Coronet is 133-foot schooner yacht. Built in
1885 in Brooklyn, New York It is the oldest remaining grand yacht in the world. She
was built for New York Yacht Club member Rupert Steven Bush.
In her career she sailed around the world twice,
rounded the Horn four times and raced and cruised in every ocean on Earth.
Arthur Curtis James, a Newport resident
and Commodore of NYYC bought Coronet in 1893.
He and his friends cruised with crew of twenty-one professional sailors.
In
1896, Commodore James and Coronet took scientists from Amherst College to Japan for first
joint American Japanese scientific expedition. The objective was to observe and photograph
a total eclipse of the Sun.
Leaving from NY, Coronet sailed around Cape Horn, because the Panama Canal had not yet
been completed.
They reached Yokohama in May in 1887. Scientists
from Japanese Imperial Weather Bureau joined the Amherst professors in setting up an
expedition camp.
After
sailing for 8,000 miles to get there, the day of eclipse was cloudy and Coronet returned
to New York without photographing the eclipse.
Coronet is build of hard pine 3" thick and
planks 14" wide. Instead of screws, Coronet is fastened with wooden pigs, which
lasted for over 113 years.
Below
deck, Coronet has the air of Victorian hotel. This photograph shows the only part of her
interior that has been removed.During the restoration IYRS will reinstall marble
staircase, the coal burning fireplace and the chandelier. The rest of Coronet's interior
is original to 1885, complete with carved panels, edged mirrors, and velvet settees. She
is a fascinating time machine in nearly original condition.
After twenty
years of racing and cruising under the NYYC flag, Coronet was purchased by a missionary
society in 1905.
The Kingdom, the Christian organization used
the Coronet to carry the gospel around the world for next ninety years.The Kingdom donated
the Coronet to IYRS in 1995. Now it is to International Yacht Restoration School at
Newport to restore this wonderful treasure.
Coronet is 133-foot schooner yacht. Built in
1885 in Brooklyn, New York It is the oldest remaining grand yacht in the world. She
was built for New York Yacht Club member Rupert Steven Bush.
In her career she sailed around the world twice,
rounded the Horn four times and raced and cruised in every ocean on Earth.
Arthur Curtis James, a Newport resident
and Commodore of NYYC bought Coronet in 1893. 
He and his friends cruised with crew of twenty-one professional sailors.
In
1896, Commodore James and Coronet took scientists from Amherst College to Japan for first
joint American Japanese scientific expedition. The objective was to observe and photograph
a total eclipse of the Sun.
Leaving from NY, Coronet sailed around Cape Horn, because the Panama Canal had not yet
been completed. 
They reached Yokohama in May in 1887. Scientists
from Japanese Imperial Weather Bureau joined the Amherst professors in setting up an
expedition camp.
After
sailing for 8,000 miles to get there, the day of eclipse was cloudy and Coronet returned
to New York without photographing the eclipse.
Coronet is build of hard pine 3" thick and
planks 14" wide. Instead of screws, Coronet is fastened with wooden pigs, which
lasted for over 113 years.
Below
deck, Coronet has the air of Victorian hotel. This photograph shows the only part of her
interior that has been removed.During the restoration IYRS will reinstall marble
staircase, the coal burning fireplace and the chandelier. The rest of Coronet's interior
is original to 1885, complete with carved panels, edged mirrors, and velvet settees. She
is a fascinating time machine in nearly original condition.
After twenty
years of racing and cruising under the NYYC flag, Coronet was purchased by a missionary
society in 1905. 
The Kingdom, the Christian organization used
the Coronet to carry the gospel around the world for next ninety years.The Kingdom donated
the Coronet to IYRS in 1995. Now it is to International Yacht Restoration School at
Newport to restore this wonderful treasure.