Columbia (1958 yacht)
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Columbia (right) in 2011
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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 |
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.
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Design
Designed by Olin Stephens and built by Nevins, Columbia was built especially for the 1958 America's Cup trials.
Career
Columbia was owned by a syndicate headed by Henry Sears, Gerard B. Lambert, Briggs S. Cunningham, Vincent Astor, James A. Farrell, A. Howard Fuller, and William T. Moore.
Columbia was helmed by Briggs Cunningham, the inventor of the cunningham sail control device, with syndicate head Henry Sears serving as navigator. After successfully defending the Cup against the challenger Sceptre, she went on to a long career competing the in Defender trials for the 1962, 1964, and 1967 America's Cup competitions.
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- Yachts of New York Yacht Club members
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- Sailing yachts designed by Olin Stephens
- 1950s sailing yachts
- Sailing yachts built in the United States
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