File:Yacht Mayflower Defending the Americas Cup, 1886. Final Against Galatea, by Franklyn Bassford.jpg

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English: Yacht Mayflower Defending the Americas Cup, 1886. Final Against Galatea. This painting by Franklyn Bassford was lithographed by Currier & Ives into a piece entitled, “Mayflower Saluted by the Fleet: Crossing the Bow of the Galatea in their first race for the America’s Cup over the inside course, New York Bay, Sept. 7th, 1886”. [1] Early America’s Cup races were historic events of great interest, particularly in the matchup of rivals America and Great Britain for yachting’s most prestigious title. This 6th America’s Cup race pitted American yacht MAYFLOWER of the New York Yacht Club against British yacht GALATEA of the Royal Northern Yacht Club, Rothsay, Isle of Bute, Scotland.

Built in 1886 by George Lawley’s City Point Yard in Boston from the design of Edward Burgess, MAYFLOWER followed their successful syndicate project led by Paine and J. Malcolm Forbes with PURITAN, the defender of the 1885 challenge. They both possessed deeper hulls with lead ballast on the outside, overhanging sterns and modified cutter rigs, greatly changing yacht design to a far more capable boat in all weather. MAYFLOWER was 100' with a 85½’ waterline, 23½’ beam and a 9'9" draft that extended down 20' with the centerboard. GALATEA, designed by John Beaver-Webb and built in 1885 for owner Lt. William Henn, R.N., was 102.4’ in length overall, with a 15’ beam and 13.6’ draft.

MAYFLOWER was not successful in her first matches, but after some adaptations, by August she was unbeatable- winning not only the trials and the Cup, but every match she raced the rest of the year.
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Author Franklyn Bassford (1857-1897)

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