1920 - 13th Cup | America's Cup Collection

Defender

ArchitectNathanael Greene Herreshoff

BuilderHerreshoff Manufacturing

OwnerSyndicat (Walter, Morgan, Vanderbilt..)

ClubNew York Yacht Club

SkipperCharles Francis Adams II

TypeKeel and centerboard sloop

Length HT32.39 m

Draft4.19 m

Main mast31.10 m

Displacement104.7 tons

Sail area794.2 m²

Challenger

ArchitectCharles E. Nicholson

BuilderCamper & Nicholson

OwnerSir Thomas Lipton

ClubRoyal Ulster Yacht Club

SkipperWilliam P. Burton

TypeKeel and centerboard cutter

Length HT33.63 m

Draft4.16 m

Main mast32 m

Displacement108.3 tons

Sail area972 m²

Blocked by the war, the boats resume training in 1920. He wins but the opponent is tough and he only wins three races to two.

Shamrock wins the first three races in real time but must concede the third in compensated time.