Categories October Surprise 2024 Valkyrie II (yacht) – Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Post author By Post date July 25, 2026 “Valkyrie II” was launched on Apr. 29th, 1893 and sailed to the U.S. that October to compete in the eighth Americaās Cup. It lost to Nathanael Herreshoff ās “Vigilant”, 0-3.