Reliance

About Reliance

Reliance was the 1903 America's Cup defender designed by Nat Herreshoff.

Overview

Reliance was the 1903 America's Cup defender designed by Nat Herreshoff. Reliance was funded by a nine-member syndicate of members of the New York Yacht Club headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt III. Reliance was designed to take full advantage of the Seawanhaka '90-foot' rating rule and was suitable only for use in certain conditions. The 1903 America's Cup was the last to be raced according to the Seawanhaka rule. Design The design took advantage of a loophole in the Seawanhaka '90-foot' rating rule, to produce a racing yacht with long overhangs at each end, so that when heeled over, her waterline length (and therefore her speed) increased dramatically (see image at left).

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Notable quotes

“He always pictured himself a libertarian, which to my way of thinking means "I want the liberty to grow rich and you can have the liberty to starve". It's easy to believe that no one should depend on society for help when you yourself happen not to need such help.”
— Isaac Asimov, in I. Asimov : A Memoir (1994), p. 308
“The dependence of the individual upon society is a fact of nature which cannot be abolished.”
— Albert Einstein, Why Socialism? (1949)
“Self-regulation is the basis of freedom, and dependence the origin of inequality.”
— Shulamith Firestone,

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