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Endeavour was defeated in the 1934 America's Cup by the defender Rainbow by a three to two score, one of the closest series in history. Endeavour raced the 1935 British yachting season when Yankee visited Europe winning nine times against eight wins for Yankee. Sold in 1936 to Herman A. Andreae.
In 1937, Endeavour, chartered by Andreae to Fred Sigrist and Philip Hall, made another passage to the US and won. Skippered by Captain Ted Heard, it handed Ranger one of its two losses in 1937.
Laid up at the Camper & Nicholson Gosport Yard in 1938 and then towed to a mud berth it was bought in 1947 by Charles Kiridge who sold her to Richard and Renée Lucas. Twenty years later, they sold Endeavour to some Americans. The Maritime Trust took charge of it for a time before it was bought by Mr. & Mrs. Amos and Graham Jack. In 1979, they started a six year restoration project.
In the Autumn of 1984, Elizabeth Meyer bought Endeavour and rebuilt it from 1984 to 1989. Builder/refit: Elizabeth Meyer, Calshot Spit, UK, then Royal Huisman Shipyard, Netherlands. Re-launched in May 20th, 1989. Sold in 2001 to L. Dennis Kozlowski.
ENDEAVOUR
1934.
GB
Original Yacht Club: Royal Yacht Squadron.
Challenger, defeated in the 15th America's Cup by the defender Rainbow
Keel sloop fitted with a centreboard
Universal Rule
Rating: J Class, 76.0. Sail number: J K4.
Original owner: Thomas, Octave, Murdoch Sopwith.
Designer: Charles E. Nicholson.
Technical assistance, rigging and fittings: Frank Murdoch.
Builder: Camper & Nicholsons, Gosport, England.
Sailmaker: Ratsey & Lapthorn.
Launched: April 16th, 1934.
First skipper: T.O.M. Sopwith.
Captain: George H. Williams.
Mate: William Day.
Afterguard: Charles E. Nicholson, Mrs. T.O.M. Sopwith, M. Paul, Frank Murdoch, Gerald Penny.
Crew: 31.
Data:
Construction -
Type: all steel.
Ballast keel: lead.
Frames: steel.
Planking: high tensile steel plates.
Deck: pine.
Mast: steel.
Boom: wood. Park Avenue type.
Spinnaker boom: wood.
Dimensions -
L.O.A.: 39.53 m.
L.W.L.: 25.60 m.
Beam: 6.70 m.
Draft: 4.57 m.
Displacement: 143.1 tons & 80 tons lead ballast.
Wetted surface: 201.70 m2.
Sail Area: 721 m2.
Mast height: 46.47 m.
Boom: 18.95 m.
J.T./pr
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Year of building
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Launched
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16/4/1934 |
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Edition 15(1934)
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Crew
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31 |
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Hull
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Steel |
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Mast
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Steel |
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L.O.A
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39.53 |
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L.W.L
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25.6 |
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Mast
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46.47 |
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Beam
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6.7 |
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Boom
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18.95 |
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Sail Area
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Displacament
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223.1 |
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Draft
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4.57 |
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Rating
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Ballast
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80 |
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