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| Yacht Name : |
Endeavour |
| Yacht Class : |
J-Class |
| Sail No : |
J K 4 |
| Year : |
1934 |
| LOA : |
129ft 6in (39.58m) |
| LWL : |
88ft 2in (26.88m) |
| Beam : |
22ft 3in (6.78m) |
| Draught : |
15ft 8in (4.78m) |
| Displacement : |
182 tons (362,880kg) |
| Sail Area : |
13,802 sq ft (1,282m2) |
| Mast Height : |
154ft |
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| Yacht Club : |
Royal Yacht Squadron |
| Home Port : |
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England |
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| Built For : |
T.O.M. Sopwith |
| Skipper : |
T.O.M. Sopwith |
| Designer : |
Charles Nicholson |
| Builder : |
Camper & Nicholson |
| Built In : |
Gosport, England |
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| 1934 : |
Lost to the US Defender Rainbow 2-4 |
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| Re-Design : |
J Class Management, Gerry Dijkstra, John Munford, Frank Murdoch |
| Restoration : |
Royal Huisman Shipyard |
| Electronics : |
Pro-Tech Marine (2000) |
| Mast & Boom : |
Aluminum by Rondal |
| Spin. Poles : |
Carbon fiber by Hall |
| Sail Area : |
Dacron by Doyle |
| Mast Height : |
165ft |
| Winches : |
Lewmar hydraulic |
| Sail Speed : |
13 knots |
| Engine : |
402 HP Caterpillar 3406T |
| Fuel Capacity : |
2,000 U.S. Gallons |
| Cruise Speed : |
10 knots |
| Bow Thruster : |
60 HP Richfield retractable |
| Charter : |
Endeavour |
| Currently : |
J-Class Management |
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Endeavour, built by Camper & Nicholson for aviation mogul Sir Thomas Sopwith, was the 1934
United Kingdom America's Cup challenger. From the moment she was launched in 1934,
Endeavour was hailed as the most beautiful J-Class yacht ever built,
Endeavour had speed as well as beauty. Sopwith had Endeavour fitted with
many new and innovative devices including below-deck winches and new sail designs - the
Quadrilateral Genoa, and an improved spinnaker. Even with an amateur crew, she came closer to winning the Cup
than any other challenger up to that time. When she returned to England she continued
to dominate the British racing scene until 1938 when she was
laid up for the duration of World War II.
Endeavour suffered many indignities... sold for scrap in 1947, she was
saved just hours before her scheduled demolition. During the 70's she sank in the
Medina River in Cowes, and again, at the eleventh hour, she was bought for ten
pounds sterling by two carpenters who patched the holes in her hull with plastic
bags and she was refloated. In the early 80's she was stored in an abandoned seaplane base.
Despite all of the neglect Endeavour managed to survive until Elizabeth Meyer brought her in
1984. After a five-year restoration to her former splendor Endeavour sailed again on
June 22, 1989 for the first time in fifty-two years.
Now owned by Dennis Kozlowski, CEO of the Tyco Corporation, Endeavour has under-gone a
new refit at Little Harbor Marine in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Her cabin interior has been
repainted, parts of her teak deck have been replaced and she has new electronics and
generators. Her hull has also undergone a makeover... new steel plating has been added
which has been faired and repainted. |
