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NEW YORK YACHT CLUB 70

Gaff Head Cutter • Fin Keel • Built 1899–1900

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Dimensions

LOA
106 ft
LWL
70 ft
Beam
19.33 ft
Max Draft
14 ft
Displacement
114,000 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.59 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
47.3
D/L Ratio ⓘ
148
Ballast Ratio ⓘ

Sail Plan

Sail Area
6950 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin Keel
Rig Type
Gaff Head Cutter
Hull Material
Wood planked
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1899
Last Built
1900
Number Built
4
Notes: The first and largest of the Herreshoff designed New York Yacht Club one-designs. They were lightly built and it is said that re-bracing was necessary after the first season. For handicap racing they became obsolete with adoption of the Universal Rule in 1903. All were scrapped after a very few years.\nActual names were:\nMineola, Rainbow, Virginia, Yankee (owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt).\nVisible in photo is 'Virginia'.

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