Home | Maritime Heritage Centre | Menu | Music | Kilmore Quay | Contact Us | Site Map | Links • The Idaho • The Lismore • The Shamrock II • The L.E. Muirchú • The Yacht 'Coronet' • Dry Card Compass • The Curraghgour II • The Foxwell • The Admiralty Buoy Light • The Isolda • The Jolie Brise • Gaff Rigged Vessels • The well dressed diver • The way we lived then... • Other items of interest The Yacht Coronet In the “Coronet Corner” of “the Captain’s Cabin” you will see a magnificent scale model of the late 19th century yacht CORONET. The CORONET was a truly massive American schooner yacht built for Rufus T. Bush, a New York millionaire, and launched on August 17, 1885 from Poillon’s Yard in Brooklyn, New York.     She measured 133 feet overall with a 27 foot beam and 12 foot draught. Her rig stood 135 feet to her main top mast tuck with a 45 foot jib boom beyond her bowsprit and main boom reaching 13 feet aft of her taff-rail. In full sail she carried 11,440 square feet of canvas. She was skippered for twenty years by Captain Christopher Crosby. In March 1887 the CORONET embarked on a transatlantic race from New York to Queenstown (Cobh) against the schooner yacht DAUNTLESS owned by Caldwell Colt (of Colt Firearms) for a prize of $10,000. The CORONET, under the command of Captain Crosby, won the race handily in 14 days 19 hours – some 30 hours ahead of her challenger – DAUNTLESS. The original speed log of the CORONET has pride of place in the display cabinet. It is in its original presentation case bearing the inscription “Christopher Crosby – Master – THE CORONET” - to whom the instrument was presented at the launching in 1885. Elizabeth Meyer (Queen of the J Class), renowned for the restoration of the J Class yachts “ENDEAVOUR” and Sir Thomas Lipton’s “SHAMROCK V”, has recently taken on the challenge of restoring CORONET to her former glory. The restoration project is currently underway at the International Yacht Restoration School in Newport, USA. Kehoe's Pub and Parlour, Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford, Ireland, p (+ 353 53) 29830; e-mail: mail@kehoes.com, Eleanor and James Kehoe, Proprietors

Back to Kehoes Home Page The Maritime Heritage Centre The Yacht Coronet The Coronet was a truly massive American schooner yacht built for Rufus T Bush, a New York millionaire, and launched n August 17, 1885 from Poillon's Yard in Brooklyn, New York. She measured 133 feet overall with a 27 foot beam and 12 foot draught. Her rig stood 135 feet to her main top mast tuck, with a 45 foot jib boom beyond her bowsprit and main boom reaching 13 feet aft of her taff-rail. In full sail, she carried 11,440 square feet of canvas. She was skippered for twenty years from her launching by Captain Christopher Crosby. The original speed log of the Coronet has ride of place in the display cabinet. It is in its original presentation case bearing the inscription 'Christopher Crosby - Master - The Coronet' - to whom the instrument was presented at the launching in 1885. In March 1887 the Coronet embarked on a transatlantic race from New York to Queenstown (Cobh) against the schooner yacht Dauntless owned by Caldwell Colt (of Colt Firearms) for a prize of $10,000. The Coronet, under the command of Captain Crosby, won the race handily in 14 days 19 hours - some 30 hours ahead of challenger - Dauntless. • The Idaho • The Lismore • The Shamrock II • The L.E. Muirchú • The Yacht 'Coronet' • Sir William Thompson's Dry Card Compass • The Curraghgour II • The Admiralty Buoy Light • The Isolda • The Jolie Brise • Gaff Rigged Vessels • The well dressed diver • The way we lived then... • Other items of interest | Home | Site Map | Chatroom | Maritime Heritage Centre | Seafood Kitchen | Kilmore Quay | Wexford | Review | Contact Us | Message from the owners | Site Links | Back