Sappho (yacht)
Sappho leaving Sandy Hook July 28 1869, bound to Europe | |
| Yacht club | New York Yacht Club |
|---|---|
| Nation | United States |
| Builder | Cornelius & Richard Poillon Bros |
| Launched | 1867 |
| Owner(s) | William Proctor Douglas |
| Fate | Scrapped at Cowes 1887 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Samuel Greenwood |
| Notable victories | 1871 America's Cup (with Columbia) |
| America's Cup | 1871 |
| Specifications | |
| Type | Gaff schooner |
| Length | 42 m (138 ft) (LOA) 36.40 m (119.4 ft) (LWL) |
| Beam | 8.22 m (27.0 ft) |
| Draft | 3.90 m (12.8 ft) |
| Sail area | 1,170 m2 (12,600 sq ft) |
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Sappho was one of two defender yachts at the second America's Cup challenge, stepping in when defender Columbia was damaged in the third race.