Yacht club | New York Yacht Club |
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Nation | United States |
Class | 12-metre |
Sail no | US–16 |
Designer(s) | Olin Stephens |
Builder | Nevins, City Island, Bronx |
Owner(s) | Henry Sears syndicate |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Briggs Cunningham |
Notable victories | 1958 America's Cup |
America's Cup | 1958 |
Specifications | |
Type | Monohull |
Columbia (US-16) was the successful defender of the 1958 America's Cup for the New York Yacht Club, besting the British challenger Sceptre.