Thistle (yacht)

Thistle
Thistle in September 1887
Yacht club Royal Clyde Yacht Club
Nation United Kingdom
Designer(s)George Lennox Watson, Thomas Lennox Watson
BuilderD&W Henderson
Launched26 April 1887
Owner(s)James Bell, et alii
FateBroken up 1921
Racing career
SkippersJohn Barr
Specifications
Displacement138 tons
Length
  • 33.05 m (108.4 ft) (LOA)
  • 26.35 m (86.5 ft) (LWL)
Beam6.20 m (20.3 ft)
Draft4.16 m (13.6 ft)

Thistle was the unsuccessful Scottish challenger of the seventh America's Cup in 1887 against American defender Volunteer.

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