The Puritan was a 19th-century racing yacht and the 1885 America's Cup defender of the international sailing trophy.

Designed by Edward Burgess, she was built at the George Lawley & Son yard in South Boston, Massachusetts and launched May 26, 1885.

[1]: p121 [2] The Puritan was an early combination of American and English designs with some of the depth of a cutter but beam and power of a sloop.

Immediately following the contest, they began work on an improved version which would be called the Mayflower.

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