Sailing the fabled 130ft J Class yacht Endeavour | Yachting World

47 thoughts on “Sailing the fabled 130ft J Class yacht Endeavour | Yachting World”

1. I'll take……………………………….

   ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!

2. one thing i never get about videos like this is where are the life jackets?

3. This is incredible. Pure magic.

4. Steering this fabulous ship to windward

5. Despite the controversial(?) history of "Endeavour", I remember being enthralled reading the account in an edition of "BOAT INTERNATIONAL" of her restoration at the "Royal Huisman"(?) yard in Holland, by American business woman and yacht enthusiast Elisabeth Meyer. It was wonderfully ironic that it should be an American, who had rescued and restored this magnificent yacht from ignomy, which had for many decades been the closest threat the U.S. had faced to it's long standing hold on "The America's Cup".
   Apparently from what I remember, below decks at the time, "Endeavour" was little more than a cavernous
   empty space and it was Ms. Meyer in conjunction with the yard who created the sumptuous yet appropriate 1930's yacht style interior. Salutations to Ms. Meyer for her foresight and dedication in restoring a true classic from yachting history…

6. To me, still the best example of the most beautiful class of racing yacht ever built, Endeavour ll is simple supreme. I recall reading, some years ago that in her 1934 challenge for the "America's Cup" she was taking the lead convincingly and had won the first race, or was it the first two races..? Anyhow apparently
   actually during a crucial match in which the challenger "Endeavour" was substantially leading the American defender "Ranger", the New York Yacht Club unwilling to reliquish the unbroken hold on the "Old Jug", changed the rules in mid race in favour of their defender. When Sir Tom Sopwith, the owner of
   "Endeavour" heard the news, he retired below decks utterly dejected an was not seen again during the race. He knes that he had a better, faster boat with an outstanding crew, but it was not enoughto defeat the duplicitous machinations of the New York Yacht Club…!!

7. That is one fine piece. Wild the water line and Length overall must differ 30'

8. I was fortunate to get an up close look in Portland Maine early 90’s when Elizabeth had her in the harbor. Stunning in all regards.

9. What a BOAT…WOW!

10. The Great Grandfather to the Spirit 111, absolutely beautiful!

11. Breath taking!

12. A true Masterpiece of a boat 🙂

13. I want buy this boat for one-handed sailing.

14. Gorgeous! But they just don't look right with modern rigging!

15. What is the J shaped bow?

16. Dreams do come true. What a stunning piece of maritime art

17. Lucky dog

18. i remember her rotting in the mud of the hamble river

19. Most beautiful yacht EVER!!!

20. Anybody know the name of the tune in the video?

21. This is ultimate.

22. Lovely boat . . .

23. We all owe Meyers a dept of gratitude for finding buying and getting her restored and the story goes she visited Sir TOM SOPWITH the designer and past owner in a nursing home he was blind and 90 years old and advised her to dump the drop centerboard that allways leaked anyways he even told her he liked this boat better than her sisters after her when the boat was raised out of the mud and moved to I think Holland she told him and a week or 2 later he passed away knowing she saved his Endeviour great story I read in Sail magazine the mast was soo massive she was inside of it for a photo shoot 👍

24. That boat is beautiful

25. I have a scaled down model of this in my office because I have thought it was such a beautiful boat. Watching this video gives me goose bumps on my arms! Thanks for a great video!

26. Incredible

27. how would it handle waves when its so low to the water?

28. Beautiful, functional art.

29. When I was a kid in the 50's this boat was in a mud berth in the Hamble river, we used to pass it in my dad's yacht and it always fascinated me. So glad to see her back on form!

30. From the days before carbon fiber took over the world… 🙂 Still goes pretty good, considering it must be super heavy, with all that luxury accomodation stuff…

31. That beauty healed over like that. Be still my my beating heart.❤✌

32. Quelle beauté..

33. Its so beautiful that i could starting crying because just the look of it when its under sails is so fucking breathtaking

34. Easily singlehanded

35. 2:11 She'd go even faster without the extra weight of all that fancy accommodation….

36. The Rainbow placed first in the race of the decade and this fine ship was a remarkable design sporting a all Steel Hull

37. I have the replica on my desk

38. Gorgeous boat. Looks like the tip of a spear

39. The most beautiful sailing vessel ever

40. No greater Blessing in the yachting world than to sail on Endeavour .

41. No vibration, no motor nois…
    Fly like a butterfly…

42. Бесподобная форма корпуса и обводы.

43. Wot, no cup holders?

44. That Cayman flag made me smile 🇰🇾

45. I think we tend to forget how beautiful these ships were.

46. She is just as exciting to watch as the new foiling boats. Thanks

47. STUNNING

Comments are closed.