1983 Custom 12 meter USA 33 | 65ft

Make: Custom Model: 12 meter USA 33 Year: 1983 Length: 65' 0"" Class: Racing Sailboat Category: Sail Hull Material: Fiberglass Co-Op Type: Available for Co-Brokerage Listing Type: Central/Exclusive

David Pedrick designed US-33, built at Newport Offshore, LTD, in Newport, RI 1982. The yacht was purchased after spending the late 1980s - 1990s on the West Coast and from 2000 - 2010 in Florida. Dennis Williams gave it complete restoration.

Country: United States
State/Province: Rhode Island
City: Portsmouth
Zip/Postal: 02809

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The 1983 Custom 12 meter US-33 was optimistically named “Defender” in anticipation of the role its original owner had hoped it would play at the competition for the 25th America’s Cup Races in 1983. David Pedrick designed US-33, built at Newport Offshore, LTD, in Newport, RI 1982. Despite being masterfully skippered by Tom Blackaller, Defender was out-paced by both Liberty (US-40) and Courageous (US-26) in the elimination trials. The yacht was purchased after spending the late 1980s - 1990s on the West Coast and from 2000 - 2010 in Florida. Dennis Williams gave it complete restoration. After successful racing seasons in Newport from 2015 - 2017, Defender now sits awaiting a new owner