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In conjunction with London's “Great Exposition” of 1851, an invitation was issued “to all nations” to compete in a yacht race in August of the same year. The race was to be run around the Isle of Wight and the winner would take home the “100 Guinea Cup”. The schooner ‘America’ was commissioned for this challenge by a New York syndicate, headed by New York Yacht Club Commodore John Cox Stevens. She was designed by F. George Steers and built by William H. Brown, who boasted that it would be the fastest boat in the U.S. or there would be no charge for its construction. ‘America’ set sail for England in June and created a stir immediately upon its arrival in British waters with her radical design and obvious speed. On August 22nd, defeating a fleet of British challengers, she won the cup which would forever after be known as the “America's Cup”. In 1994 a new ‘America’ was built. Dahl Taylor followed the yearlong process and created this 15 painting suite documenting its construction. |
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