King “Sophie” Specifications:
LOA: 91’0″ / 27.73m * LOD: * LWL: 60’00 / 18.28m * Beam: 16’04 / 4.99m * Max Draft: 14’0 / 4.26m * Ballast: * Displacement: * Sail Area: * Yard Number: * Hull material: Wood construction * Rig: Sloop * Designer: King * Built by: Renaissance Yachts, Maine * Year Built: 1991 * Restored By: * Current Name: Sophie * Original Owner: Jan Stenbeck * Contract Cost: * Current Owner: * Sail Number:
Known Racing History: ?
Known Restoration History:
Historical:
Jan Stenbeck, a Swedish lifelong sailor who went to Harvard Business School and who worked at Morgan Stanley in New York, chasing the America’s Cup had been a longtime dream. In 1983, after Conner lost the Cup to Australia, Stenbeck later told friends, ”I just felt joy.” He bought the committee boat used in that race, Black Knight, and built a 90-foot replica of the America’s Cup yacht Endeavor, and named her after his daughter Sophie
