Established for the acquisition, restoration and preservation of historic america's cup 12 metre yachts and their racing heritage

Restoration and preservation - include a hands-on opportunity to work closley with skilled craftsmen and crew who actually locally designed and built america's cup class 12m yachts. The foundation actively meets its core goals and objectives by fostering the preservation of these prous yachts as working boats in cooperation with its strategic partner derector shipyards in mamaroneck, ny charitable giving - giving back to the community through cause related marketing programs including live auctions, donations, educational visits for foundations, schools, yacht clubs and community organizations. 12m ydf participates with more than 15 charitable events throughout the year