Vanitie was a yacht owned by

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that was selected to take part in selection trials for the America's Cup in 1914 against

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's yacht '' Shamrock IV''.

History

On June 17, 1914 William S. Dennis was replaced by Harry Haff, son of Hank Haff as the captain of the yacht. ''Vanitie'' lost to ''Resolute'' in the 1914 trials. Defense of the cup was put off during

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. The 1920 campaign was not successful and ''Vanitie'' lost 7–4 in the final selection series, again against ''Resolute'' which went on to successfully defend the America's Cup on behalf of the

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References

External links

''The International Yacht Race''
Technical article, ''Marine Engineering'', July 1920 by C. A. McAllister including photos. {{J-class yachts Yachts of New York Yacht Club members America's Cup defenders