Intrepid (yacht)
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Britton Chance, Jr. (re-design) | |
Owner(s) | W. J. Strawbridge syndicate |
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Racing career | |
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
Design
Intrepid was designed by
America's Cup
In 1967 Intrepid was skippered by
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,[when?] 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 winner Freedom and challenger boat Weatherly.
References
- ^ "America's Cup Charter's classic 12 Meter – Intrepid". Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ "Blogger".
- "America's Cup's Ac-clopaedia – Intrepid". Archived from the original on February 20, 2010.