Material relating to catamaran design and the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy
Date1970s
Object numberANMS1056
NameArchive series
Mediumink on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Roy Martin
DescriptionThis archive series numbered [001] - [039] consists of material relating to a design draftsman seminar, and the QUEST II challenge against EMMA HAILMTON for the 1965 International Catamaran Challenge Trophy (ICCT). The material was donated by Roy Martin, the designer of MISS NYLEX which was the first C-Class catamaran to defend the Little America's Cup using a solid wing sail.
It includes 19 over-head transparencies regarding C-Class catamaran designs and characteristics; documents regarding drag, hull designs, rigs sections, wing sections, polar curves, wind performance, and drag figures; letters regarding Roy Martin's attendance at the Design Draftsmen Seminar; invitations to the International C-Class Catamaran Association Dinner; newspaper articles regarding the ICCT; photographs of QUEST II; handwritten notes, reports; newsletters, magazines, and other documents.
1973 - 1976