "
literature
- L. Francis Herreshoff: Capt. Nat Herreshoff, Sheridan House 1996, ISBN 1-57409-004-6
- Franco Pace , Svante Domizlaff: Herreshoff , The magician from Bristol and his yachts, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-7688-1839-X
Individual evidence
- ^ Herreshoff Marine Museum.Retrieved July 22, 2009
- ↑ America's Cup Hall of Fame: Nathanael Herreshoff.Retrieved July 22, 2009
- ↑ sail plan: Defender 1895
- ↑ Sail plan: Resolute 1920
Web links
- Herreshoff Marine Museum - History of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (Engl.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herreshoff, Nathanael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American yacht constructor, designer and boat builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bristol , Rhode Island |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1938 |
| Place of death | Bristol , Rhode Island |