GRETEL, #KA1, racing WEATHERLY, #US17, 2nd race of the America's Cup, Newport, Rhode Island, 1962

black-and-white filmstrip (35mm) only

PHOTOGRAPHS - FILMSTRIPS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, RI, Newport
1962-09-18
safety film, Kodak Plus X Pan Film
overall: 1 x 1 1/2 in.

35mm safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the second race of the America's Cup held September 18, 1962. Image of GRETEL, #KA1, and WEATHERLY, #US17, racing closely, starboard quarter view on a starboard tack with crew on both vessels draped over the starboard side at the second mark. GRETEL was a 70' 12-Meter sloop, #KA1, built by the Australian syndicate to challenge for the America's Cup in 1962. Her designer was Alan Payne and the vessel was built by Lars Halvarsen Sons of Sydney, Australia. WEATHERLY, US #17, was a 69 ft. 12 meter sloop, designed by Philip L. Rhodes and built by Luders Marine Construction Company in 1958 and was used for the 1962 America's Cup defense. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: "173295" and stamped: "173295 / AMERICA'S CUP RACE 1962". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.173295.25

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection