Hornet II
by Steve Natale
Title
Hornet II
Artist
Steve Natale
Medium
Photograph
Description
One of ten built by Gar Wood between 1929 and 1934 originally owned by Henry J. Kaiser who, after losing the Lake Championship race to Mercury, an all aluminum boat, sent "Hornet" to Howard Hughes who removed the wood deck and then designed and built a custom aluminum deck. Hornet II never lost another race and when it was retired in 1953 it had won more races than any other boat in such a short time frame.
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August 18th, 2015
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