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1886 (6th cup)

Mayflower  

Defendeur




Mayflower
Architect Edward « Ned » Burgess
Builder George Lawley & Son, Boston
Club New York Yacht Club
Owner General C.J. Paine
Skipper Martin V. B. STONE
Type Sloop à dérive
Length HT 30,55 m
Draft 2,97 / 6,10 m
larger mast 22,10 m
Boom 24,38 m
Displacement 110 tons
Sail area 790 m²

Galatea   

Challenger


Galatea
Architect John Beavor-Webb
Builder John Reid & Sons
Owner Ldt William Henn et Mme
Club Royal Northern Yacht Club
Skipper Daniel BRADFORD
Type Cotre with keel
Length HT 31,22 m
Draft 4,16 m
larger mast 19,47 m
Boom 22,25 m
Displacement 158 tons
Sail area 720 m²

The winner

Designed by Edward Burgess, it was slower than its predecessor, Puritan, but won the qualifying heats and both races of the final.

The looser

Two races cancelled due to lack of wind, then two races where the Americans were faster. After these two defeats, Galatea set off on a world cruise with Mrs. Broadwood, the owner, on board.