One needn't wonder long on the outcome of the endeavor when glancing at the subject section: "Clipper-ships," "Sailing," "Shipwrecks."
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| Great American II |
For more on the 1990 event, see Rich Wilson's telling of the adventure.
Don't mess with a ghost ship...
In the summary section of a card: "Material concerning the 1990 attempt of the trimaran Great American to challenge the San Francisco-to-Boston record of the clipper ship Northern Light. Great American was co-skippered by Marblehead sailor Rich Wilson."
One needn't wonder long on the outcome of the endeavor when glancing at the subject section: "Clipper-ships," "Sailing," "Shipwrecks."
The two-member team attempting to break the 1853 record of Northern Light (76 days and six hours) were tossed in the turbulence of a storm not far west of Cape Horn (that is, just before rounding the southern bend towards Boston) and Great American capsized on Thanksgiving Day (later being turned upright by the storm--a first in recorded history). The ship was lost, the two men were saved, and Northern Light kept its record until 1993 when Wilson and a different shipmate broke the standing record on Great American II (completing the journey in 69 days, 20 hours).
For more on the 1990 event, see Rich Wilson's telling of the adventure.
One needn't wonder long on the outcome of the endeavor when glancing at the subject section: "Clipper-ships," "Sailing," "Shipwrecks."
For more on the 1990 event, see Rich Wilson's telling of the adventure.
