Intrepid (yacht)

*Intrepid*
Racing career
Intrepid moored in Nantucket Harbor during Nantucket Race Week 2010
Yacht club	New York Yacht Club
Nation	United States
Class	12-metre
Sail no	US–22
Designer(s)	Olin Stephens Britton Chance, Jr. (re-design)
Owner(s)	W. J. Strawbridge syndicate
Skippers	Emil Mosbacher, Jr. (1967) Bill Ficker (1970) Gerry Driscoll (1974)
Notable victories	1967 America's Cup 1970 America's Cup
America's Cup	1967^[1] 1970

Intrepid is a 12-metre class yacht which won the America's Cup in 1967 and again in 1970.

Design

Intrepid was designed by Olin Stephens, and was built of double-planked mahogany on white oak frames. She featured important innovations both above and below the waterline. The rudder was separated from the keel and a trim tab was added. This new general underbody type, with relatively minor refinements, was used on every subsequent Cup boat until the 12-metre Australia II's winged keel of 1983. Above decks, Intrepid featured a very low boom, made possible by locating the winches below decks. The low boom caused an "end-plate effect", which allows a smaller amount of air to circulate around the boom and making the lower part of mainsail more efficient. The success of Intrepid was also the cause of some completely new technical features such as separate keel and a rudder to become popular in many production yachts such as Swan 36.^[2]

America's Cup

In 1967 Intrepid was skippered by Emil "Bus" Mosbacher, and defeated Australian challenger Dame Pattie. Redesigned in 1970 by Britton Chance, Jr. and skippered by Bill Ficker that year, she defeated another Australian challenger, Gretel II.

Intrepid remained competitive even against aluminum 12-metre yachts. Redesigned again, this time by her original designer Olin Stephens, Intrepid was back again for a third time in 1974, skippered by Gerry Driscoll. Intrepid came within one race of becoming the only three-time America's Cup defender in history, but lost the final race of the defender trials to Courageous, which would go on to win the Cup that year with Ted Hood at the helm. Ted Hood sold Courageous to Ted Turner who went on to win the 1977 America's Cup with her.

Restoration

Intrepid underwent a two-year structural restoration, the bustle area was reframed, the bottom replanked for several feet up from the keel, and the deck and deck beams were replaced. Today Intrepid is available for charter out of Newport, Rhode Island along with fellow America's Cup winners Freedom and Weatherly.

References

↑ "America’s Cup Charter’s classic 12 Meter – Intrepid". Retrieved 2009-11-04.
↑ http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.fi/2011/11/design-1834-intrepid.html

"America's Cup's Ac-clopaedia – Intrepid". Archived from the original on February 20, 2010.

External links

America's Cup defender and challenger yachts

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

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

America's Cup

America's Cup	1851 1870 1871 1876 1881 1885 1886 1887 1893 1895 1899 1901 1903 1920 1930 1934 1937 1958 1962 1964 1967 1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1988 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 2010 2013 2017

Challenger Selection Series (Louis Vuitton Cup)	1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 Acts 2013 World Series 2017 World Series

Defender Selection Series (Citizen Cup)	1987 1992 1995

Class	J Class 12-Metre yachts IACC yachts regattas AC72 AC45 AC50

see also: Deed of Gift Yacht clubs Wind

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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