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New Yankee Project:
J Class: Yankee JH3 Yet another J class yacht is to be build in the Netherlands. In the first decades of the 19th century several syndicates were building J-Class yachts. On September 23rd 2010, some eighty years later, Simon Dierdorp, chief of the syndicate will commission Holland Jachtbouw to build Yankee J-H3. Yankee was first designed in the thirties of the previous century and has now been re-designed by Dijkstra and Partners in accordance with current J-class standards. Yankee participated in the round robins of the 1930 Americas Cup. Designed by Frank C. Paine and commissioned by John S. Lawrence and Chandler Hovey. She was later sold to Gerard Lambert. In August 2010, the syndicate commissioned Gerard Dijkstra to redesign Yankee in accordance with the original design of Frank C. Paine, but as an aluminum yacht with carbon mast, rigging and 3DL sails. 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 (Holland) Dimensions: Mast height to waterline: 170 ft 2 in Construction: Building Yankee 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. 2012 J-Class regattas in the UK After the J-Class regattas are finished, Yankee will be available for charter during the Olympic Games. www.gdnp.nl Dykstra and Partners website Press Release:
J-Class Rainbow
under construction About Dykstra & Partners Famous for award winning yachts like Athena, Adix, Adela, Windrose, Borkumriff IV, Endeavour, Velsheda, Shamrock V, and Maltese Falcon. For design and re-design, from Naval Architecture to Marine Engineering of classic and modern performance yachts. Dykstra & Partners Naval Architects was
originally founded as Ocean Sailing Development Holland BV in 1969 by Gerard
Dijkstra. For the first ten years the office was mainly involved with ocean
racing. However, the specialization soon included yacht design and the
building supervision of ocean going sailing boats and fast shorthanded racers,
using the experience of Gerard Dijkstra as skilled sailor. Much attention is
been given to research and development. New designs are tested in towing tanks
and wind tunnels, strength of hull and rig is studied with finite element
analyzes. Everybody onboard the Dykstra & Partners team is a passionate sailor
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