The Newport Yacht Race Game
Of the many nineteenth-century games that sought to blend amusement with aspiration, The Newport Yacht Race stands out as a luminous artifact, inviting players into a miniature regatta where the genteel perils of shoals, headwinds, and short tacks mirror the broader social currents of Gilded Age leisure. In its delicate lithography and measured pace, one glimpses not only the romance of yachting but the slow, ornamental drift of an era nearing its twilight.
Paper is 18"x24" and comes rolled. Flatten then cut out the board and its pieces before play.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
Of the many nineteenth-century games that sought to blend amusement with aspiration, The Newport Yacht Race stands out as a luminous artifact, inviting players into a miniature regatta where the genteel perils of shoals, headwinds, and short tacks mirror the broader social currents of Gilded Age leisure. In its delicate lithography and measured pace, one glimpses not only the romance of yachting but the slow, ornamental drift of an era nearing its twilight.
Paper is 18"x24" and comes rolled. Flatten then cut out the board and its pieces before play.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
Of the many nineteenth-century games that sought to blend amusement with aspiration, The Newport Yacht Race stands out as a luminous artifact, inviting players into a miniature regatta where the genteel perils of shoals, headwinds, and short tacks mirror the broader social currents of Gilded Age leisure. In its delicate lithography and measured pace, one glimpses not only the romance of yachting but the slow, ornamental drift of an era nearing its twilight.
Paper is 18"x24" and comes rolled. Flatten then cut out the board and its pieces before play.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan