Product Description
This high quality, expert level, America's Cup Rainbow 1934 J Boat model is fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit). This model sailboat requires some easy semi-assembly you will need to raise up the mast, unfurl the sails and adjust the rigging (please see pictures above for instructions). The rigging attaches with hooks (no knot tying).
The Rainbow 1934 J Class model has a coupon code available, please use coupon code "AM10%OFF" at checkout for a 10% discount with free shipping!
This Rainbow yacht model was specially designed & hand built by the plank on frame method (joining multiple small pieces of basswood together on the hull). The hull topsides have been painted a high gloss black and the bottom paint is gleaming white. Inlaid wooden deck strips simulate the original teak deck. The scale deck hardware is hand tooled of metal. Detailed rigging and crisp white sails with authentic stitching (the sails in the pictures have been grayed slightly so that you can see them). The yacht model comes complete with a stand and nameplate. Numbered and dated certificate of authenticity included.
The model is built exactly to scale as the original Rainbow was. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish.
The Rainbow was designed by W. Starling Burgess and was launched on May 15 1934, at the Herreshoff Yard in Bristol, Rhode Island. She was built for Mike Vanderbilt to defend the America’s Cup against Endeavour. Rainbow beat Endeavour in the last four races to win the 1934 America's Cup.
Sadly the Rainbow was sold for scrap in 1940. A replica of the famous Rainbow is being built in Holland at the Bloemsma yard, the keel was laid in 2009.
The Rainbow J Boat is a beautiful model that is sure to become a treasured family heirloom.
- Overall Size: 25.5" Length x 5.75" Width x 34" Height
- Material: Basswood
- Fully assembled (not a kit)
- Includes a stand with nameplate
- Numbered and dated certificate of authenticity included.
- Shipped FedEx
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