Idler (yacht)

Schooner Yacht Idler at the New York Yacht Club Regatta by James E. Buttersworth.
History
United States
Name	Idler
Namesake	John Parkinson Idler
Owner	Thomas C. Durant (1865-1873) Samuel J. Colgate (1873-1876) Archie J. Fisher (1879-1889) of the Chicago Yacht Club John Cudahay (1889-1896) W. D. Boyce (1896-1899 James C. Corrigan (1889-1900)
Operator	Edward Colby
Builder	Samuel M. Pook, Fairhaven, Connecticut Henry Steers, New York
Launched	1864
Out of service	July 7, 1900
Homeport	New York City
Honors and awards	America’s Cup defense in 1870
Fate	Sank 1900
General characteristics
Class and type	Schooner
Type	schooner-yacht
Tonnage	85 tonnage burden
Length	95 ft 7 in (29.13 m)
Beam	26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Draft	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Propulsion	schooner sail
Sail plan	1,934.6 sq ft (179.73 m2) sail area

The Idler was a 19th-century schooner-yacht built in 1864 by Samuel Hartt Pook from Fairhaven, Connecticut, and owned by yachtsman Thomas C. Durant. She was one of the fastest yachts in the New York squadron. Idler came in 2nd place in the America’s Cup defense in 1870. She was sold as a racing yacht several times before she capsized and sank in 1900.