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Young America (ex Amelia) , 63’ Pilothouse Sloop

Building a new custom yacht often becomes a passion for the yacht's owners; AMELIA is proof to the notion that careful attention to detail will produce a yacht of extraordinary quality.  From the highly polished custom-built stainless steel anchor rollers at her very stem to the beautifully laminated varnished teak stern rail, AMELIA is a complete custom build.

The new yacht was to be fast, comfortable, and long-legged, destined for high latitude adventure sailing. 

Ted Fontaine has created an exceptionally good-looking profile, the pilothouse is low enough to see over and narrow enough to see around from the center cockpit helm station.  Fontaine employed a unique arrangement of elevated seating with a recessed centerline walkway, creating a common line of sight out of the pilothouse when either seated or standing.  The interior arrangement of the pilothouse provides comfortable seating for up to six adults, including dining for four.  The visibility sight lines are excellent fore, aft and athwart ships.

The pilothouse is arranged with forced hot air heating, air conditioning and an abundant amount of natural ventilation; she has two opening hatches and two removable windows aft making her close to a convertible top.  The center cockpit arrangement is a refinement of the many successful Little Harbor center cockpit designs with all of the sail control lines led aft to the primary and secondary winches, both of which are within easy reach of the helmsman position behind the wheel.

The deck arrangement has been drawn to be as simple to sail as she will be to maintain.  Originally conceived as a totally low maintenance deck with no varnished teak at all, the yacht owners, builder and designer could not resist adding the varnished teak nosing to the pilothouse and coach roof as well as the teak cap rail to the bulwark.  The net result is undoubtedly worth the effort.

Originally conceived as a long distance family cruiser, the ocean going interior was arranged to provide comfort afloat for up to six passengers in three double cabins.  The large main salon is accessed via the centerline passage from the pilothouse.  Stepping down three steps, one finds oneself in a wide open salon area with convertible dining table to starboard that folds away neatly into a lounging cocktail table.  The interior décor is comprised of lightly painted bead board trimmed elegantly with glossy varnished mahogany.  Intricate beading along the perimeter of all doors and drawers provides a classical detailing to the interior joinery.  The main salon leads to the two symmetrical guest cabins.  Each features generously sized upper and lower berths and each cabin is outfitted with shared centerline bureaus, a design perfected on the many Little Harbors penned by the Fontaine Group.  Each guest cabin has its own ensuite facilities and appropriately sized hanging lockers.

Aft of the main salon along the port side one passes through a galley more typically found on yachts of much larger size.  Beautifully sculpted Corian adorns the abundant counter space, a four burner stove is located outboard with a double under-hung stainless steel sink inboard.  The galley joinery is painted with light cream-colored paint with classical ventilation rosettes cut into each cabinet door.  The galley is equipped with enough freezer and refrigeration space to keep a young family of six well fed for months at a time.  This will be greatly appreciated by the crew as the owner intends to cruise to the more remote higher latitudes of Labrador, and later to Chile.  They will not want for fresh food.

Opposite the large front opening refrigerator/freezer space, one finds a detailed electrical panel and large watertight door that leads into the walk-in engine room.  It is truly amazing what the designers have fit into this 63' design.  Most yachts this size are designed with only the interior accommodations in mind.  Fontaine and his team have been able to achieve an excellent accommodations plan while providing an almost commercial quality to the engine room space.  Not one but two or even three people can fit within the engine room where access is provided by walk-through doors from the galley or aft owner's shower.

The owner’s cabin is located aft where the motion in heavy weather is considered more comfortable for long distance sailing.  The cabin is outfitted with an oversized double sea berth to starboard and convertible settee/berth to port.  The owner's aft cabin is large and airy with cleverly placed hull ports and deck hatches.  A private means of egress to the aft deck provide this cabin with custom with a free flow of natural air making life onboard clean and comfortable.  Moving forward to starboard is the oversized head with custom Corian countertop and a separate stall shower that features a walk-though watertight door to the surprisingly large working engine room.

The owners initial wish list described a yacht that could go anywhere with a high level of performance and comfort.  She should be as light as is practical considering the stores and sea kindliness that the owner has come to expect.  An all up displacement of 60,000 lbs. fully loaded, of which 22,000 lbs. is positioned down low in an externally cast bulb keep, will provide the sailing performance levels expected of the owner.  Of course one can always design lighter, narrower, faster yachts, but the objective with this design was to make the fastest boat possible considering the owner's requirements for shallow draft, interior accommodations, engine room comfort, sea kindliness, and extended range.  A deep hydro-dynamically shaped centerboard extends the draft from the 6.5' fixed draft to over 12' when lowered, enabling excellent upwind sailing angles while minimizing wetted surface off the wind.  A retractable hydraulic bow thruster is fitted forward in the forepeak allowing for easier maneuvering in tight quarters.

The owner, like any true sailor, anticipates some level of competitive offshore and coastal racing, so racing would also be included in the itinerary for this new vessel.  While she is equipped with a stowaway mast, the mast itself is built of carbon fiber and the mainsail is fitted with vertical battens, providing a roach that would be close to that of conventional mainsails.  The rudder is constructed utilizing carbon fiber and the most sophisticated self aligning needle bearings which enable the helmsman to literally feel the water flow on the rudder.

Witnessing the owners' faces beaming with pride lends evidence that their original dreams have become reality through the craftsmanship of Lyman Morse and Fontaine Design Group.

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Where are they now? 6 famous America's Cup yachts

1851 schooner america’s sad demise.

In 1851, the schooner America , sailing for the New York Yacht Club, beat the Royal Yacht Squadron and laid claim to its 100 Guinea Cup. Thus the America’s Cup was born – what is now the oldest trophy in international sport – earning its name from that first winning yacht rather than the country, though the US did go on to hold the trophy for 100 years.

Where is America's Cup yacht  America now?

The famous America's cup yacht America changed hands – and names – a few times after the first historic race, and then wound up in the American Civil War as a Union ship. She stayed in the military as a training ship for the Navy until 1873, when she was sold to a former Civil War General for $5,000 (about $98,000 today). The general raced, maintained and refitted the boat, but after his death in 1893, she was passed down to his son who lacked interest in the schooner and allowed her to fall into disrepair. Despite being eventually donated back to the Navy, lack of maintenance left her seriously decayed. The nail was driven into the coffin when a major snowstorm caused the shed she was stored in to collapse in 1945, and America was scrapped and burned, bringing the history of one of the most famous sailing yachts of all times to a close.

America ’s legacy lives on to do this day, and there are replicas of the schooner you can sail on to relive the glory of this historic vessel. Climb aboard the 32 metre America 2.0 replica (pictured in the inset above) in Key West (November-April) and New York (May-October), or on a 42 metre replica out in San Diego .

1930 Shamrock V is still sailing

J Class yachts are synonymous with the America’s Cup as these slim, graceful beauties once represented the fleet racing for the Cup. The 36.42 metre Shamrock V , commissioned by Sir Thomas Lipton for his fifth and final bid, she was the first J Class yacht to compete for the Cup. The fact that she is the only J Class yacht to be built in wood makes it all the more remarkable that Shamrock V is still floating today.

Where is America's Cup yacht  Shamrock V now?

The Camper & Nicholsons -built J is in pretty perfect condition for a lady of her years. J Class yacht  Shamrock V is currently for sale and looking for a good home. The right owner could sail away on this piece of Cup history just in time as the  J Class yachts make a triumphant return to the America's Cup .

1987 movie star Stars & Stripes still racing

While the film Wind , one of the best boat movies , was inspired by Dennis Conner’s experience competing for the America’s Cup in 1983 on board Liberty , the yacht that was actually used in filming was the 12 Metre type sailing yacht Stars & Stripes 87 . She was called Geronimo in the film, but Stars & Stripes 87 was more than a screen legend. When Conner launched his own campaign, he wanted a culmination of all the Stars & Stripes yachts that came before her, and she was designed to be fast in heavy air. Stars & Stripes 87 wound up being the final 12 metre yacht to win the America’s Cup.

Where is the America's Cup yacht  Stars & Stripes 87 now?

Stars & Stripes 87 can be found in the Caribbean now, able to be sailed with the St Maarten 12 Metre Challenge , giving you a chance to take the helm (if you're lucky) of a real Cup winner.

1988 Stars & Stripes multihulls

Paving the way for the high-performance multihull America's Cup yachts that are redefining the competition is  Stars & Stripes – the catamaran. The first America's Cup multihull yacht, the US team's Stars & Stripes came to be by a cunning interpretation of the Deed of Gift, which only stipulated the challenging yachts be single masted and no more than 90 feet LWL. The result was anything but a true match race, with the much faster, wing-masted multihull Stars & Stripes winning the Cup in 1988.

Where are the America's Cup multihull yachts Stars & Stripes now?

Two versions of the multihull Stars & Stripes were built, a soft sail (S1) and a wing-masted yacht (H3). Stars & Stripes (S1) was acquired by American entrepreneur Steve Fossett and used to set speed records around the world before being sold in 2017 to Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages in Key Largo, where she is used for day charters and racing. The actual Cup player, Stars & Stripes (H3) was bought by Mark Reece in Naples, Florida and was used for sailing charter trips, but her current status is unconfirmed.

1994 Stars & Stripes once used as a training yacht by Oracle Team USA

America’s Cup yacht Stars & Stripes (sail number 34) is probably most famous for not winning a Cup. It wasn’t because she didn’t perform under pressure, but because she never got the chance. While the 24 metre yacht, designed by David Peddic and built in 1994 by Goetz Boat Works, won the right to defend the Cup, Dennis Conner chose Young America (US 36) over Stars & Stripes . The new choice was no match for Team New Zealand’s Black Magic , which beat out Team Dennis Conner four times in a row.

Where is America's Cup yachts Stars & Stripes (US 34) now?

Famed America’s Cup Stars & Stripes (US 34) is earning a chance to prove herself on the racecourse yet again. She sails out of Chicago, racing against Abracadabra (US 54). After failing to win the Cup in 2000, this iteration of Abracadabra was bought by Larry Ellison, who used her as a training boat for his Oracle Team USA.

2003 USA 76 still sailing in San Francisco Bay

Sailed by the US challenging team in preparations for the 2003 America’s Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, USA 76 never made it to the Cup, but she came quite close. Making it to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup final, USA 76 faced the Swiss Team Alinghi but didn’t come out on top. So the US team arranged for a “rematch” against Alinghi, with two races set in San Francisco Bay. While it didn’t change the results of the Cup, this time USA 76 bested the Swiss competitors twice over.

Where is America’s Cup yacht USA 76 now?

Fittingly, USA 76 resides in San Francisco Bay and is available for sailing. Capture the spirit of the most recent America’s Cup that was raced in the natural amphitheatre of the Bay by climbing aboard USA 76 for a racing adventure under the Golden Gate Bridge.

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The incredible story behind Roy Lichtenstein’s America’s Cup Sailboat

One of lichtenstein’s largest and last works was a seventy-seven foot hull, now on display in vermont.

On May 26, the America’s Cup begins in Bermuda, with the U.S. as defending champion.

On the same day,”Young America: Roy Lichtenstein and the America’s Cup” a show that celebrates Roy Lichtenstein ‘s beautiful design of a mermaid-decorated sailboat—with its own America’s Cup history—goes on view at the Middlebury College Museum of Art in Vermont.    

In 1994, the pop artist was commissioned to create a custom artwork for skipper Kevin Mahaney , a U.S. Olympic medalist in the 1992 Barcelona games. Not your traditional artistic commission, Lichtenstein donated the America’s Cup boat design in exchange for a nationwide children’s arts education program funded by corporate sponsors. It would have otherwise been prohibitively expensive—a multimillion-dollar project. (The whole campaign in today’s dollars would have been around $45 million, notes Mahaney.)

The boat, dubbed “Young America,” is decorated with the Lichtenstein artwork Mermaid , which features an undulating blonde with a grey fishtail moving gracefully through waves. The first and only time a boat in the America’s cup was designed by an artist, the idea was to inspire young people.

Mahaney, an art collector and patron at Middlebury, his former college, says when he first met Lichtenstein to discuss the boat project he brought his children along. And when Lichtenstein lay down on the studio floor to do crayon drawings with them, he knew he had found the right man for the cause.

The collector owns the first sketch Lichtenstein did of the Mermaid and it is also on view in the exhibition along with other preliminary works, a series of models, as well as the premiere of a 2017 film by Theodore Bogosian, who documented the artist working on the commission and the race itself. Mahaney says he likes to collect art from sketch through to the finished product, by such artists as  Sarah Morris and Richard DuPont , to illustrate to students how much effort is involved in artmaking. In the case of Mermaid, for example, the artist tweaked the chin of the mermaid over and over to get it right.

Richard Saunders, director of the Middlebury College Museum of Art, says the tale of “Young America” is “a great story” and the show is a highlight at the museum this summer. (Famous art-world graduates of Middlebury include Richard Gober and art dealer Marianne Boesky, and art is the 4th most popular major at the school of 2,600 students, notes Saunders.)

The seventy-seven foot hull, which has been displayed at Storm King in Mountainville, New York since 2003, is currently poised spectacularly above a pond on the campus. It will then travel to Newport, Rhode Island, for a pop-up exhibition this fall, says Mahaney, before hopefully heading to the Whitney Museum of American Art , where the project was first announced a quarter-century ago.

The sail, or spinnaker, also designed by Lichtenstein—a glorious sunburst design—has been missing since the race. In the hopes of displaying the hull and sail together, Mahany is offering a $25,000 reward for its return.

And while “Young America” didn’t win in 1995—an America’s Cup that is controversial and debated to this day—Mahaney still plans to head to Bermuda to catch some of the races.

“Young America: Roy Lichtenstein and the America’s Cup” is on at the Middlebury College Museum of Art through August 13.  museum.middlebury.edu 

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Design Of Young America Was Adequate, Says Farr Design

• January 29, 2000

Young America was designed strong enough to withstand the pounding seas on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf in the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger yachting series

Young America was designed strong enough to withstand the pounding seas on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf in the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger yachting series, co-designer Russell Bowler says. He yesterday pointed to construction problems and inadequate repairs made to the boat a week before it broke up and almost sank during racing on November 9.

Bowler revealed Young America’s first boat, of the same name as the syndicate, had demonstrated structural problems for two months before the break-up. Bowler, who helped design the boat along with his partner, New Zealand-born Bruce Farr, said USA53 had delamination problems since its launch in September. Delamination occurs when the skin on the hull does not bond correctly with the carbon fibre core. That is a construction problem.

Bowler said his reaction to the near-sinking had been one of “utter horror” because he had been convinced the side-deck design of USA53 had been strong enough. “Contrary to a lot of speculation, the design was not marginal or light in this area, but in fact had adequate material to resist the given loading.” Bowler said the side-deck, where the boat later broke, had a particularly thick skin in order to ensure it was strong enough, forwards and backwards, to carry the loads from the rig. But he said it appeared a repair carried out a week before the break had been inadequate.

He said neither Farr Yacht Design nor the original boat builders had known about that repair. Bowler said Young America would work with International America’s Cup Class (IACC) technical measurer Ken McAlpine to consider whether the design and construction rules needed to be altered to reduce the risk of boats breaking. But he said IACC boats were like Formula One racing cars and could be fragile. That was why it was up to designers to ensure boats were strong enough to withstand sea and wind conditions.

Bowler said Young America had raced and practised in big seas without problems before November 9. Bowler said Farr Yacht Design issued a statement yesterday on the cause of the problem to prevent speculation about what caused the breakage and criticism of the design company. He said Farr Yacht Design was disappointed Young America had not released their updated findings on the breakdown, which included the report of an independent insurance examiners.

Bowler spoke to reporters from Farr’s base in the United States as race three in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals was abandoned because of a lack of wind on the Hauraki Gulf. Prada and AmericaOne each have one win in the best-of-nine series.

Young America

By: William E. Hitchcock

The Young America, the next to last of the extreme clippers to be built by the famous William H. Webb, was launched in 1853, and is frequently referred to as Webb’s masterpiece. Engaged in the New York to San Francisco to Hong Kong route, as well as trips from Melbourne to England, she was lost at sea in 1886.

Model type: Merchant, Sail Scale: 1/8" = 1' Class: A Code:

Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Young America"

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Last update: 30 Dec 1999

• designed after the merchant sailing vessels of the 19th century.
• several changes of the ownership and partly laid up because of economical reasons, until she was bought by Scott Chew, who restored the ship until 1997, conversion from a topsail schooner into a gaff rigged schooner.
• licensed for both near shore and open ocean and international charter, spents the summer on day and overnight charters based in Atlatic City and Camden, New Jersey and usually winters in the Caribbean.

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen "Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe" Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6 (9. aktualisierte Auflage) Page: 370 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Thaddeus Koza "Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century" Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0 (http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/) Page: 173 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen "Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe" Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6 (10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage) Page: 422 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

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America’s Cup Yacht Is Damaged : Sailing: Young America should be repaired in time for defender trials.

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An ill wind won’t blow Young America out of the America’s Cup.

The Maine-based PACT 95 syndicate’s new boat with the mermaid painted along the hull, damaged during Wednesday night’s storm in San Diego, will still be christened Saturday, as scheduled, and is expected to be repaired in time for its first race of the Citizen Cup defender trials next Friday against Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes.

Conner meets the third defense team, America 3’s all-female crew, Thursday to open the 3 1/2 months of trials off Point Loma leading to the Cup match against the survivor among seven challengers in May.

Young America is decorated with a Roy Lichtenstein mural of a mermaid nicknamed “Dusty.”

“She may be scarred, but her spirit’s not broken,” skipper Kevin Mahaney said.

The boat sustained damage to its carbon-fiber hull when what was described as a violent water spout or “mini-tornado” selected the yacht’s compound from among six situated along the shore of Mission Bay.

“There’s a swath that’s cut right down the middle of a number of the parking lots and through the middle of our compound,” Mahaney said. “It just missed the others.”

Last month at the other end of Cup Row on Mission Bay, the French team’s boat fell 10 feet to the ground while being hoisted on a crane. Repair work still is under way.

Wednesday night’s gust lifted PACT 95’s tent-like fabric-and-framework sail loft, which is as large as a basketball court, off its foundations and carried it onto the boat, which was ashore in its steel cradle.

The front of the cradle collapsed, and the boat fell part way over, into cargo containers surrounding the inner part of the compound used to work on the boat.

Cost of the damage was estimated to be in the high six figures by Mahaney. The 80-foot-long boat was believed to be insured against such loss--a critical point considering how the syndicate has struggled to raise funds.

The only damage was to the hull. The 110-foot mast remained up and intact. Like all the other U.S. America’s Cup boats since ‘92, Young America was built by Goetz Boat Works in Bristol, R.I. Eric Goetz flew to San Diego Thursday to supervise repairs.

PACT 95 spokeswoman Chris Goddard said the prognosis was generally optimistic.

“Most of the crew was over here five minutes after it happened,” she said. “And we’ve been getting calls from all over the city, offering help. One man called from Coronado just offering to help clean up the debris. It’s been wonderful.”

The nine other syndicates also offered assistance and equipment.

“We’ve heard from every single one,” Goddard said.

When the wind lifted the sail loft, it also carried away dozens of sails from racks and the floor. They were being found and returned from various parts of Mission Bay, including Sea World.

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Yacht Almost Sinks In Cup Race

November 8, 1999 / 11:25 PM EST / AP

New York's Young America cracked open and nearly sank during a race Tuesday in the America's Cup challenger series.

With Young America leading Japan's Nippon approaching the final turn, the hull of the $4 million boat buckled just behind the mast after crashing through a series of 5-foot waves.

Skipper Ed Baird ordered his crew to abandon ship. Team members who leaped into the icy waters of Auckland's Hauraki Gulf were plucked to safety.

With the hull bent into a banana shape, some crewmen returned to the yacht with flotation bags and pumps and began cutting ropes and throwing sails and other equipment to waiting support boats in efforts to salvage as much as they could.

The crew frantically worked the pumps to keep the black-hulled yacht afloat as it was towed gingerly to port.

Only once in the 148-year history of sailing's most prized trophy has a boat sank during competition in 1995 oneAustralia broke in half and sank in about 90 seconds off San Diego.

With winds of around 20 knots and waves around a yard, conditions Monday were similar to those experienced when the Australian boat sank. Such conditions are not uncommon for America's Cup races.

John Bertrand, oneAustralia's skipper, said it appeared that Young America's hull had not split below the water line.

"It would appear a compression failure through the deck, otherwise the boat would be at the bottom of the ocean now," Bertrand said.

Young America was leading Nippon by three boat lengths when Baird steered from port to starboard for a final tack before rounding the top mark. The 75-foot boat reared up in one wave and came down hard into a second. The deck folded with a loud crack.

"When these boats are semi-airborne coming down into the next wave they are generating up to 60 tons of compression load," Bertrand said in a running commentary posted on the official America's Cup Web site. "Its not surprising that there can be structural damage."

Young America's $40 million campaign, representing the New York Yacht Club, will now have to rely on its second boat.

In other races, Italy's Prada extended its lead over the field with a 3 minute, 43 second victory over Young Australia; the Spanish challenge defeated the French by 19 seconds; Hawaii's Abracadabra beat Dennis Connor's Stars and Stripes by 3 seconds; and AmericaOne defeated Switzerland's Fast 2000 by 3 minutes, 29 seconds.

Eleven syndicates are competing in the Louis Vuitton Cup series to decide who will meet defender Team New Zealand next year for the America's Cup.

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american cup 1999. young american's yacht sank

Discussion in ' All Things Boats & Boating ' started by thanhdb , Mar 14, 2011 .

thanhdb New Member

hi everyone, i'm uni student and i'm looking for the case of American yacht (USA53) sink in 1999 at american cup, design by Bruce farr. can anyone help me or advice me any website or book discussed about this case and investigation about why the ship is sank. thank you  

Eric Sponberg Senior Member

In Professional Boatbuilder magazine, issue #65, June/July 2000, page 66, there is an article by Henry Elliott on the repair of Young America. See if you can find a back issue. You can buy back issues of PBB at reasonable prices. You can also try to contact Farr Design--they would certainly have some history on the boat--whether they want to talk about it is another matter, I suppose, but they might have some written summary on the event. Duncan MacLane was the project manager for the New York Yacht Club that was campaigning Young America, and you can try contacting him. As I recall at the time, and as related in the article, the boat did not have enough mid-body strength and stiffness. The side decks were very narrow, and the cockpit framed by the side decks had very square corners at the forward ends, right where the hull girder bending moment was greatest, and so the stresses and strains were greatest. Prior to the accident, there was evidence of delamination of the top of the side deck from its aluminum honeycomb core. Although this was repaired, the boat nevertheless failed a week later. The purpose of the PBB article was to relate how builder Eric Goetz managed to pull off a very difficult repair in a short period of time. It's a very good read. I hope that helps. Others may be able to chime in with other documentary sources. Eric  

thank you, I have check out the information you show me. it's very helpful.  

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Young America's Yacht I was involved with the repair using laser tracker technology to align the halves together. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Ed Franulovic Metro Metrology Seaville, NJ www.metrometrology.com  

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Breaking news, teen heroically jumps from jetski onto runaway boat to stop vessel after captain was knocked overboard.

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A leap of faith.

A New Hampshire teen heroically jumped from a jetski onto a rogue boat to stop it from spinning uncontrollably in a popular lake after its captain was knocked off during a sailing lesson.

Brady Procon, 17, sprang into action Wednesday when his father, Justin, told him an unmanned boat was speeding in circles in Smith’s Cove on Lake Winnipesaukee, according to WMUR-TV.

“I was sitting on the porch, and my dad yelled that there was an out-of-control boat in the wake zone,” Procon told the outlet.

A sailboat instructor had been teaching lessons to kids from the vessel when he bent over to reach for a tennis ball he used to teach turning.

In that brief moment, one of the kids’ boats tipped over onto the instructor’s boat.

The mast from the student’s sailboat hit the boat’s throttle, sending him flying into the water and the vessel spiraling uncontrollably.

Procon and other residents quickly helped clear the kids away from danger before the teen hopped on his neighbor Justin King’s jetski to make the daring leap.

A video shows King bringing the teen close to the rogue boat before Procon jumps onto the vessel and turns off the throttle, ending the chaotic scene.

“I dove off my jetski, hopped on his jetski, and then he maneuvered his jetski up to the boat so I could jump in it,” Procon told Western Mass News .

Fortunately, no one was reported to be hurt during the incident.

The fearless teen said he didn’t consider the danger when he made the jump and was just doing what needed to be done to end the situation.

“If it hit that dock, it would have ricocheted off and probably hit somebody’s house, dock, or people,” the teen said.

Procon, who has been deemed a hero by locals for putting himself in harm’s way, believes “anyone would have done that if they had that opportunity to do it.”

“They were calling me a hero, and all that, but I wouldn’t say I’m a hero,” said the teen, who is set to be shipped off to Navy boot camp in the fall.

“To be in any military branch, you have to have bravery, I guess. I wouldn’t even count what I did as brave, but some sort of don’t think, just do.”

Lake Winnipesaukee is about 50 miles from Portsmouth, NH.

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