Arrow, 1875

A David Kirby design

The Arrow was a typical American centerboard sloop, modelled and built by David Kirby, Rye, N. Y., in 1875 for Daniel Edgar, Jr..

Arrow was built under the “Cubic Contents” rule, with hollow bow and extremely full quarters, She sailed in the 70-foot load waterline class. Length overall, 66 feet 6 inches; length on waterline, 61 feet 8 inches; beam, 20. feet 2 inches; depth, 6 feet 6 inches; draft, 5 feet 6 inches (with centerboard, 18 feet 6 inches).

In 1881, Atalanta owned by Alexander Cuthbert, representing the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club, challenged for the America's Cup. [See Atalanta "The Canadian Mud Turtle".] In canvassing the list of American boats fast enough to put against the Canadian challenger, the New York Yacht Club decided that the sloop Arrow was the most desirable. However, she was owned by a non-member of the New York Yacht Club, Mr. Ross Winans, of Baltimore. The NYYC debated trying to buy her, but Arrow's designer, David Kirby, agreed to build a boat faster than the Arrow. The Pocohontas was built, but after the trials i was Mischief that sailed against the Atalanta and won the two-race series. Mischief won the two-race series.

• Length overall, 66 feet 6 inches
• Waterline length, 61 feet 8 inches
• Beam, 20 feet 2 inches;
• Depth, 6 feet 6 inches
• Draft. 5 feet 6 inches
• Draft (board down). 18 feet 6 inches
• Displacement, 37 long tons
• Sail area, 3,221 square feet