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''Brilliant'' is a schooner located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. ''Brilliant'' was built in 1932 on City Island, Bronx, by Henry B. Nevins Yard to a design by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens for Walter Barnum. ''Brilliant'' was built as an ocean racing yacht, and on her maiden voyage crossed the Atlantic Ocean in just over 15 days, 1 hour and 23 minutes,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mysticseaport.org/locations/vessels/brilliant/ )〕 a record for a sailing yacht of her size. ''Brilliant'' ran from Nantucket Lightship to Bishop Rock Light, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mysticseaport.org/locations/vessels/brilliant/ )〕 According to the Sparkman & Stephens blog,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.com/2011/04/design-12-brilliant.html )〕 ''Brilliant'' was designed to a "rigorous" standard. During World War II, the schooner was acquired by the U.S. Coast Guard and used to patrol the New England coast for enemy submarines. During this time, two machine guns were mounted on ''Brilliant''s deck. After the war, ''Brilliant'' was purchased by the accomplished sailor Briggs Cunningham, who attempted to increase her speed by outfitting her with a larger rig. The new rig consisted of taller masts, a self-tacking forestaysail, and a Bermuda-mainsail, replacing the original gaff main. During this time, Cunningham also invented what became known as the cunningham, a tie-down for the tack (the lower, forward corner of the mainsail) that allows the sail to maintain a more efficient shape. This makes ''Brilliant'' the first boat to have the device, now standard on racing boats of all sizes. Despite his modifications, Cunningham was unable to significantly improve the ''Brilliant''s speed and he donated her to Mystic Seaport in 1957. Mystic Seaport now uses her as an offshore classroom and features her as part of their collection of watercraft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Brilliant'' - Auxiliary Schooner )〕 This use was a requirement of Cunningham's gift to Mystic Seaport.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mysticseaport.org/locations/vessels/brilliant/ )〕 ==See also== *List of schooners 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brilliant (schooner)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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