Yacht: Nyala
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- Racing in Argentario, 2014
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- Winning the 12-Metre Worlds in Barcelona, 2014
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- British Classic Week, 2014
Nyala was commissioned by FT Bedford, president of the Standard Oil Corporation. She was given as a wedding present to his daughter Lucy and her husband-to-be, Briggs Cunningham. He is thought to have invented the ‘Cunningham hole’ which we use to this day to provide luff tension in a mainsail.
Restored in 1996.
Attended the 2001 Jubilee regatta in Cowes.
Won the 12-Metre Worlds in Barcelona, July, 2014.
Nyala wintering in Cantiere Dell’ Argentario, 2016/7
| Designer: | Olin J Stephens |
| Type of Boat: | 12-Metre |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
| Built By: | Henry B Nevins Yard - City Island NY |
| LOA m / ft: | 21.35m / 70' |
| LOD m / ft: | 21.35m / 70' |
| LWL m / ft: | 13.72m / 45' |
| Beam m / ft: | 3.60m 3.6m / 11'8" |
| Draft m / ft: | 2.67m / 8'7" |
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| Sail Stats | 24.50sq.m / 263sq.ft |
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