JBoats

</head> <body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">   <table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 > <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT="105" BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" BACKGROUND="07500690ezvthe.gif" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed"> <center><b><font size=+3>America Cup   JBoats   1930's</font></b></center> <p><br> <br> <br> <br> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT="375" BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <blockquote><img SRC="0e5526d0.jpg" BORDER=0 height=365 width=850 align=BOTTOM> <center>- <br>-</center> <b><font size=+1>Welcome to my  web site dedicated to JBoats and to the Norwegian-Americans who sailed on many of them. This is a noncommercial personal site intended for information and education and genealogical research with a focus on the JBoat seamen from Norway.</font></b> <p><b><font size=+1>The America's Cup Races in the 1930's were dominated by American boats owned by George (Mike) Vanderbilt and manned by a significant number of Norwegian-Americans, many  from the small island of Tysness just south of Bergen in the mouth of the Hardangerfjorden.  It is surprising that such a small population of  a small island in a small country could have played such a major role in the America's Cup Competitions.These pages are dedicated to my Uncle Gunnar Farevaag who I believe may be the sole-surviving crew member of the Rainbow, winner of the Cup in 1934 and a major trial competitor in 1937.  He still enjoys good health, has a keen sense of humor and a crisp memory of the JBoat races, the people involved and both their given names and their taken names.   These pages reference many other sites so that visitors can also journey through the fascinating history of these majestic boats and great offshore races.  A more complete and comprehensive story may be found in the (Links to JBoat sites) at the end of this page and in the major museums that feature JBoats. I have included some rough comparisons between the magnitude of these JBoats to things we see today.  However, to really appreciate how big these boats were one must go aboard and walk around the "Shamrock V" in Newport RI.I would appreciate feedback about these www pages and particularly input for additions or changes I might make.  Also, I would be interested to hear from anyone having knowledge of other surviving JBoat seamen.</font></b> <br><b><font size=+1>Note: Both my Mother and Father were born on Tysness Island.</font></b> <center><b><font size=+1>-</font></b></center> </blockquote> <center><img SRC="0e78fb60.jpg" BORDER=0 height=694 width=911 align=BOTTOM> <p>- <br>- <br><img SRC="04ebb490.jpg" BORDER=0 height=585 width=443 align=BOTTOM> <br>- <br>- <p><img SRC="0baa3b70.jpg" BORDER=0 height=439 width=675 align=BOTTOM> <br>- <br>- <br><b><font size=+1>CLICK ON THE LINKS AND BROWSE THROUGH(Use your browser BACK button to return here)</font></b> <br><b>-</b> <br><b>-</b></center> <center><table BORDER=2 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH="764" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT="30"><b><nobr><u><font size=+1><a href="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainbow Crew 1934 1937">Rainbow Crew 1934 & 1937</a></font></u></nobr></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Norwegian crew members</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tysness">Where is Tysness?</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Maps of Southwest Norway</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crew Quarters">Crew Quarters</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Turn down the bed and leave a mint!</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainbow was TALL">Rainbow was TALL</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Under the Brooklyn Bridge (NOT)</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainbow was LONG">Rainbow was LONG</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Two tractor-trailer lengths</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainbow sails were BIG">Rainbow sails were BIG</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Cover a building lot</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainbow was HEAVY">Rainbow was HEAVY</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>About 70 cars worth</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT="30"><b><nobr><u><font size=+1><a href="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rainbow construction and demise">Rainbow construction and demise</a></font></u></nobr></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Critical metal for WW II</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Swing centerboards">Swing centerboards</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>What centerboards?</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ranger 1937 ">Ranger 1937</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Scandinavian crew recognition</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yankee Crew 1935">Yankee Crew 1935</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Norwegian crew members</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weetamoe Norwegian Crew Members 1933">Weetamoe Crew 1933</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Norwegian crew members</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN="2" WIDTH="748" HEIGHT="30"><b><font size=+1>BOOKS, PAPERS, VIDEO</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VCR Video">Great VCR Video</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Yachting in the 30's</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Rosenfelds">The Rosenfelds</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Book, Mystic, Conn.</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Americas Cup Fever">America's Cup Fever</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Book</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT="30"><b><nobr><u><font size=+1><a href="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="An Americas Cup Treasury">An America's Cup Treasury</a></font></u></nobr></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Book</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT="30"><b><nobr><u><font size=+1><a href="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boston Globe 4251937 (Yankee)">Boston Globe 4-25-1937</a></font></u></nobr></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Major article about Yankee</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Designed to Win">Designed to Win</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Book</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Life 821937">Life 8-2-1937</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Article on 1934 & 1937 Races</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT="30"><b><nobr><u><font size=+1><a href="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yachting Pictorial History">Yachting Pictorial History</a></font></u></nobr></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Book</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conners Americas Cup">Conners America's Cup</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Dennis Conners & Michael Levitt</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="57"><b><font size=+1>Highways in the Wind ,  H. Vanderbilt</font></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Out of print, collectable, expensive</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN="2" WIDTH="748" HEIGHT="30"><b><font size=+1>ARTISTS</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Mecray">John Mecray</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Artist</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Michael Keane">Michael Keane</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Artist</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN="2" WIDTH="748" HEIGHT="30"><b><font size=+1>MUSEUMS</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Museum">Museum</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Museum Yachting, Newport, RI</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newport RI">Newport RI</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Seaport & Museum</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN="2" WIDTH="748" HEIGHT="30"><b><font size=+1>ADVERTISEMENTS</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sail Shamrock V">Sail Shamrock V</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Ad</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JBoat Table Models">JBoat Table Models</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><b><font size=+1>Ad</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="30"><img SRC="1x1.gif" BORDER=0 height=30 width=338 align=BOTTOM></td> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="407"><img SRC="1x1.gif" BORDER=0 height=30 width=407 align=BOTTOM></td> </tr> <tr> <td VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="29"><b><u><font size=+1><a href="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links to JBoat Sites">Links to JBoat Sites</a></font></u></b></td> <td VALIGN=TOP><b><nobr><font size=+1>Some great reading & viewing</font></nobr></b></td> </tr> </table></center> <p><font size=+1> I hope you enjoyed your visit, gained an appreciation for the majestic JBoats and gained an insight  into the contributions of the crew members from Norway and particularly those from the small and beautiful island of Tysness.  If you have seen TV programs on the construction of the north sea oil platforms (Troll) then you probably saw part of Tysness in the background in the scenes showing the towing of the completed platforms out of the Hardangerfjorden and into the north sea.  If you visit one of the museums featuring JBoats or if you buy one of the books or prints featuring JBoats then this effort was a worthwhile!  If you go to Newport, RI and personally experience the JBoat Shamrock V -- then this effort was a success!  If you recognize or identify these or other Norwegian-American seamen associated with these JBoats then this effort was a major accomplishment!</font> <center><b>    <font size=+1> Lars Hagen         lbhagen@gmail.com</font></b></center> <p><br> <br> <br> <p> </td> </tr> </table> </body>