America's Cup
Forbes owned and skippered the yacht Puritan which successfully defended the America's Cup in 1885.
In 1885, Forbes led the first of three successful America's Cup defense efforts for the New York Yacht Club. Edward Burgess was the designer and the syndicate initially funded and campaigned Puritan to a successful defence in 1885 and became a template for America's Cup campaign management which was used throughout the 20th century.
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