Puritan (yacht)

The yacht Puritan, photographed by John S. Johnston.

Nation|  United States
Builder| George Lawley & Son
Launched| May 26, 1885
Owner(s)| John Malcolm Forbes
Racing career
Skippers| John Malcolm Forbes
Notable victories| 1885 America's Cup
America's Cup| 1885
Specifications
Displacement| 105-tons Thames Measurement
Length| 94 ft 0 in (28.65 m) (LOA)
81 ft 1.5 in (24.727 m) (LWL)
Beam| 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
Draft| 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Sail area| 7,982 sq ft (741.6 m2)

The Puritan was a 19th-century racing yacht and the 1885 America's Cup defender of the international sailing trophy.

## Construction and service

Designed by Edward Burgess, she was built at the George Lawley & Son yard in South Boston, Massachusetts and launched May 26, 1885. For sails, Burgess chose the Irish-born sailmaker John H. McManus of McManus & Son, of Boston. The sails were of Plymouth duck.[1]: p121 [2]

Puritan as photographed by John S. Johnston.

The Puritan was an early combination of American and English designs with some of the depth of a cutter but beam and power of a sloop. It was built and skippered by John Malcolm Forbes.[1]

She defeated the New York Yacht Club's Priscilla then went on to defend the America's Cup against the British yacht Genesta, a traditional cutter. Immediately following the contest, they began work on an improved version which would be called the Mayflower.[2]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dunne, W. M. P.; Patrick, William Matthew (1934). Thomas F. McManus and the American fishing schooners: an Irish-American success story. Mystic, Conn., Mystic Seaport Museum. https://archive.org/details/thomasmcmanusame00wmdu/page/118/mode/1up?q="John+H+McManus".
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lawson, Thomas W. (1902). "Chapter VII". The Lawson History of the America's Cup. Winfield M. Thompson Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-907069-40-9. https://archive.org/stream/lawsonhistoryofa00thomrich#page/97/mode/1up.

## External links

* America's Cup Official Website for the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia
* 1890s Yacht Photography of J.S. Johnston

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