Columbia (1958 yacht)

Columbia

Columbia (right) in 2011

Yacht club|  New York Yacht Club
Nation|  United States
Class| 12-metre
Sail no| US–16
Designer(s)| Olin Stephens
Builder| Nevins, City Island, Bronx
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, besting the British challenger Sceptre. She has survived to the present day, and sails out of Newport with the distinction of being the earliest surviving America’s Cup winner.[1]

## Career

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Columbia was designed by Olin Stephens and built by Nevins. Built to compete for the right to defend the '58 America's Cup, she was owned by a syndicate headed by New York Yacht Club members Henry Sears, Gerard B. Lambert, Briggs Cunningham, Vincent Astor, James A. Farrell, A. Howard Fuller, and William T. Moore.

Columbia was helmed by Cunningham, the inventor of the cunningham downhaul, with syndicate head Sears as navigator. After defeating Sceptre in the Cup challenge, she went on to a long career competing in the Defender trials for the 1962, 1964, and 1967 America's Cup competitions.

## References

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1. ^ "US 16 Columbia". 12 Meter Yacht Charters. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Columbia (ship, 1958, City Island).

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America's Cup defender and challenger yachts

List

Defenders|

* 1851: 14 yachts
* 1870: 17 yachts
* 1871: Columbia & Sappho
* 1876: Madeleine
* 1881: Mischief
* 1885: Puritan
* 1886: Mayflower
* 1887: Volunteer
* 1893: Vigilant
* 1895: Defender
* 1899: Columbia
* 1901: Columbia
* 1903: Reliance
* 1920: Resolute
* 1930: Enterprise
* 1934: Rainbow
* 1937: Ranger
* 1958: Columbia
* 1962: Weatherly
* 1964: Constellation
* 1967: Intrepid
* 1970: Intrepid
* 1974: Courageous
* 1977: Courageous
* 1980: Freedom
* 1983: Liberty
* 1987: Kookaburra III
* 1988: Stars & Stripes 88
* 1992: America³
* 1995: Young America
* 2000: NZL 60
* 2003: NZL 82
* 2007: SUI 100
* 2010: Alinghi 5
* 2013: Oracle Team USA 17
* 2017: 17
* 2021: Te Rehutai
* 2024: Taihoro

Challengers|

* 1851: America
* 1870: Cambria
* 1871: Livonia
* 1876: Countess of Dufferin
* 1881: Atalanta
* 1885: Genesta
* 1886: Galatea
* 1887: Thistle
* 1893: Valkyrie II
* 1895: Valkyrie III
* 1899: Shamrock
* 1901: Shamrock II
* 1903: Shamrock III
* 1920: Shamrock IV
* 1930: Shamrock V
* 1934: Endeavour
* 1937: Endeavour II
* 1958: Sceptre
* 1962: Gretel
* 1964: Sovereign
* 1967: Dame Pattie
* 1970: Gretel II
* 1974: Southern Cross
* 1977: Australia
* 1980: Australia
* 1983: Australia II
* 1987: Stars & Stripes 87
* 1988: KZ1
* 1992: Il Moro di Venezia V
* 1995: NZL 32
* 2000: Luna Rossa
* 2003: SUI 64
* 2007: NZL 92
* 2010: USA 17
* 2013: Aotearoa
* 2017: Aotearoa
* 2021: Luna Rossa
* 2024: Britannia

see also: Yacht clubs

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America's Cup

* Deed of Gift
* Challengers and defenders
* Competing yacht clubs
* History of the America's Cup

Editions|

* 1851
* 1870
* 1871
* 1876
* 1881
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1893
* 1895
* 1899
* 1901
* 1903
* 1914 (postponed)
* 1920
* 1930
* 1934
* 1937
* 1958
* 1962
* 1964
* 1967
* 1970
* 1974
* 1977
* 1980
* 1983
* 1987
* 1988
* 1992
* 1995
* 2000
* 2003
* 2007
* 2010
* 2013
* 2017
* 2021
* 2024
* 2027

Challenger Selection Series
Herbert Pell Cup (1970–1980)
Louis Vuitton Cup (1983–2017 & 2024)
Prada Cup (2021)|

* 1970
* 1974
* 1977
* 1980
* 1983
* 1987
* 1992
* 1995
* 2000
* 2003
* 2007
* 2013
* 2017
* 2021
* 2024

Defender Selection Series
Citizen Cup (1992–1995)|

* 1987
* 1992
* 1995

Youth America's Cup|

* 2013
* 2017
* 2024

Women's America's Cup|

* 2024

Class|

* NYCC Rule
* Seawanhaka Rule
* J Class
* 12 Metre
* yachts
* IACC
* yachts
* regattas
* AC72
* AC45
* AC50
* AC45F
* AC75
* AC40

Related|

* Challenger
* America (yacht)
* Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
* Louis Vuitton Trophy
* AC45 World Series
* Italy at the America's Cup

Media|

* Wind (film)
* The Wind Gods (film)
* Untold: The Race of the Century (documentary)
* The Billionaire and the Mechanic (book)

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12 Metre class yachts of the United States

* US–1: Waiandance
* US–5: Anitra
* US–6: Onawa
* US–15: Vim
* US–16: Columbia
* US–17: Weatherly
* US–18: Easterner
* US–19: Nefertiti
* US–20: Constellation
* US–21: American Eagle
* US–22: Intrepid
* US–23: Heritage
* US–24: Valiant
* US–25: Mariner
* US–26: Courageous
* US–27: Enterprise
* US–28: Independence
* US–30: Freedom
* US–32: Clipper
* US–33: Defender
* US–38: Magic
* US–40: Liberty
* US–42: America II
* US–44: America II
* US–46: America II
* US–49: USA E-1
* US–51: Heart of America
* US–53: Stars & Stripes 83
* US–54: Stars & Stripes 85
* US–55: Stars & Stripes 87
* US–56: Stars & Stripes 86
* US–60: Eagle
* US–61: USA R-1

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