14 June 2021 | 08:00 (UTC)
There are few classic yachts in the world that have had their definitive histories recorded, one such vessel is the 1931 John Alden schooner,
Puritan’s owner, Tomas de Vargas Machuca, commissioned historian and journalist Francesca Webster to research and record the yacht’s history. The work, which spanned over two years, is now complete.
Photo: The Classic Yacht Experience With 450 copies available, the book is set to be announced at the Monaco Yacht Club, on Friday 10th September, during the Monaco Classic Week, where
Puritan won La Belle Class in 2019. With her history very much entwined with the yacht club, the team have offered to host the event, and following the days racing, the classic fleet will await
Vernon Gray passed away 2021-6-01 in McAlester, Oklahoma. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by Bishop Funeral Service and Crematory.
In the 2020 Democratic Party platform, they write of ârestoring and strengthening our democracy.â The contradiction is that the United States is a constitutional republic. The word âdemocracyâ does not appear in either the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution. Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution states: âThe United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government.â The Pledge of Allegiance is âto the Republic.â
In âFederalist No. 14,â James Madison referred to the political misconception of the âconfounding of a republic with a democracy.â Emphatically, the founders and framers of the nation did not want and hoped forever to prevent the creation of a democracy in America. The merit of our Constitution is that it does not promote democracy but checks it.