Columbia (1958 yacht)

Columbia
Columbia (right) in 2011
Yacht club New York Yacht Club
Nation United States
Class12-metre
Sail noUS–16
Designer(s)Olin Stephens
BuilderNevins, City Island, Bronx
Owner(s)Henry Sears syndicate
Racing career
SkippersBriggs Cunningham
Notable victories1958 America's Cup
America's Cup1958
Specifications
TypeMonohull

Columbia (US-16) was the successful defender of the 1958 America's Cup for the New York Yacht Club, besting the British challenger Sceptre.