Mayflower was the victorious U.S. defender of the sixth America's Cup in 1886 against Scottish challenger Galatea.
 Mayflower | |
| Yacht club |  New York Yacht Club |
|---|---|
| Nation |  USA |
| Designer(s) | Edward Burgess |
| Builder | George Lawley & Son |
| Launched | 1886 |
| Owner(s) | Charles Jackson Paine |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Martin V.B. Stone |
| Notable victories |
|
| America's Cup | 1886 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 110 tons |
| Length | 30.55 m (100.2 ft) (LOA) 26.06 m (85.5 ft) (LWL) |
| Beam | 7.19 m (23.6 ft) |
| Draft | 3.00 m (9.84 ft)(centerboard up) 6.10 m (20.0 ft)(centerboard down) |
| Sail area | 774 m2 (8,330 sq ft) |
Design
editThe sloop Mayflower was the second America's Cup defender designed by Edward "Ned" Burgess, built by George Lawley & Son and launched in 1886 for owner General Charles J. Paine of Boston. It was built entirely of wood: oak and hard pine. She was skippered by Martin V. B. Stone.[1]: p129 Her sails were made by John H. McManus of McManus & Son.[2]
Career
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In the trials, Mayflower defeated the yachts Puritan (Burgess' first victorious Cup defender), Priscilla, and Atlantic, and was subsequently selected to defend the 1886 Cup.[1]: p122
By 1889 the Mayflower was purchased by F. Townsend Underhill, who had it altered to become a schooner.[3] In 1905 Lady Eva Barker bought the vessel and outfitted it with an engine. She chartered it to adventurer Guy Hamilton Scull in 1908 on an expedition seeking the treasure of a sunk Spanish galleon off Jamaica. The Mayflower was sunk itself off Cuba in a hurricane during this expedition, and the crew was rescued by passing steamers.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Dunne, W. M. P.; Patrick, William Matthew (1934). Thomas F. McManus and the American fishing schooners: an Irish-American success story. Mystic, Conn., Mystic Seaport Museum.
- ^ "Uncle John McManus Dead". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. 12 Oct 1893. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Mayflower Sold to a Long Islander". Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. 3 Apr 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guy H. Scull, Harvard Treasure Huner, Succeeds Baker's Secretary". The Sun. New York, New York. 17 Dec 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- America's Cup Official Website for the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia
- 1890s Yacht Photography of J.S. Johnston
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