AMERICAN
- AMERICAN - 1851
America is a 19th century racing yacht that won eight times
on August 22, 1851 over the Royal Yacht Squadron's 53 mile
regatta around the Isle of Wright. On May 3, 1851, the scheduled
launching of America, John Cox Stevens, a syndicate from the
New York Yacht Club, owned the Yacht after it won the regatta
that made it famous. On September 1, 1851, the yacht was sold
to John de Blaquiere, 2nd Baron de Blaquiere and after racing
it a few times, sold the America again in 1856 to Henry Montagu
Upton, 2nd Viscount Templetown and renamed the yacht to Camilla.
But he failed to use the yacht and maintain it.
Later in 1858, the yacht was sold to Henry Sotheby Pitcher.
Pitcher rebuilt Camilla and resold America in 1860 to Edward
Decie; bring the yacht back to the United States. During that
time, the yacht was renamed Memphis, but details are unclear.
The yacht was later raised, repaired and renamed to America
once again by the Union served as blockade fro the remainder
of the war. After the war, America was used as a training
ship at the U.S. Naval Academy. America entered the America's
Cup race at New York Harbor and won fourth place.
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