1930 America’s Cup
Observation Races
Enterprise vs Weetamoe
oil on canvas 40x60inches
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Observation Races Oil on Canvas 40x60 inches
The Observation races consisted of 10 races all over the Americas Cup course off Newport . In each race apart from the 10th, which was a tripartite race , the four candidates raced in pairs started 15 mins apart.
Inspite of having her new Duralumin mast and undergoing various rigging modifications during the races Enterprise only won 5 races to Weetamoes 7 making Weetamoe the favourite to be selected for the Cup at this point