Product Description
Dame Pattie 1967 America's Cup Half Hull Model 24"
This expert level, highly detailed, museum quality, Dame Pattie 1967 model is fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit). The manufacturer is Abordage'.
This America's Cup half hull model was crafted in mahogany and tropical hard woods by the traditional plank on bulkhead method. After the bulkheads are laid and the hull lines trued, the hull is planked with individual wooden strips to form a smooth silhouette.
The Dame Pattie 1967 model is then sanded, hand painted with light blue topsides, gold cove stripe, white boot stripe & black bottom. The half hull is then mounted on a ready to hang wooden plaque, with an engraved brass nameplate. The half hull model is built exactly to scale as the original Dame Pattie 1967 was. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish.
Dame Pattie is an International 12-metre class racing yacht built for the America's Cup challenge series in 1967. She was designed by Warwick Hood and built by W.H. Barnett in New South Wales, Australia.
The 1967 challenge cost $2 million and was funded by an Australian syndicate headed by Emile Christenson and represented the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Sir Frank Packer had unsuccessfully challenged in the 1962 series with Gretel. Dame Pattie lost against the revolutionary American defender Intrepid which won the series 4-0. The article "Dame Pattie" is part of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dame_Pattie
The half hull model plaque measures 29.5"(75cm) x 7.8"(20cm) and the model measures 23.6"(60cm) long from bow to stern. It's an historic half hull model sailboat that is sure to become a treasured family heirloom.
Highlights about this America's Cup half hull model:
- 100% hand crafted using “plank on bulkhead” construction method
- Hand sanded hulls are finished with marine varnishes and polyurethane paint
- Included with this expert level model boat is an engraved brass nameplate
- Size Plaque: 29.5" overall length x 7.8" height
- Size Model: 23.6" overall length
- Condition: New (fully assembled)
- Hundreds of hours where required to finish this half hull model sailboat
- Made of the finest mahogany and tropical hard wood
- Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this model authentic
- This model went through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop
Many More America's Cup Yacht Half Model Sailboats Are Available.
