Idler (yacht)
Schooner Yacht Idler at the New York Yacht Club Regatta by James E. Buttersworth. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Idler |
| Namesake | John Parkinson Idler |
| Owner |
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| Builder | F. Colgate, Fairhaven, Connecticut |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Out of service | July 7, 1900 |
| Honors & awards | America’s Cup defense in 1870 |
| Fate | Sank 1900 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Schooner |
| Type | schooner-yacht |
| Tons burthen | 85 |
| Length | 95 ft 7 in (29.13 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Propulsion | schooner sail |
| Sail plan | 1,934.6 sq ft (179.73 m2) sail area |
The Idler was a schooner-yacht built in 1864 by Samuel Hartt Pook of Fairhaven, Connecticut. She was one of the fastest yachts in the New York yachting fleet. Idler came in second place in the America’s Cup in 1870. She was sold times before she capsized and sank in 1900.