Volunteer (yacht)

Volunteer
Volunteer turning Sandy Hook Lightship during the America's Cup race on September 27, 1887
Yacht club New York Yacht Club
Nation United States
Designer(s)Edward Burgess
BuilderPusey & Jones Shipbuilding Company
LaunchedJune 30, 1887
Owner(s)General Charles J. Paine
FateBroken up in 1910
Racing career
SkippersHank Haff
Notable victories
America's Cup1887
Specifications
Displacement130 tons
Length
  • 108 ft 0 in (32.92 m) (LOA)
  • 86 ft 0 in (26.21 m) (LWL)
Beam23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
Draft10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Sail area8,981 sq ft (834.4 m2)

Volunteer was an American racing yacht built in 1887 for the America's Cup races. She was the victorious American defender of the seventh America's Cup match that same year against Scottish challenger Thistle.