Many of the items, books, films, videos, magazines, ephemera, scrapbooks, etc. in the IYRS Maritime Library catalog were acquired from the former Museum of Yachting. Many of these are referenced elsewhere within individual Collections; these include the Single-Handed Sailors Hall of Fame, Phil Weld Files, Arthur Curtiss James, Ratsey & Lapthorn Plans and the Leonard Fowle Jr Scrapbooks.
In this instance, we reference only the a few of the objects formerly on display at the Museum.
Navigation Instruments:
Ann Davidson’s Left-Handed Octant
Used by Davidson on her voyage as the first woman to sail single-handed across the Atlantic, 1952/53. *Davidson was inducted to the Musuem of Yachting’s Single-Handed Hall of Fame which prompted the gift of her special octant to the Musuem’s collection. (photo above)
Hosun Sextant
With three separate eyepieces, and with a small light bulb lower-left and battery compartment in the handle. With a dated inspection certificate on the inside of the lid (“31/3/44”), and in the original wood box.
Davenport Sextant
With three detachable eyepieces, and an adjustment tool, in the original wood box. With a dated inspection certificate on the inside of the lid dated Jan. 18 1933.
Anders Hanson:
A Collection of objects and ephemera belonging to a professional Swedish yacht sailor from chelate nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Trophies:
The Atlantic Trophy; New York to Santander
This trophy was awarded to the three-masted topsail schooner Atlantic, for the longest day’s run in the 1928 New York to Santander yacht race; 202 nautical miles.
Atlantic Yacht Club Regatta Trophy
This trophy was awarded to the sloop Atlantic, built in 1886 as a candidate to defend the America’s Cup.
Sappho vs. Dauntless Trophy
Engraved: “Sappho v. Dauntless. 25 miles to Windward and Back. From Sandy Hook. Oct. 1870, Sappho 6 hours 45 minutes 10 seconds, Dauntless 7 hours 8 minutes 45 seconds”
Cape May Regatta Trophy (aka: Sappho Trophy)
Engraved: “Cape May Regatta, July 4th 1871. Schooner Prize. Presented by Citizens of Philadelphia, Yacht Clubs of America, won by Sappho, Vice Commodore Wm. P. Douglas of the New York Yacht Club”