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Captain James Berry

Islip, New York
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Captain James Berry's home stood here. He was called the "Greatest of the light air skippers" and served in the afterguard with Captain Haff on Volunteer in 1887 and Defender in 1895, both America's Cup defenders.
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Islip, New York · United States

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