Sceptre (yacht)

Sceptre (K-17) was the unsuccessful challenger of the 1958 America's Cup for the Royal Yacht Squadron.
Design.
Designed by David Boyd and built by Alexander Robertson & Sons, "Sceptre" was built especially for the 1958 America's Cup challenge.
Career.
"Sceptre" was owned by a syndicate headed by Hugh Goodson, plus Richard Dickson, William H. Northam, William G. Walkley, and Noel Foley. "Sceptre" lost 4-0 to defender "Columbia" of the New York Yacht Club. She is now owned and sailed in British waters by the "Sceptre" Preservation Society.