66′ Custom

About this yacht

<p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">ENTERPRISE, 1977 Sparkman &amp; Stephens 12 Metre</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Specifications</strong></p><ul><li>LOA: 66 ft 1 in (20.15 m)</li><li>LWL: 44 ft (13.41 m)&nbsp;</li><li>Beam: 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)</li><li>Draft: 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)</li><li>Displacement: 25.7 tonnes</li><li>Sail Area: 1,808 sq ft (168 m²)</li><li>Designer: Sparkman &amp; Stephens</li><li>Builder: Minneford Yacht Yard</li><li>Year: 1977</li></ul><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">America’s Cup Pedigree | Championship-Level Refit | Turn-Key Racing Inventory</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Enterprise is a 1977 Sparkman &amp; Stephens–designed 12 Metre, built by Minneford Yacht Yard as a U.S. defender candidate for the America’s Cup. Designed by Olin Stephens and David Pedrick, she was among the most technically advanced yachts of her era, incorporating extensive tank testing, early laminate sail development, and forward-looking performance modeling.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Between 2019 and 2023, Enterprise underwent a comprehensive, no-expense-spared restoration and modernization program. Today she stands as one of the best-prepared and most competitive modern 12 Metres, combining classic pedigree with modern race-boat systems and a deep, current sail inventory, offered as a true turn-key campaign platform.</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Recent Refit &amp; Upgrades (2019–2023)</strong></p><ul><li>Keel removed and reworked; reshaped to class templates; bottom faired</li><li>Lead added to trim tab; new trim tab, rudder flaps, and new rudder</li><li>Deck professionally painted</li><li>Carbon drive shafts; mainsheet overdrive and first-gear lockout</li><li>Moore Brothers high-modulus carbon boom (Max E) plus spare boom</li><li>Square race and round practice spinnaker poles</li><li>Kevlar backstays; new halyards and running rigging</li><li>Winches, hydraulics, and rudder bearings serviced</li></ul><p><strong style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Sail Inventory</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Mains:</strong>&nbsp;2023 Max E, 2021 Max E, 2019 shorter E (spare boom)</li><li><strong>Headsails:</strong>&nbsp;G1 Superlight (2023), G1 (2023 x2), G2 (2023), G3 (2023), G2 (2021), G1 (2019)</li><li><strong>Spinnakers:</strong>&nbsp;S43 / S46 / S49 (2023 and 2019)</li><li><strong>Specialty:</strong>&nbsp;Spinnaker staysail (2019), A1.5 (2019)</li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Enterprise has proven her performance with multiple race wins and a 2nd-place finish in the Modern Division at the 2019 12 Metre World Championships, confirming her status as a front-running 12 Metre.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(48, 48, 48);">Enterprise represents a rare opportunity to acquire a historically significant, professionally restored, and competitively proven 12 Metre, ready for immediate racing, </span></p><p><br></p> <br> <i> Resolute Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Thoroughbred Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel </i>