Reliance (yacht)
Reliance crossing finish line August 25, 1903 | |
| Yacht club | New York Yacht Club |
|---|---|
| Nation | United States |
| Designer(s) | Nathanael Greene Herreshoff |
| Builder | Herreshoff Manufacturing Company |
| Launched | 1903 |
| Owner(s) | Cornelius Vanderbilt III syndicate |
| Fate | Scrapped 1913 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Charlie Barr |
| Notable victories | 1903 America's Cup |
| America's Cup | 1903 |
| Specifications | |
| Type | Gaff cutter |
| Displacement | 189 tons |
| Length | LOA 201 ft 0 in (61.26 m) LWL 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) |
| Draft | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
| Sail area | 1,501 m2 (16,160 sq ft) |
| Crew | 64 |
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.