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The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race (MHOR) is a biennial sailing race which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005. It runs between Marblehead, Massachusetts and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is believed to be the longest running offshore ocean race in the world and is considered one of the pre-eminent ocean races of the North Atlantic. [1] [2] [3]
His ex-wife is the former Judy MacDonald of Halifax. The Risley 32,000-square-foot home near Chester, Nova Scotia overlooks the Atlantic Ocean on a 91 acres (37 ha) property formerly owned by Joseph N. Pew, Jr., founder of Sunoco. [21] After purchasing the property, Risley added another 210 acres to the estate.
Ark Yacht: Klaus Roeder Carpe Diem Yacht Design: 2013: Steel staysail ketch Rhea: 54.00 m (177 ft) Ark Yacht: Klaus Roeder Carpe Diem Yacht Design: 2017: Steel staysail ketch, sister ship of CHRONOS Pink Gin VI: 53.90 m (177 ft) Baltic Yachts: Judel/Vrolijk: 2017: Aramid foam core/prepreg carbonfiber sandwich sloop Nirvana: 53.48 m (175 ft)
The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race was conceived by Herbert "Blondie" Hasler in 1956. The whole idea of a single-handed ocean yacht race was a revolutionary concept at the time, as the idea was thought to be extremely impractical; but this was especially true given the adverse conditions of their proposed route — a westward crossing of the north Atlantic Ocean, against the prevailing winds.
The highway then crosses the MBTA Commuter Rail at Halifax station. The highway runs near Silver Lake to the west and crosses Route 27 before ending at Route 14 just south of Pembroke Center. This road is locally famous as the location of the former Hobomock Inn, a tavern linked to the famous Massachusetts politician, James Michael Curley. The ...
On November 25, 1875, a group of yacht-owning members broke off and formed the Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, following a dispute over racing rules. [2] In November 1880, the Admiralty finally acknowledged that nearly all the yachts from the Royal Halifax Yacht Club had moved over to the Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, and granted the Squadron's ...
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Hood founded Little Harbor Custom Yachts in 1959 and sold it to Hinckley Yachts in 1999. [2] He won the America's Cup in 1974 skippering the yacht Courageous , which was built at Minnefords Shipyard in City Island, New York, after which he built a what he believed to have been a faster yacht and sold Courageous to Ted Turner , who beat him in ...