Vanderbilt Cup Races

Tag: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Boats And Yachts.

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  Dec 02 2022

  Video of the Week: The Vanderbilt Museum presents Moments in History: The Alva, A Ship for Seven Seas

  The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum created this 4-minute video on Alva, Willie K's largest yacht.

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  May 24 2022

  Greg O’s Garage: The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course in Motoring and Boating

  A panorama of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race course in the September 28, 1904 issue of Motoring and Boating

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  Jan 18 2022

  Kleiner’s Korner: Part 2 - The Vanderbilt (Willie K.) Connection and the Rise of the Automobile in my New Home State - North Carolina

  While Willie K. spent time in both North and South Carolina the majority of his time was spent some 30 miles south of Wilmington, NC in the port city of Southport where he docked his many yachts throughout the years.

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  Jan 23 2018

  From the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum: The Vanderbilts: A Century of Military Service

  Stephanie Gress, director of curatorial affairs for the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, has forwarded this article on how the Vanderbilt family have served our country for over one hundred years.

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  Jan 16 2018

  William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Yacht: Tarantula II (1913-1918)

  After the Vanderbilt Cup Races left Long Island in 1910, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. turned his passion back to sea and decided to explore the world. He commissioned a new steel yacht Tarantula II to travel from port to port.

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  Jan 10 2018

  William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.‘s Douglas Dolphin “Amphibion” Seaplane

  In the early 1930s, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. purchased a Douglas Dolphin "Amphibion" for his travels with his Alva yacht. Inspired by an email from Tom Gibson and his amazing vintage Douglas "Amphibion" ads, below are details on Willie K's flying yacht.

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  Jan 07 2015

  Willie K.‘s “Hard Boiled Egg” Auto Boat

  In 1904, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. had a passion for racing on both land and on water. He quickly adopted the sport of auto boat racing- which combined traditional motor boats with automobile technology.

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  Jul 24 2013

  One of Yachting’s Dozen: William K. Vanderbilt Jr.‘s Alva

  In 2011, the editors of Yachting magazine selected 12 "yachts that we love" including Willie K's yacht which he used for expeditions from 1931 to 1935.

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  Oct 20 2008

  “Over the Seven Seas”: A Film Starring William K. Vanderbilt II

  William K. Vanderbilt II (Jr.), his wife Rosamund, his friends Mr. and Mrs. Earle Smith and crew set on a world cruise in 1931 aboard his beautiful 265-foot yacht Alva. They departed Long Island and traveled through the Panama Canal to the Galapagos Islands, the Society Islands, Samoa, Australia, Java,…