Columbia (1958 yacht)
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Yacht club | New York Yacht Club |
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Nation | United States |
Class | 12-metre |
Sail no | US–16 |
Designer(s) | Olin Stephens |
Builder | Nevins, City Island, Bronx |
Owner(s) | Henry Sears syndicate |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Briggs Cunningham |
Notable victories | 1958 America's Cup |
America's Cup | 1958 |
Specifications | |
Type | Monohull |
Columbia (US-16) was the successful defender of the 1958 America's Cup for the New York Yacht Club, besting the British challenger Sceptre.
Career[]
Columbia was designed by Olin Stephens and built by Nevins. Built to compete for the right to defend the '58 America's Cup, she was owned by a syndicate headed by [New York Yacht Club]] members Henry Sears, Gerard B. Lambert, Briggs Cunningham, Vincent Astor, James A. Farrell, A. Howard Fuller, and .
Columbia was helmed by Cunningham, the inventor of the cunningham downhaul, with syndicate head Sears as navigator. After defeating Sceptre in the Cup challenge, she went on to a long career competing in the Defender trials for the 1962, 1964, and 1967 America's Cup competitions.
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- Yachts of New York Yacht Club members
- America's Cup defenders
- Individual sailing vessels
- Sailboat type designs by Olin Stephens
- 1950s sailing yachts
- Sailing yachts built in the United States
- 12-metre class yachts
- Ships built in City Island, Bronx
- Individual ship or boat stubs