Reliance (yacht)

Reliance
Reliance crossing finish line August 25, 1903
Yacht club New York Yacht Club
Nation United States
Designer(s)Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
BuilderHerreshoff Manufacturing Company
Launched1903
Owner(s)Cornelius Vanderbilt III syndicate
FateScrapped 1913
Racing career
SkippersCharlie Barr
Notable victories1903 America's Cup
America's Cup1903
Specifications
TypeGaff cutter
Displacement189 tons
LengthLOA 201 ft 0 in (61.26 m)
LWL 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m)
Beam26 ft 0 in (7.92 m)
Draft20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
Sail area1,501 m2 (16,160 sq ft)
Crew64

Reliance was the 1903 America's Cup defender designed by Nat Herreshoff.

Reliance was funded by a nine-member syndicate of members of the New York Yacht Club headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt III.

Reliance was designed to take full advantage of the Seawanhaka '90-foot' rating rule and was suitable only for use in certain conditions. The 1903 America's Cup was the last to be raced according to the Seawanhaka rule.