He was born in Boston on December 25 1878 the son of Caroline Kitty Sullivant and prominent yacht designer Edward Burgess.

Starling burgess yacht designs. It is curious that with the growing fondness for classic yachts no one has engaged a boatyard to build one of his designs. In respect to his memory the subject of this months design is named Starling. He enrolled in engineering courses at Harvard but dropped out after a tour with the Navy in the Spanish-American War.

He designed Americas Cup J boat winners Enterprise and Rainbow as well as Nina a little breakthough schooner that won both the Fastnet and Bermuda races. Enjoy a personal charter concierge dedicated to creating bespoke trips tailored to you. Enjoy a personal charter concierge dedicated to creating bespoke trips tailored to you.

What Howland also shows us is how much the profession of yacht designer has changed from the days of Starling Burgess. Instead he followed his fathers path establishing in 1901 the W. The Burgess designed J boat ENTERPRISE the Americas Cup defender of 1930 with her aluminum spars and Tru-Loc fittings proved her worth in a duel with.

Starling Burgess and Frank Paine. Many of Burgesss designs plans are at Mystic Seaport Museum where they are accessible for the yachtsman to review. Starling attended Milton Academy and Harvard University.

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Above are the hull lines of Varua designed by Starling Burgess in 1940. Varua and Starling Burgess. This contest to design a new 30 racing class was actually a passionate build-local campaign during the Great Depression sparked by New England sailors who wanted their local boat yards to build the sailboats for their yacht clubs.