142 15% OFF St. David’s, Bermuda, HL 311, #057 (low number) of 3,000, China

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142 15% OFF St. David’s, Bermuda, HL 311, #057 (low number) of 3,000, China:
$233.75

142 15% OFF!! St. David’s, Bermuda, HL 311, #057 of 3,000, made in China, box (#6), Certificate of Authenticity, tent card
Each piece will be double boxed and packed for a 30' drop should that occur in handling. Shipper only insures first $50 valuation at no additional cost.PLEASE NOTE:I will only refund this amount ($50) if damage occurs unless buyer has purchased additional insurance.If buyer wishes additional insurance, the cost associated with additional insurance will be calculated and buyer will pay additional cost.PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT INSURANCE OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PRIOR TO MAKING PAYMENT.Honored as the 2004 Winner’s Choice, St. David’s Lighthouse is as much a part of the Bermuda landscape as the picturesque little island that comprise this magnificent vacation paradise. The sparkling white limestone tower with its wide red mid-section proudly stands at the east end of St. David’s Island, at the Easternmost tip of Bermuda, guiding mariners as it has for more than 120 years. The lighthouse was built in 1879 and has been in continuous service since then.
Although only 650 acres, St. David’s Island is one of Bermuda’s largest and has been home to many of the rich and famous of the world, especially those of Welsh background. It was early settlers from Wales who named the island in honor of the Patron Saint of Wales.
Local residents were notorious for plundering ships when they were disabled. Once the new lighthouse thwarted their illegal activities, the plunderers turned to more acceptable endeavors such as fishing and piloting.
As one of only two lighthouses on Bermuda, the beacon sits atop a sturdy 55' tower. The 2nd-Order Fresnel lens casts a fixed white light of about 30,000 candlepower to a range of about 20 nautical miles, at a total of 208' above sea level.
St. David’s Lighthouse is more than a sentinel to warn incoming ships. It is also the destination for the famed Newport Bermuda Race. Exquisite sailing vessels traverse the 635-mile ocean race from Newport, Rhode island to the foot of St. David’s Lighthouse. Both professional and amateur sailing yachtsmen participate in the biennial race, which began in 1956 and is next set for June of 2022.
TRIP ADVISOR UPDATE (04/2021): Sailing in Bermuda--The Spirit of Bermuda
First thought to be insanely dangerous, the Newport Bermuda Race is now considered one the world's most glamorous, difficult and addictive ocean races. Founded in 1906, the 635 nautical mile biennial race is the oldest regularly scheduled ocean race, one of just two of the world's races held almost entirely with no land in sight. Crews face hammering winds and encounter pods of whales as they sail between Newport, Rhode Island and St. David's Lighthouse on Bermuda's East End.
Race Details & Background Information:
Approximately 150 to 200 boats sail the Newport-Bermuda Race each time. The average crew has 10 men or women. The race begins in Newport, Rhode Island on the third Friday in June. It takes more than two hours to get all those boats started in their six divisions and 17 classes.
The rules say, "The Newport Bermuda Race is not a race for novices." Depending on weather, Gulf Stream currents and the boat's size and speed, the race takes two to six days to complete. The first boat arrives at the finish line at St. David's Lighthouse on Sunday or Monday, and the smaller boats arrive between then and Thursday.
The Newport Bermuda "Thrash to the Onion" race: Sailing in the Newport Bermuda Race Credit: Richard Van Inwegen
The race is nicknamed "the thrash to the Onion Patch." That's because most Newport Bermuda races include high winds and big waves (a combination sailors call "a hard thrash"). It's also because Bermuda was once an agricultural island where large onions thrived. See how the first Newport Bermuda Race began--google it for more information.
Since 1923, the Cruising Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club have run the race. The race is managed by the volunteer Bermuda Race Organizing Committee, made up of members of the two clubs.
MEASUREMENTS: L = 7” x W = 5¼” x H = 6¾”
CONDITION: Very good. Displayed for a short time in glass-enclosed curio cabinet.
Each piece will be double boxed and packed for a 30' drop should that occur in handling. Shipper only insures first $50 valuation at no additional cost.PLEASE NOTE:I will only refund this amount ($50) if damage occurs unless buyer has purchased additional insurance.If buyer wishes additional insurance, the cost associated with additional insurance will be calculated and buyer will pay additional cost.PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT INSURANCE OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PRIOR TO MAKING PAYMENT.
If damaged in shipping, buyer must save damaged carton to show shipper’s rep condition of boxes.
NOTE: for the most part, I only collected full size Harbour Lights. GLOWS and Little Lights of Mine will be clearly identified as such should I find I have any.