&sq=&lang=&file=File:Endeavour.jpg) Endeavour in 2004 | |
| Yacht club |  Royal Yacht Squadron |
|---|---|
| Nation |  United Kingdom |
| Class | J-class |
| Designer(s) | Charles Ernest Nicholson |
| Builder | Camper and Nicholsons Gosport, United Kingdom |
| Launched | 1934 |
| Owner(s) | Sir Thomas Sopwith 1934 Elizabeth Meyer 1984 L. Dennis Kozlowski 2000 Cassio Antunes 2006 |
| Racing career | |
| America's Cup | 1934 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 143 tons |
| Length | 129 ft 6 in (39.47 m) (LOA) 88 ft 2 in (26.87 m) (LWL) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.71 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) |
| Sail area | 7,651 sq ft (710.8 m2) |
Endeavour is a J-class yacht built for the 1934 America's Cup by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, England. She was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast.[1] She was 130-foot (40 m) and launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season including against the J's Velsheda and Shamrock V. She failed in her America's Cup challenge against the American defender Rainbow but came closer to lifting the cup than any other until Australia II succeeded in 1983.
- ^ Dear 2004, p.84