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Nocturnal and horary quadrant
Johannes Baptista Justi, Italy, 1565
1990.43.01
Located in the collections of The Mariners’ Museum

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34th America’s Cup Trivia Contest- Race 12
From this point on, Oracle must win every race. This is the second attempt to run Race 12. The first time it was canceled 15 seconds before the start. Day 9, Race 12, Leg 3 In the pre-start, Spithill hooked Barker 20 seconds before the gun which forced ETNZ to Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Sep 19 2018By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor
34th America’s Cup Trivia Contest- Race 11
Race 11 was another amazing battle between Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA. Both boats were late to the start, but Dean Barker came out ahead and by Mark 1 had a 3-second lead. By the second mark ETNZ’s lead had only grown to 6-seconds. On the upwind Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Sep 18 2018By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor
34th America’s Cup Trivia Contest- Races 9 and 10
Despite Barker’s aggressive start in Race 9 Spithill held him off and built a 4-second lead by Mark 1. New Zealand managed to gain one second on Oracle on Leg 1 but it didn’t get any better. At Mark 2 Oracle’s lead was 18 seconds, by Mark 3 it was Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Sep 15 2018By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor
34th America’s Cup Trivia Contest- Race 8
In Race 8, Barker did a great job holding off Spithill at the start and made it first to the line. By Mark 1 there was a 3-second delta between the boats. This race was seriously close with Oracle faster and stabler after some hefty modification work by the shore Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Sep 14 2018By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor
34th America’s Cup Trivia Contest- Races 6 and 7
In Race 6 Spithill again did a good job blocking Barker and getting to the starting line first giving Oracle an 8-second lead by the reaching mark. Unfortunately OTUSA-17 just wasn’t fast enough and their maneuvers were slow which allowed ETNZ to stay close–the delta rounding the gate after Leg Read more
In blog Museum Blogson Sep 12 2018By Jeanne Willoz-Egnor

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