Bon
Voyage Reception Harbour Court, standing on eight acres overlooking Newport
harbor, is the on-the-water clubhouse of the New York Yacht Club. The former summer
home of Commodore and Mrs. John Nicholas Brown, this magnificent estate serves
as the finish line for Sunday's race from Battleship Cove and the setting of a
trophy presentation ceremony and an elegant Bon Voyage reception.
Did
you know that President Kennedy watched the 1962 America's Cup Races from the
deck of Destroyer Kennedy?
A
12-METER PRIMER: When the exorbitant expense
of J-Boats drove them from competition as an America's Cup class after the Second
World War, the Royal Yacht Squadron suggested contesting the cup in an International
Rule 12-Meter. The British 12-Meter, a class that draws its title from the formula
governing its design, first appeared in 1907 but didn't become popular in America
until two decades later. The first 12-Meter defense of the Cup occurred in 1958
when Sceptre lost to Columbia, a yacht considered by many to be
the most elegant example of the class.
DASH
to danger: Battleship Cove and Kennedy volunteers have restored
DD-850's DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter). Click here
to learn more about this spindly Cold War relic.
ENLIST
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you can sponsor one of Battleship Cove's high-profile special events!
