Sceptre (yacht)

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Sceptre

Yacht club	Royal Yacht Squadron
Nation	United Kingdom
Class	12-metre
Sail no	K–17
Designer(s)	David Boyd
Builder	Alexander Robertson & Sons
Owner(s)	Hugh Goodson syndicate
Racing career
Skippers	Graham Mann
America's Cup	1958
Specifications
Type	Monohull

Sceptre (K-17) was the unsuccessful challenger of the 1958 America's Cup for the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Design[]

Designed by David Boyd and built by Alexander Robertson & Sons, Sceptre was built especially for the 1958 America's Cup challenge.

Career[]

Sceptre was owned by a syndicate headed by Hugh Goodson, plus Richard Dickson, William H. Northam, William G. Walkley, and Noel Foley. Sceptre lost 4-0 to defender Columbia of the New York Yacht Club. She is now owned and sailed in British waters by the Sceptre Preservation Society.

References[]

1. Alexander Robertson & Sons, history of the yard.

External links[]

• Sceptre Preservation Society

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