Yankee (yacht)
Yankee in 1935. | |
| Yacht club | New York Yacht Club |
|---|---|
| Class | J-class |
| Sail no | US–2 |
| Designer(s) | Frank Cabot Paine |
| Builder | Lawley & Son’s yard Neponset (Dorchester), MA, USA |
| Launched | May 10, 1930 |
| Owner(s) | Boston–Marblehead Syndicate, a.k.a. the Eastern Yacht Club Syndicate |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1941 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Charles F. Adams |
| 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 | |
| Displacement | 148 long tons (150 metric tonnes) |
| Length | 125 ft (38.1 m) overall; 84 ft (25.6 m) at waterline |
| Beam | 22 ft 4 in (6.8 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 3 in (4.64 m) |
| Sail area | 7,550 sq.ft (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, and built by Lawley & Son. 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.