Puritan (yacht)

Puritan (yacht)

"Puritan" was the 1885 America's Cup defender.

Design

She was built at the George Lawley & Son yard in Boston, Massachusetts and launched May 26, 1885.

"Puritan" was an early combination of American and English designs with some of the depth of an cutter but beam and power of a sloop. It was built and skippered by John Malcom Forbes.

Career

She defeated the New York club's "Priscilla" then went on to defend the cup against "Genesta", a traditional cutter. Immediately following the contest, they began work on an improved version which would be called the "Mayflower".

pecifications

* Overall length: convert|94|ft|m|abbr=on
* Length at water line: 81 ft 11/2 in
* Beam (width): convert|22|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on
* Draft: convert|8|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on
* Displacement: 105 tons
* Sail area: convert|7982|sqft|m2|abbr=on

References

* Thomas W. Lawson, Winfield M. Thompson, "The Lawson History of the America's Cup" (Ashford Press, Southamptom, 1986)

External links

* [http://www.americascup.com/en/ America's Cup] Official Website for the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia
* [http://www.jsjohnston.org 1890s Yacht Photography of J.S. Johnston]


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