#18 in the Newport Canal series
Falcon Canal gives water access to the even numbered houses on Heritage Court and even houses on Constance Court. Deep water access is via Albatross canal out to Moreton Bay.
Heritage was a 12-metre class yacht built in 1970 & designed by renowned yacht builder, designer, sailmaker & ocean racer, Charles E. Morgan. It was constructed of double planked Sitka spruce topsides with a mahogany sheer strake, double planked western red cedar below the waterline, over laminated Sitka spruce frames with steam-bent white ash frames in between. Overall length 19.2m with a sail area of 164m2. From 1970 - 1973, Morgan planned to enter Heritage as a challenger in the America's Cup and sold his business, Morgan Yachts to finance the campaign. Although Heritage was a “splendid” 12, inspired by Intrepid, she had more wetted surface and displacement and so was not competitive. In 1976, she was owned by Don Wildman of Chicago, IL, & altered to IOR rating including a redesigned keel and rudder and a new masthead rig. She was raced extensively in the Great Lakes, the Caribbean, and on the West Coast. By 1985 she had been donated to the Sea Scouts of America. Jeffrey G. Barrows, HYC, Inc. purchased Heritage in California in 1990 and brought her to Marblehead, MA. By 1993, Heritage was sailing in Newport, R.I. In 2000 she was refitted with a 12 metre rig. Heritage was sold again in 1993 & now operates as a charter boat from Newport, Rhode Island.
Falcons are birds of prey differing from true hawks by having long and pointed wings. The Peregrine Falcon is regarded as the world's fastest bird. Peregrine Falcons live in several of our major cities, nesting on ledges of skyscrapers. They can often be seen soaring above busy city streets, and their harsh chattering calls may be heard by passersby a hundred metres below. Their food is usually the scavenging Rock Doves or Silver Gulls which abound. Peregrines swoop onto their prey at speeds of up to 300 km/h, which has inherent dangers, as they occasionally collide with overhead wires, usually fatal at such speeds. The Black Falcon is a raptor and is the largest of the Australian falcons. The Black Falcon is endemic (only found in Australia) and is sparsely spread in the inland and across northern, eastern, southern and central Australia. It is not found in Tasmania. Common prey items are birds, small mammals, insects and reptiles and sometimes carrion. Black Falcons also steal prey from other raptors. When prey is sighted, the bird swoops down and grasps it in its claws, killing the prey with a bite to the spine. The powerful bill has specialised 'tomial teeth' and matching notches for this purpose. The Brown Falcon is one of the most widespread birds in Australia — there is almost nowhere they cannot be seen, at least occasionally. They are most commonly seen perched on power poles, or hovering or flying back and forth over open habitats, especially grasslands and low shrublands, where they search for prey. They are opportunistic raptors, catching and eating mammals and birds, snakes and insects, with introduced rabbits are their most common prey in many places, especially in summer.
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