Yankee (yacht)
Yankee was a 1930 yacht of the J Class. She was ordered by John Silsbee Lawrence and designed by Frank Cabot Paine. She was built at Lawley & Son’s yard at Neponset (Dorchester), MA, USA. She was made of Tobin bronze and was 125 ft (38 m) long overall and measured 84 ft (26 m) on the waterline. Although considered a good yacht all round, she was not selected to complete in the America’s Cup, but (with modifications) she took part in the 1934 trials. Yankee was scrapped in 1941.[1][2]
 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 | 1930 |
| Owner(s) | John Silsbee Lawrence syndicate |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1941 |
| Racing career | |
| 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 t (146 long tons; 163 short tons) |
| Length | 38.4 m (126 ft) (LOA) 25.6 m (84 ft) (LWL) |
| Beam | 6.86 m (22.5 ft) |
| Draft | 4.42 m (14.5 ft) |
| Sail area | 677 m2 (7,290 sq ft) |
References
- 1929 - 1937 : THE GOLDEN YEARS www.jclassyachts.com, accessed 4 October 2020
- Photograph of Yankee (US J2) www.digitalcommonwealth.org, accessed 4 October 2020
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