Genesta

Genesta
Genesta
Yacht club Royal Yacht Squadron
Nation United Kingdom
Designer(s)John Beavor-Webb
BuilderD. and W. Henderson and Company, Glasgow, Scotland
Launched1884
Owner(s)Sir Richard Sutton
FateBroken up in 1900
Racing career
SkippersJohn Carter
Notable victories
  • Brenton Reef Cup
  • Cape May Challenge Cup
  • inaugural Round Britain Race (1887)
America's Cup1885
Specifications
TypeCutter, converted to yawl
Displacement141 tons
Length
  • 29.45 m (96.6 ft) (LOA)
  • 24.7 m (81 ft) (LWL)
Beam4.57 m (15.0 ft)
Draft4.09 m (13.4 ft)

Genesta was the unsuccessful English challenger in the fifth America's Cup in 1885 against the American defender Puritan.

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