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America’s Cup Pieces on Display

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J-foil daggerboard, T-foil rudder, bow replacement piece & Slingsby's jersey on display
J-foil daggerboard, T-foil rudder, bow replacement piece & Slingsby’s jersey on display; photograph courtesy of museum photographer, Brock Switzer

Those who have been reading this blog for awhile now may remember that about two years ago we received a very exciting donation of materials from Oracle Team USA, the winners of the America’s Cup Regatta. This donation included the J-foil daggerboard, T-foil rudder, bow replacement piece, and various crew gear. I’m happy to say that several of these pieces are now on display in our International Small Craft Center!

The difficult part was getting the pieces, especially the J-foil into their mounts and into Small Craft. As the picture shows, the J-foil is very tall and also heavy, weighing about 750lbs. Thankfully we have a very skilled exhibit team.Read more

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Recent Projects

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We’ve had a number of interesting projects occurring lately, with two of the most exciting involving models. The last couple of months or so, we’ve had our two America’s Cup models (Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand from the 34th America’s Cup Race) put together in a diorama by Charles Landrum. That diorama was finished last week and it looks awesome!

下一个,最后一步是案例了it so the piece can be put out on display. The diorama is meant to illustrate one of the 2013 races between the American and New Zealand boats. If you’re interested in learning more about the 2013 races you can check out my bloghereor their official websitehere. Can any one spot the dolphins and shark?Read more

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B is for Buttersworth

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Although I am a little late with the announcement, we recently had a new art exhibition open, titled “B is for Buttersworth F is for Forgery“.

The idea is that you can wander around the gallery enjoying the art of James Edward Buttersworth, who was a fantastic maritime artist, while also trying to see if you can spot which is the forgery, for there is only one.Read more

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USA! USA! USA!

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This week we received a very exciting donation from Oracle TeamUSA! It includes a J-foil daggerboard, T-foil rudder, replacement bow sections, and crew gear from winning AC27. Getting the crate open to unveil the pieces was quite a task and took over two hours, but was well worth it.

For those who aren’t familiar with America’s Cup, it dates back to 1851 and the schooner America, who beat the British in a race around Isle of Wight and gave its name to the race. More history on the America’s Cup can be found on theofficial website. Last year’s race was quite a nail biter and a huge victory for the Americans. The final races were between Oracle Team USA, the defenders of the cup, and challenger Emirates Team New Zealand.Read more

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Way Back Wednesdays

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1952 exhibition space

Our first picture this month shows an old exhibition in 1953. I’m not sure what the theme of the exhibition might be, but there are a number of lighthouse lenses displayed as well as part of the cockpit seat from Yacht America, the first winner of the America’s Cup. For any of those that keep track, USA continued to hold onto the cup again last year in a nail-biting race. America was designed by George Steers of George Steers & Co. and built by William H. Brown in 1850/1851.

A life-saving display in our courtyard exhibition in 1939. The two little life-cars are still on display, one in our International Small Craft Center and the other in Abandon Ship. Life-car’s were used to rescue people when a ship was foundering close to shore. A line would be attached from the shore to the ship and the car would be pulled to shore with the people in it. The hanging breeches buoy is also on display in Abandon ship.Read more