PICTURES OF YESTERYEAR - Managed by PPL PHOTO AGENCYCirca 1899 America’s Cup. Captain Charles Barr (1864-1911). A newspaper graphic from 1899 published just prior to his successful race skippering the defending USA yacht COLUMBIA against SHAMROCK, The graphic shows some of the yachts he has sailed including, COLONIA, OWEENE, WASP, THISTLE, MINERVA, NIAGARA, NAVAHOE & VIGILANT. Charles Barr was an accomplished sailing skipper who captained the winning America's Cup yacht three times. He is also best known for setting the record for the fastest crossing by a sailing yacht of the Atlantic Ocean on the schooner ATLANTIC in the 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race. Barr made his crossing in 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute, 19 seconds, an outright racing record that stood 75 years. Photo Credit: Capt. Charles Barr Archive/PPL
