America (yacht)
From Freepedia
Image:America's Cup yacht America.jpg On August 22, 1851 the yacht America won the British 100 Guinea regatta by over 20 minutes. Watching the race, Queen Victoria is supposed to have asked who was second, the reply was famously: "There is no second, your majesty." That race, and the associated trophy, became the America's Cup.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew:
- Length (overall): 101 ft 3 in (30.85 m)
- Length (waterline): 89 ft 10 in (27.39 m)
- Beam: 22 ft 10 in (6.95 m)
- Draft: 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m)
- Sail area (upwind): 5296 ft² ( 492 m²)
- Sail area (downwind): ft² ( m²)
- Mast height:
- Displacement: 170 tons
- Hull material: Wood (white oak, locust, cedar, chestnut)
- Rating: None
External links
- The yacht America's history
- Images of the America (descriptions mostly in German)
