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The owner of the big White Eather, W.E. Stephenson, announced his intention in 1933 to build a new J-Class that would be a possible challenger of the America's Cup. Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock V's owner, decided to enter the fray. He ordered a new J Class from Nicholson, the Endeavour, which was designed with a very elegant shape and real speed capacities. The fifteenth challenge of the America's Cup was quite a paradox: the faster yacht was beaten by the slower but better sailed yacht. The Endeavor layed for years without care until it was rescued by Elizabeth Meyer of Newport, RI. After a $ 10,000,000 restoration, she is now one of the most breathtaking sights on the water.
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