HISTORY

Simon Dierdorp, chief of the syndicate has commissioned Holland Jachtbouw to build Yankee J-H3.

Yankee was first designed in the 1930's. She will now be overseen by Dijkstra and Partners in accordance with current J-class rules.

Originally designed by Frank C. Paine and commissioned by John S. Lawrence and Chandler Hovey, Yankee participated in the round robins of the 1930 Americas Cup.

Yankee is to be constructed in accordance with Lloyds A1 and MCA to allow her to be used for both racing and chartering. Building the hull will commence October 2010 at Bloemsma Aluminiumbouw in Makkum (NED).

A unique feature will be Yankee’s propulsion, with a main engine of 325 kW, a 50 kW generator and a 32 kW auxiliary generator. The interior design is based on a permanent crew of seven and, for racing purposes, accommodation in pipe cots for another 21 crew members.

Yankee will be launched early 2012 and will be ready to take part in the J-Class regattas in the UK June and July 2012.

Specifications for Yankee
Goal: Racing under J-Class Association rules
Chartering
Owner: Syndicate Yankee
Designer: Dykstra & Partners Naval Architects
Yard: Holland Jachtbouw, Zaandam (NL)
Launch: Early 2012
Sails: North Sails, New Zealand
Sail number: JH/3

Dimensions:
Length Overall: 128 ft 3 in
Length Waterline: 88 ft 8 in
Max. Beam: 22 ft 5 in
Draught: 15 ft 4 in
Displacement:175 tons
Sail area:10,005 sq ft
Rating: J-Class Association, max. performance limit

Mast height to waterline: 170 ft 2 in
Boom length: 61 ft 2 in

Construction:
Keel: lead
Frames: aluminum
Hull plating: aluminum
Deck: aluminum and teak
Mast: carbon

Building Yankee
In 2011 the hull of Yankee will be delivered to Holland Jachtbouw in Zaandam. Following the construction of world-famous yachts such as Windrose of Amsterdam (152 ft.), Christoffels Lighthouse (90 ft.), Whisper (115 ft.), Skylge (141 ft.), YII (121 ft.) and most recently the world’s largest private schooner Athos (203 ft.), this represents another huge challenge for this leading yard.

Yankee will be built in a state-of-the-art production hall (70 x 20 m). Holland Jachtbouw is currently also building the J-Class yacht Rainbow.