Sceptre (K-17) was the unsuccessful challenger of the 1958 America's Cup for the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Sceptre
Sceptre K-17 in the Solent viewed from Cowes, June 1963
Yacht club Royal Yacht Squadron
Nation United Kingdom
Class12-metre
Sail noK–17
Designer(s)David Boyd
BuilderAlexander Robertson & Sons
Owner(s)Hugh Goodson syndicate
Racing career
SkippersGraham Mann
America's Cup1958
Specifications
TypeMonohull

Design

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Designed by David Boyd and built by Alexander Robertson & Sons, Sceptre was built especially for the 1958 America's Cup challenge.

Career

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Sceptre was owned by a syndicate headed by Hugh Goodson, plus Richard Dickson, William H. Northam, William G. Walkley, and Noel Foley. Sceptre lost 4–0 to defender Columbia of the New York Yacht Club. She is now owned and sailed in British waters by the Sceptre Preservation Society.

References

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  1. Alexander Robertson & Sons, history of the yard.
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