Boat Name: Jill

Sail: US 56

Year Built: 1931

Designer: Olin J. Stephens II

Builder: Henry B. Nevins (original), Rockport Marine (restoration 2008)

History: US 56 Jill was designed by Olin Stephens and built at the Henry B. Nevins yard on City Island, New York. She was built for J. Seward Johnson and immediately made her presence known in the Spring races in Bermuda, then in England as part of the famous American team for the 1932 British American Team Races. The other members of the team were US 55 Lucie, US 54 Bobkat II and US 60 Nancy. Jill won the Seawanhaka Cup following the British-American series in a light weather series on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland against 3 time winner Coila III. In 2008 Jill was relaunched after a massive reconstruction from the ballast keel up by Rockport Marine in Maine. Only the lead ballast and two bronze fittings remain from the original boat. Jill is double-planked carvel construction with Alaskan yellow cedar inside and mahogany outside. Her frames are steam-bent white oak. Her spars are Sitka spruce and her deck is Dynel-covered. JILL was relaunched on May 24, 2008. Jill has been sold to an enthusiastic Italian owner who intends to begin his campaign at the 2025 World Championships at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club.

JILL measures 36’8” overall, with a beam of 6’1” and a draft of 5’5

Many more photos on Jill's For Sale listing.