Archives and Collections Society Announces History of Yachting Exhibit

4:02 PM Tue 7 Jun 2011 GMT

'1898 Rudder when George Herrick Duggan was racing and winning the Seawanhaka Cup on the controversial boat Dominion.' Archives and Collections Society Click Here to view large photo

The Archives and Collections Society announces its summer exhibition The History of Yachting from June 11 - August 4, 2011. This year's exhibition will be showcasing the art of famous yacht designers and illustrating how their designs evolved. Paintings by members of the Canadian Society of Marine Artists, together with numerous prints and photographs will be displayed, highlighting some of the famous and important sailing yachts that were innovative over the last one hundred years. The exhibition will have specific focus on a different yacht designer every week. Canadian designers George Duggan, and George Cuthbertson of C&C Yachts will be ...

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