Vencedor: The Story of a Great Yacht and an Unsung Herreshoff Hero in the Golden Age of Yachting

Impeccably researched and colorfully told, Vencedor is a fascinating account of not just a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, but of the man who built it: Danish American naval engineer Thorvald Julius Schougaard Poekel. Vencedor would distinguish itself in a series of highly competitive races between the United States and Canada on what has been called "the great unsalted sea"-the Great Lakes-that led to the creation of Canada's Cup, one of the most prestigious yachtin...