Nathaniel herreshoff biography
Nathanael herreshoff.
Nathanael Herreshoff, the unbeaten America's Cup naval architect
A family passion
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff was born on March 18, in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Herreshoff catamaran
He died on June 2, It is by helping his blind brother John Brown that he discovered the world of boat building. He built his firstsailboat in , Meteor, a dinghy of m. He then founded his firstshipyard at the age of And it is to his brother Nathanaël, just 8 years old, that he entrusts the work of cutting the hulls, which he can no longer do.
A first job as a draftsman in mechanical engineering
After attending public school, Nathanael Herreshoff studied mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston. At the age of 21, he joined the Corliss Steam Engine Company in Providence as a draftsman.
Halsey herreshoffHe designed the machines and supervised their installation. At the same time, he continued to help his brother in his shipyard.