Endeavour on the hard

[Kim Whitmyre]

The boom is "unusual," though.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/450940542_30f3b7ae1c_b_d.jpg

Put it on flickr. . .

J Class, Newport Shipyard last fall.

[Thad]

Which Endeavour? and where?

[Thorne]

You can't link a members-only / registration-required location to a public site like this one. So I guess you'll have to describe it or find another link to whatever it is....

[mmd]

Ah, yes! The "Park Avenue" boom. There are sail tracks mounted transversally on the flat upper surface of the boom, spaced about three feet apart, so that the foil shape of the sail can be set. In the Time-Life series of books on ships, the "Yachts" volume, there is a picture of this looking along the boom from aft with two crew standing on the boom. It is about three feet wide at its mid-length.

[Bruce Hooke]

Man that is one amazing looking boat.

I wonder how often the yard has need of jackstands that tall?!

[Hwyl]

http://xs414.xs.to/xs414/07143/mcparkave031024.jpg

[rbgarr]

IIRC the sail is loose footed on the new rig. The spar is intended to 'look' like Enterprise's (above) and gives a platfor so the sail can be flaked on top for easier stowing. See http://tinyurl.com/2qhgad

[mmd]

Man, you are fast, Gareth!

[mister_moon]

What's the boat in the background? Looks to be circa 1985-87 12 Meter, which one?

[Art Read]

I tied up next to her in Victoria once. She was the tallest part of the city skyline that day. Her first, (lowest) set of spreaders towered over the top of our mast. We were a 40 foot Marconi sloop. While our stern was just ahead of the bootstripe at her waterline forward, her stem fitting was still well out in front of ours.

She's impressive.

I got hold of one of their charter brochures. One prominent photo shows a uniformed steward, with a tray of champaigne balanced in one hand, walking out the top of that "Park Avenue Boom" to a trio of seated guests about half way out it's lenght. Under sail. Simply captioned: "Boom Service"! :D

[bamamick]

the 12mR was reported to be Bill Koch's New Zealand-built plastic 12.

If you want to see an interesting boom, look at the the AC boats today. I suppose they built them like that for the same reasons they build Finn masts in a winged shape (unmeasured surface area that provides lift)?

The last time I looked there were something like four J/class projects in the works. FOUR!

Mickey Lake

[Gulfcoastbreeze]

Interesting, under previous owners Endeavour was hauled at Little Harbor in Portsmouth. Not anymore, I guess.

[JimConlin]

She belonged to Dennis Koslowski and was sold for a reported $13M last September. He has other interests these days. Will she stay in Newport?

[Hwyl]

I understand how a Park Avenue boom works, but I don't understand how one could adjust the clew outhaul with those athwartship tracks.

[rbgarr]

Gareth,

I'* g*essing there was a wire *ackline that passed thro*gh gro**ets on the foot of the sail and then the boo* slides to allow for tensioning.

[elf]

Man that is one amazing looking boat.

I wonder how often the yard has need of jackstands that tall?!

That boatyard? Often. That boat's been in those waters for quite a few years now. It's a real sadness that she's leaving. If only her former owned had'nt been a big-time thief.

[R.I.Singer30]

When Endeaver came to Newport on Dockwise they had to off load her south of the newport bridge because she was to tall.Normally Dockwise offloads north of the bridge.The yards around that side of the bay do see alot off huge keeled boats.Alinghi and Oracle were hauled daily while they were match racing a couple years ago.The 12 M looks like KZ 7 and she is ussually hauled at Hinkley so you may be right about the location.But I'm not 100%

[elf]

I've got only 2 pix of her under way - she moves fast and we struggled to keep up with her on a reach through Nantucket sound one August afternoon.

You do not want to get in front of her bow - it's vicious sharp.

[elf]

http://www.cupinfo.com/en/jdetails1.php

[elf]

http://www.cupineurope.com/LatestNews/1930-1937-LN.htm

[elf]

Here's the schedule of charter fees

http://www.jclass.com/charter.asp

[rbgarr]

I've been reading Gary Jobson's book 'An America's Cup Treasury' and see that Ranger had a bending boom with spreaders that was adjusted on every tack to change sail shape. It allowed for more sail shape control than the 'Park Avenue' boom.

Does anyone know whether Endeavour II had a trimming centerboard? AFAIK Ranger had one but it never worked.

[willmarsh3]

Here's another one:

http://www.jclassyachts.com/endeavour.html

A very interesting boat - also a steel boat.

[rbgarr]

And a sloop like 'Britannia' is under construction, too.

http://www.jclassyachts.com/bigboatclass.html