Schooner Delawana
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International Fishing Vessel Championship, 1920
Delawana represented CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
at the first International Fishing Vessel Championship races in 1920 under command of Capt. Thomas Himmelman. On 11 October 1920, Delawana defeated the Canadian schooner Gilbert B. Walters, sailed by Capt. Angus Walters, when the topmast
Topmast
The masts of traditional sailing ships were not single spars, but were constructed of separate sections or masts, each with its own rigging. The topmast is one of these.The topmast is semi-permanently attached to the upper front of the lower mast, at the top...
of the Gilbert B. Walters broke during the race.
Delawana then lost in two straight races to the Gloucester
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
fishing schooner Esperanto
Esperanto (schooner)
The Esperanto was a fishing schooner based in Gloucester, Massachusetts.Esperanto was designed by Tom McManus of Boston and built by Tarr and James Shipbuilders of Essex, Massachusetts...
under Capt. Marty Welch.