Endeavour was hailed as the most beautiful J-Class yacht ever built.  Built in 1933 by Tom Sopwith, the undisputed leader of the British aircraft industry, Endeavour J-yacht possessed many new and innovative devices, including below-deck winches, new sail designs, and an improved spinnaker.
 

When the Atlantic sailboat passed the warship marking her finish in 1905, she set a record that hasn’t been bettered! Built in New York in 1903, Atlantic achieved its greatest fame in 1905 when she was one of 11 yachts to compete for the Emperor's Cup put up by Kaiser Wilhelm for a race from New York to Lizard Head, England.
 

On her last race, Bluenose's average speed over the course was 14.15 knots, the fastest pace ever recorded over a fixed course by a canvased vessel in the history of sailing! During Bluenose's 17 years of racing, no sailboat challenger, American or Canadian, could wrest the trophy from her.
 

In 1851, a syndicate of wealthy New Yorkers commissioned a sleek new yacht, named "America", and crossed the Atlantic to take on the best of the 16 yacht strong British fleet. W.H. Brown, the designer of the New York Yacht Club entry was so confident of his design that he refused payment if America did not win.
 

The debut of the great J-class boats. Vanderbilt's Enterprise has a mast as tall as 165 feet and over 80 feet in length. Enterprise won America's Cup in 1930, defeating Lipton's challenger Shamrock V, winning 4-0.

Ranger is nearly always described as the "super J".  She was the first America's Cup yacht developed through model testing in a towing tank.  Ranger totally dominated the trials and Cup Races of 1937.  She was much more powerful.  She sailed better and was more refined in every aspect. 
 

Courageous, the two-time winner of the America's Cup, is now the official state yacht of Rhode Island.  She has been rebuilt and is sailing the waters off Newport, R.I., perhaps in finer shape than ever before. The 12-meter vessel was designed by Olin J. Stephens and sailed to success in 1974 and 1977.

In 1983, the 12-meter sloop Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, broke the longest-running winning streak in the history of sport by defeating the United States defender Liberty and taking the America's Cup from the United States for the first time in 132 years.  

Stars and Stripes defeated Kookaburra III 4 to bring the trophy back to the United States.  In honor of the victory, the Congress  authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation:   "Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim to Dennis Conner and the crew of Stars and Stripes the heartfelt congratulations and appreciation of our Nation for a job well done and for filling our sails with confidence and pride."   
 

Royal yacht Britannia was built for the Queen Victoria's son Edward, Prince of Wales, successor to the throne. She was one of the most famous racing sailboat in the history.  During her 2 first seasons, Britannia won 60 regattas out of 91.  In 1895 Britannia won 38 of 50 regattas.  It is the record which no other sailboat in history ever able to repeat.
 

In July 2003, California's governor signed a bill into law designating the Californian as the official tall ship of the State.  Californian is the only ship to carry this prestigious title.   She casts a distinctive and instantly recognizable silhouette and is one of the most well known tall ships in America.

Endeavour won the first two races in the 4 out of 7 series and was ahead in the third race.  However, expert strategy and superb sail handling by Vanderbilt and his tactician, W. Sherman Hoyt, allowed Rainbow to recover and win the next three races.   SOLD OUT

The first J Class sloop ever built, SHAMROCK V is one of only three surviving J's in the world and the only remaining wooden J.  She is the only J to have been in continuous commission since her launching. Since Sharmrock's last refit in 2000, Shamrock V has sailed across the Pacific, attended the America's Cup in New Zealand and is now in the Mediterranean.  Shamrock V's base is in the Mediterranean and offers her clients exclusive charters in its most fascinating waters. Sign up for updates: Wish list or have it faster: commission it.

America 3 belongs to a class of sailing craft known as "maxis," the largest, fastest, and most expensive sailboats built to race. The yacht's innovative design is based on extensive scientific research and testing. Koch has said of the America's Cup, "To win, you have to combine art and science. We applied technology from different disciplines to a business in which tradition said technology would not work. We ignored the rules of thumb and looked at what made products better." America 3 defeated the Italian challenger Il Moro di Venezia to win the 1992 America's Cup. In 1995, America3 became the first all-female, America's Cup boat.  Sign up for updates: Wish list or have it faster: commission it.
 

The Cup has only ever left the United States twice, the first time in 1983, when Australia broke the New York Yacht Club's 132-year monopoly, the second in 1995, when Team New Zealand wrested it away from the San Diego Yacht Club. Sign up for updates: Wish list or have it faster: commission it.