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NI’S Ion,, 010 OM II No I4-l8 I. -% United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form L Name of Property historic name: Coronet other nameMite number 2. Icafion street & number 440 Tb amps not for ptLblication: N/A city/town: Newport vicinity _1i2a state RI county Newport code: Ups zipeode: 02840 a ciairication Ownership of Property Private Catq.ory of Property. Rtujjir Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing __________ __________ bui ldrngs __________ __________ sites 1 _____________ stnactures ______ ______ objeds 1 ______ Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Ttegister Name of related multiple property listing:

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National Register of Historic PlacesRegistration Form

L Nameof Property

historic name: Coronet

other nameMitenumber

2. Icafion

street& number 440 Tb amps

not for ptLblication: N/A

city/town: Newport vicinity _1i2a

state RI county Newport code: Ups zipeode: 02840

a ciairication

Ownership of Property Private

Catq.oryof Property. Rtujjir

Numberof Resourceswithin Property

Contributing Noncontributing

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bui ldrngs

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sites

1

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stnactures

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objeds1

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Total

Numberof contributing resourcespreviouslylisted in theNationalTtegister

Nameof relatedmultiple propertylisting:

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USDIJNPSNI1IfP Registrationflrin Page 2Property millie

t State/FederalAgencyCertification

As the designatedauthority undertheNational JlistoricPreservationAct of 1986,as amended,1 herebycertify that tliis_JCnomination requestfoi determinationof eligibility meetsthedocumentationstandardsfor registering properties iii the NationalRegisterof Historic Placesandmeetstheproceduralandprofessionalrequirementssetforth in 36 CFlt Part60. In my opinion, tile

property meets doesnot meetthe National Register Criteria.

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Signatureof certifying official Date

Stateor Federalagencyandbureau

In my opinion, the property meets doesnot meettheNationalRegistercriteria.Seecontinuationsheet.

Signatureof commentingor otherofficial Date

Stateor Federalagencyandbulean

5. NationalParkServiceCertification

I herebycertify that this property is

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enteredin theNationalRegister

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determinedeligible fur theNational Register

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determinednot eligible for theNational Register

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removedfrom the NationalRegister- otherexplain:

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Signatureof Keeper Dateof Action

6. Function or Use

Historic: TRANSPORTATION Sub: water- related

Ciirrent WORK TN PROGRESS Sub:

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USDVNPSNBITP BegiKtration Fbl’tIl Page 3Propertyname Coronet. 449 Thames Street. NMport County. Neitort. RI

7. Description

Arciliteetural Classification:

Other Descriptioit

Materials foundation

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other

Describe present and historic physical appearance.

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a Statementof Significance

Certifying official has considered thesignificance of this property in relation to other properties Nationally

Applicable National Register Criteria: A & C

Criteria ConsiderationsExceptions:

Areas of Significance: A.RCHITECTIJRERECREATION/ ENTERTAINMENT

Periodsof Significance: i AR -1905

Significant Dates 1 8 8

Significant Persons: N/A

Cultural Mfiliation:

Aithutect’Builder A Srnit-h & Terry, Christopher Crosby...fl C. & R. Poillon. Trooklyn, New York

Statesignificance ofproperty,and justify criteria, criteriaconsiderations,and areas and periodsof significancenotedabove.

Seeconti II uationsheet.

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USDIJNFSNIIIIP RegistrationI1rmn Page 4Propertyname Coronet. 449 Thames Street rNeort County, Neort. RI

9. Major BibliographicalReferences

jç_ Seecontinuationsheet

Previousdocumentationon file NPS:

prelilnillary determinationof individual listing 36 F11 67 hasbeen requested.previouslylisted in tile NationalRegisterpreviouslydeterminedeligible by theNationalRegisterdesignatedaNationa.l Historic Landmark

x_ recordedby Ilistoric AmericanBuildings Survey

_X_ recordedby Historic AmericanEngineeringRecord #

PnnlaryLocationof Additional Oath:

Statehistonc preservationofficeOther state agency

FederalagencyLocal governmentUniversity

JLOther-- Specifyltepositoryt International Yacht Restoration School

10.GeographicalData

Acreage of Property less than one

UTI%I ReferencesZone Easting Nortiiing Zone Easting Northing

A 19 306580 4594600 B

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Verbal Boundary Descriptiomr Seecontinuation sheet.The boundary of Coronet is all the area enclosed within her extreme

dimensions 133’ on deck, with 21’ bowsprit, 27’ at the beam, 92’ at themainmast.

BoundaryJustification: Seecontinuation sheetSThe boundary includes all the area enclosed by the vessel and no other

area.

1L EbrmPrepared By

NaineiTitle: Megan Anderson

Organization: International Yacht Restoration School Date: 9/2000

Street&Number 449 Thames Street Telephone: 401-848-5777

CityorTown: Newport State: RI ZlI’ 02840

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Propertyname Coronet. 449 Thames Street. Newport County. Newport, RI

Sectionnumber . - 7 Page 5

Description

Coronet1885 is a woodenhull schooneryacht, a vesseldesignedand built to thestandardsof aworkboat,but fitted, decorated,and used asa grand yacht. She is 133 feetlong on deck, 123 feetat thewaterline,with a beamof 27 feet. Coronet displaces380 tons. Coronet is a two-mastedschooner,gaff-rigged,with fore-and-afttopsails.

HULL

Coronet’s hull exhibits a plumb stem,straightkeel, a shortcounter,and a relatively straight sheer. Herlongitudinal structuresare constructedof white oak, including thekeel, stem,andsternpost,aswell as theplankingand framing.Thedeckbeamsanddeadwoodare long-leaf yellow pine,and her deck is white pine.Locust treenailswere usedto fastentheplanks to theframesandyellow pineceiling.

Coronetcarriesher ballastin the bilge. Individual barsof iron were eastto fit the specific shapesof thespaces betweenthe framesand fastenedin placeso theycould not shift. In her earlyyears,Coronet’shull wassheathedwith copper platesto protect thehull from seawormsand marine growth.This coppersheathingwasremovedin 1909 and never replaced.Except for the stem,which was partially rebuilt in 1955 afterit wasdamagedin a collision, the hull shaperemains asit wasmodeled.Plankswerereplacedover time, as needed,for routinemaintenance. . -

DECK

Coronet’sdeck was originallyclear; only handsomecurvedmahoganyskylights interruptedthe deck.At present, thereis a large deckhouse,just aft of midship,andlarge flatskylights.

In 1934, a fire on thewharfwhere Coronetwas berthed causeddamageto thedeck, bowsprit,andbulwarks,andbrokethe glassin the curvedmahoganyskylights. The damaged elementswereall repaired. Theoriginal curvedskylightswere replacedby the flat lights in placetoday. In 1945, the deckhousewas installed.A companionway, nowinsidethedeckhouse,leadstothe saloon.

During a 1957 deck replacement,somealterationswere madeto the forwardknees,bulwark, andrailcapbecauseof rot and damage.This maintenance,althoughnot ideal,helpedto keep Coronet in use. Thereplacementof thedeck alsohelpedto minimize freshwater infiltration,which would haveseverelydamagedthelcees,beams,andinterior paneling.Muchof the original deckhardware remainstoday, including thedavits, steeringquadrant,mushroomventilators,bulwark cleats,bitts, chocks,and thewindlass.

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Propertyname Coronet. 449 Thames Street. Newport County, Newport, RI

Sectionnumber 7 Page 6

RIG -

The 1885 rig featureda mainmastandmaintopmast92 feetand45 feet, foremastandforetopmast89feetand 45 feet,and a 21-footbowsprit combinedwith a 39-footjibboom. Themain boomwas 79 feet,thefore boom38 feet, themain gaff40 feet, and fore gaff 36 feet. Sparsweremadeof pine, andthe rigging waswire rope. Coronetoriginally carried8,305 square feetof sail on mainsail,foresail,main and fore topsails,forestaysail, forestaysailjib, flying jib andjib topsail. She had an additional squaresail 3,135 squarefeet forrunningdownwind.Thesails were canvas.

- Overthe years,Coronet rigging hadbeensomewhataltered.In the 1930sand againin 1946, herrigwas shortenedto make hereasierto sail. When Coronetcameto her present berthin 1995,her riggingwasrottenand infested,and it was removedfor safety. Somepiecesof the mastsand sailwere savedto documenttheir appearanceand constructionduring future restoration. Thevessel’scurrent stewardsareundertakingayear-longstudyofthe historicrig, usingphotographicanddocumentaryevidence,in anticipationof restorationof themasts,spars,rigging, and sails. -

INTERIOR

Coronet’s belowdeckareasremainremarkablyintact, both in the arrangementof spaceand in finish anddecoration.Forwardmostis theforecastle,then in succession,thegalley, staterooms,head,saloon,aft cabins,andthe engineroom.

The forecastle contains thecrew bunks, lockers,hangingracks,and gearstorage.Originally, this wasonly accessiblefrom deck througha companionway.In 1905, the bulkheadseparatingthe forecastlefrom therestof thevesselwas removed.

Aft of the forecastleis thegalley, includingthe pantry, thecaptain’sprivategalley, anda small head.The equipmentin the galley includesan oak icebox,a freshwaterdistiller, a copper waterheater,and a pumpsink providingboth freshand saltwater.

Aft of the galley are four largestateroomsand two small quartercabins, rangedalong both sidesof acentralpassageway.Their decorationand arrangementhave beenalteredslightly over time, but for themostpart, theyareremarkablyintact. Someof thesechangeswere discovered wheninterior featureswere carefullyremovedanddocumentedin 2002.

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All cabins are decoratedwith mahoganypaneling, includingopen areasfor wall-coverings. In somespaces,fragmentsof overheadgilding, lincrustawall covering,andupholsteryfabric survive. The twostateroomsat the beamstill havetheir settees,installedin 1885. The two starboardstateroomshaveporcelaindropsinks. Thetwo port stateroomshaveoriginal mahoganyandmarble top washstands.The headwith abathtubis on the portside of the centralpassageway,and originally offered freshand saltwater; it hasbeenrefittedwith modemfixtures.

Thesaloon,aft of thestaterooms;wasoriginally 25 by 25 feet; it was reducedin sizeby half during theinstallationof an engineroom in 1945-46.Thesaloonstill includestwo large settees,one on eachside, stainedglasspanelson theentrancedoors, carvedmahoganyand engraved mirrorpanels,anda marble top sideboard.These objectswere carefullydocumentedandremovedin the2001-2002phaseof restoration.

There aretwo quarter-cabins,oneon each sideof themain staircaseaft of themain saloon. Finishedlike staterooms, they arealso minimally altered.The mahoganypanelingof onehasbeenpaintedwhite.

The engineroom is now empty, during restoration.

An aft cabin, accessiblethroughits own companionway,was thecaptain’sand officer’s quarters.Simply finished, it retainsits original configuration,with berthsandlockersfor thecaptainandmates.

BERTH

Coronet is currentlyafloat anddockedat the Intemational Yacht RestorationSchool, in Newport, Rhode- Island, which will be herhomeport.Shehasbeenextensively documentedover the last 5 years,andfor 24

monthsIYRS staffhave beencarefullyremovingandcatalogingall non-structuralelementsfrom below decksin orderto start the restorationprocess.Her restorationwill lastseveralyearsand will be completedbyprofessionalshipwrightsandpreservationists.

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Propertyname Coronet. 449 Thames Street. Newport County, Newport, RI

Section number A Thtge 8

Coronet is one of the few remaining large woodenvesselsof thenineteenthcentury,andtheonlynineteenth-centuryyacht. Her survival with a high level of integrity is testimonyto thecraftsmanshipandskillofher builders.Coronet representstwo distinct vesseltypes-sheis a yachtbuilt with a New York pilotschoonerhull, a luxury vesselwith an importantworkboat lineage. In addition,sheis significant for herassociationswith deep-watercruisingandyacht racingin theyearsprecedingand following the turn ofthetwentiethcentury. Thevessel is substantiallyintact-herhull shapeis unchangedand her luxurious interior isan importantdocumentof grandyachtingin theVictorian era.

Coronet hashadthreedistinct careers. She wasbuilt for RufusT. Bush,a New York businessmanwithinterestsin theoil industry,andwas ownedby him; shewaslater cruisedand racedby a successionof sevenowners,all wealthyNew Yorkers,all with internationalanddiplomaticconnections,all membersof theprestigiousNew York YachtClub. In 1905 Coronetwas purchasedby a The Kingdom,a Christian group,which used the great yachtin its evangelizingmissionsaroundthe globe. In the mid-1 990s Coronetwasacquiredby the InternationalYachtRestorationSchool,which hasundertakena several-yearrestorationof thevessel. The goalis to return the yachtto her turn-of-the-centuryappearanceand function. IYRS hasdismantledsomeof the belowdeckfeaturesto study,document,andrestore the interiorfinishes. Whentherestorationis completed,Coronetwill be a uniqueresource,able to documentimportantaspectsofAmericannaval architectureand thehistory of recreationalsailing.

YACHTING

During Coronet’s first career,asa privatelyownedyacht,she cruisedand racedextensivelyandcircunmavigatedtheglobe.Her historyof useis closelylinked to the history of Americanyachting, includingdeep-seacruisingandocean racing,andthe developmentof yachtingasa demonstrationof personalwealth.The elite socialand financial connectionsof her first sevenownerswere substantial,and they usedCoronet todisplay their statureandprestigein New York’s aristocracyof wealth.

WhenRufus T. Bush orderedCoronet from the C & R Poillon yard, he was alreadyan accomplishedNew York City businessman.As for mostwealthymenof the time, owning a large yacht,eithersail or steam,was importantcomponentof and evidenceof success.For theNew York elite, yachts helpedto demonstratetheir financialstatusandrank in society.A sail to Englandwas the first thing Bush undertookwhenhisschooner was readyin thespringof 1886--deepwatercruisingwas sophisticatedsailing, andAmericanyachtsmenwere alwayseagerto sail to Britain to display their boatsto anothergreat seafaringnation.

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Owners wouldoften spend as muchtime on boardtheir yachtsas theydid in their homes, andtheywantedboth to offer the same levelof comfortand luxury. Theinteriorsof yachtsreflectedtheir role ofdemonstratingsuccess,andvesselslike Coronetwere oftendecoratedby the samedesignersandfeaturedthesame materials aslavishNew York City mansions.The useof stainedglass,marble, fine woods, luxuriouswall-coverings,anddetailedgilt treatmentson vesselslike Coronetgavethe senseofbeing on land ratherthanon sea.

In addition to the role sheplayedon thegrandyachtingscene,Coronetwas also involvedin racing.Bushhad specifiedwhen she wasbuilt that Coronetshould be designed for cruising,not for speed, butearlyin1887 he decidedto bid a challenge"to all keelschooneryachtsof American buildin orderto comparetheseagoingandsailing qualitiesof the keelschooneryachtsbuilt andnow ownedin this country." Thecourse,tobe racedin the spring, startedat SandyHook Light off New York City and endedin Queenstown,Ireland.C. H.Colt of theColt firearmscompanyand his 1866 schooneryachtDauntlessacceptedBush’schallenge.Thecontest, thethird ever trans-Atlantic race,immediately becamea fashionabletopic in theNew York City press.Both yachtshadNew York YachtClub representativesonboard;Lt. W. N. King was on Coronetandtook thefirst knownphotographsonboarda racing yachtat sea. Coronethad a crewof 21, including the captain,2mates,a boatswainand 14 deckhands,in additionto the steward,cookand messboy. Underthe commandofCaptain ChristopherCrosby,Coronetwon theraceby 30 hours.TheMarch28edition ofthe New YorkTimesdevotedits entire frontpageto the finish of therace.

On September20, 1902, under theownershipofLouis Bossert,Coronetraced fromConey Island,NewYork, to the NorthEnd Lightship off CapeMay,New Jersey,andbackin a 280-mile offshorerace.She won theraceagainsther contemporaryschooneryachtsEndymion,Iroquois, Sacchoand Thistle.Coronetwasalsoafrequentparticipantin the New YorkYachtClub regattasand cruisesbetween1885 and 1905.

In the springof 1888 Captain Crosby sailedCoronetaroundCape Hornto the westcoastto meetBush,his family, and friendsin SanDiego, California. From therethe yacht began herfirst circumnavigationon a 12-month cruise.Coronetwas the first American-registeredyacht to round Cape Hornthe Panama Canalhadnotyet beenbuilt. Coronetstoppedin Honolulu, Yokohama, HongKong, Indonesia,Bombay,then traveledtoAden and Malta throughthe SuezCanal,andthen cruisedtheMediterraneanbeforesailing back to New York.At each portof call, Bushand his family and guests wouldgo ashoreand visit differentpoints of interest. Thisonshoretravel oftenbrought attentionto theboatandher owner.Occasionally, the ownervisited local royaltyanddiplomats.King Kalakauaof Hawaii and AlexanderGrahamBell both visited on boardCoronet.

1 Forest and Stream,January 6, 1887

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Coronet’s fourth owner,from 1893-1898,was railroad tycoonandbanker ArthurCurtissJames. It washis view that yachts shouldbe morethanplaythings for the rich. "Yachtsmenhave beencriticizedand in somecasesjustly, for using their magnificentfleet of vessels as meretoys. Whatan assistancetheymight be inadvancingour knowledgeof geography,if their pleasuretrips couldbe turnedto somepractical account!"2 An1889graduateof AmherstCollege,Jameswasa strongsupporterof educationand thesciences,andhe usedCoronet to advancethesecauses. James placedher at the disposalof a joint Japanese-American scientificexpeditionformed to observea total eclipseof the sunin Japanon August 9, 1896.

Between1907 and 1909, TheKingdom sailedCoronet on her secondcircumnavigation,andthe now-22-year-old yachtonceagain proved hersturdy constructionandseaworthiness. -

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

In the early1880s,RufusBush commissioneda model for a largesailing yachtvesselswerethenbuiltfrom small-scalehalf-models. After receivinga numberof proposedmodels,Bush choseonepreparedby theSmith& Teny shipyardin Greenport,Long Island. After Bush’s captain,ChristopherCrosby,madesomealterationsto the sternof themodel, it was given to the C & R Poillon yard for construction.

-- Coronetwas modeledand built during a transitionalperiod in thedesignof yachts. Vesselswith lessbeam, greaterdraft, andoutsideballastwerebecomingmorepopular.But evenas the designstandardswerechanging,Coronetwas built in thetraditionalway. An 1887 article in Forest& Streamjust beforethe transAtlantic racescommentedon theconservativenatureof her design:

"The Dauntlesswasbuilt in 1866, the Coronetin 1885,but asfar asany radical improvementinmodel or build is concerned,thereis nothingin the latterto denotethat shewas not built before,insteadof twentyyearsafterthe Dauntless.She is simply a big schooner, expensivelyfitted up,but modeledandbuilt asall therestof her fellows havebeenandin her designand constructionthe ideasasto form, ballastandrig that are generally acceptedby naval architect[s]today haveno place."3

Thedescriptionof the Coronetas"a big schooner,expensivelyfitted up" is apt. In many wayssheistypical of the New Yorkpilot schooners,an importantand oncenumerous workboatof the era-broadbeamed,gaff rigged, a hull with a plumb stem,straightkeel, a shortcounter,and a straightsheer,withtheballast in thebilge. Most pilot schoonerswere 70 to 80 feeton deck; Coronetis 133 feet, the

2 Todd, Mabel Loomis. Coron&amLCnronn. Houghton Mifilin & Co., 1899,p. xxvii.Forest and Stream,March 10, 1887 -

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additional lengthbeing neededfor stateroomsandsaloonnot necessaryin a working boatbut requiredfor a yacht.

The conservative,evenold-fashioned, qualityof her designandconstructionowessomethingtoCaptainCrosby, knownto be a supporterof traditional methodsin at leastonerespect: "no outsideballast forme, I want a lively vesselundermy feet whenit blows hard."

Coronet is the only extantexampleof the 110 known vesselsbuilt by the Poillon yard. The last extantpilot schooner,ThomasF. Bayard1880, also built by Poillon sunk and wasbrokenup in Vancouver,B.C., in2002. Coroneta!one now remainsto documentthis type.

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In 1995 IYRS initiated the researchprogram the researchprogramfor theCoronetRestorationProject,which is still ongoingtoday. Throughthis researchprogramover 160 historic photographsof Coronetwerelocatedinternationally, newspaperarticleswere discovered,numerousfamily recordswere found, oralinterviewswith descendantswereconducted,artifactsfrom her previousownerswere documented,andtheearly configurationof her interior was investigated.The research hasbeencatalogedand files for referencebythe restoration teamand scholars.

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1995. Historic AmericanBuilding SurveyHABS and Historic AmericanEngineering Record1-IAERdocumentation was completedbeforeany restoration workwas started. IYRS now has67 HABSdocumentation drawingsof elevations,overhead,configurationanddecorativedetailsof thehistoric interior.The 45 black-and-whiteHAER photographsarestored in the Libraryof Congress- Prints andPhotographsDivision.

TheHABS drawingswereusedduring theremovalof Coronet’s interior joinery from 2002-2003.Thedrawings were usedto carefully label the individual elementsin preparation for the restorationof thehull. Eachof the 1,286joinerypiecesthat were removed-from thevesselweretaggedandrecordedon thedrawingscreatinga very detailed recordof the exact location of theobject beforeremoval. Theremovalof all joineryandartifacts fromCoronet’shull was conductedonly after careful inspectionofthe historiccontext,degreeofintegrity, and necessityof removal. All elementswerephotographedin situ beforeremoval,andthenimmediatelythereafterto recordthe state in which it was putinto storage.

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In 2002 IYRS starteda historic sheerlinestudy of Coronet’shull. Overtime Coronethashogged,ordrooped atthebow andstem. Althoughthis is expectedin an olderwoodenvessel,a historic study wasneedcdto determinewhat thehistoric sheerlinelooked like. Thehistoric photographsdiscoveredin the researchphaseaided in the understandingof Coronet’s historic sheerline,or upwardcurveof the deck. Thephotographsweredigitized and laid over Coronet’s currentlines. The juxtapositionof the two Coronet’sshowedIYRS herhistoric shape,which will aid the restorationproject.

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Major Bibliographical References

Chapelle,Howard I. YachtDesigningandPlanning.Norton, NewYork, 1936.

. The History ofAmericanSailingShips.Norton, New York, 1935.

Crosse,John. The Genealogyofan American Pilot-schooner:The Lines ofthe ThomasF. Bayard. Manuscriptat the Vancouver MaritimeMuseum.

Cunliffe, Tom & misc. authors.Pilots - The World ofPilotage under Sail andOar. Vol. 1: Pilot-schoonersofNorth America and GreatBritain. Chasse-Maree/Maritime Lifeand Traditions/Wooden BoatPublicationsInc., 2001.

Murray, Timothy. Coronet: WitherA way? In WoodenBoat Magazine,#32, January/February1980.

Poillon,Nanette.C&R Poillon - 19th CenturyBrooklynShipbuilders.Copy of manuscriptat JYRS.

Stephens,William P. Traditions and Memoriesof American Yachting. Brooklin, Maine, Wooden BoatPublicationsInc., 1981. -

PeriodicalsForest& Stream,January6, 1887; March 10, 1887,pp. 142-143.

New YorkHerald, February5, 1885

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