Yankee (yacht)

Yankee
Yankee in 1935.
Yacht club New York Yacht Club
ClassJ-class
Sail noUS–2
Designer(s)Frank Cabot Paine[1][2]
BuilderLawley & Son’s yard[1]
Neponset (Dorchester), MA, USA
LaunchedMay 10, 1930[3]
Owner(s)Boston–Marblehead Syndicate,[1] a.k.a. the Eastern Yacht Club Syndicate[1]
FateScrapped in 1941
Racing career
SkippersCharles F. Adams[1]
AC Defender
Selection Series
1930 America's Cup Defender Selections Series
1934 America's Cup Defender Selections Series
1937 America's Cup Defender Selections Series
Specifications
Displacement148 long tons[4] (150 metric tonnes)
Length125 ft (38.1 m) overall;[4] 84 ft (25.6 m) at waterline[4]
Beam22 ft 4 in[4] (6.8 m)
Draft15 ft 3 in[4] (4.64 m)
Sail area7,550 sq.ft[4] (701.4 m2)

Yankee was a 1930 yacht of the J Class built as a contender for the New York Yacht Club's defence of the 1930 America's Cup. She was ordered by a syndicate from the Eastern Yacht Club of Boston, organized by John Silsbee Lawrence, designed by Frank Cabot Paine,[2] and built by Lawley & Son.[2] Whirlwind was unsuccessful in her bid to become the Cup defender, an honor that went to Enterprise. With modifications, she took part in the trials for the 1934 America's Cup. She was eventually taken to the United Kingdom by a new owner in 1935 and was scrapped in 1941.

  1. ^ a b c d e Garland 1989, p.185
  2. ^ a b c The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (n.d.)
  3. ^ Dear 2004, p.50
  4. ^ a b c d e f Vanderbilt 1931, p.88