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 | The Yankee racing sloop was designed in 1937, in response to a call from an association of New England yacht clubs. It was to be a coastwise class for New England, and the design criteria was that the boat could handle the rugged conditions of Buzzards Bay, and still be fast enough for Marblehead. |
| Nineteen designs were submitted by major naval architects. The judges were L. Francis Herreschoff, Starling Burgess, and Frank Paine, each of whom also designed a boat for the 1937 America's Cup. |
| Forty-two Yankees were built between 1937 and 1960, primarily at the Quincy Adams shipyard in Massachusetts and the Stone Boat Yard in San Francisco. |
| It is a mystery what happened to most of these sailboats, and most likely only 15 or 20 have survived, worldwide. Any Yankee that's still sailing has either been meticulously cared for, or extensively restored. |
There are currently six Yankees on the West Coast (three in the Seattle area, and three on the San Francisco Bay). There are three Yankees on Lake Champlain, at least three more under restoration on the East Coast. One is sailing out of Cleveland, and one is in New Zealand. We would welcome any information about Yankees elsewhere in the world. Please contact us at YankeeOneDesign@comcast.net if you have any recollections, information, or questions about Yankees.
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