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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, 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. |
| Name: | Nyala |
| Class: |
12-Metre |
| Designer(s): |
Olin J Stephens |
| Type of Boat: | 12-Metre |
| 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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