A Large Model Of The 1934 America's Cup Yacht Rainbow

ANONYMOUS; AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY

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A Large Model Of The 1934 America's Cup Yacht Rainbow
Anonymous; American, 20th century
A fine large scale model of this famous racing sloop. The hull of the model is preformed with white painted topsides, a gold cove stripe and a copper painted bottom. The deck of the model is planked in basswood veneer with the seams of the planks blackened. The deck of the model is fitted with numerous details which include: deck eyes, toe rails, winches, cleats, hatches, skylight, companionway, binnacle, ship's wheel, turning blocks, and a dory lashed to the deck. The model is rigged with a single mast in a sloop configuration and is fitted with standing and running rigging which includes stays, halyards and sheets. The model is fitted with a set of cotton sails which include a main, jib and staysail. The model is displayed on a mahogany board with mahogany cradles.
48 x 6½ x 69 in. (121.9 x 16.5 x 175.2 cm.) model on stand.

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Built by Herreshoff Mfg. Co., Bristol, R.I. for the Vanderbilt Syndicate, Rainbow was narrowly selected by the New York Yacht Club to defend the America's Cup. Designed by W.S. Burgess with an overall length of 128.56 feet, beam 20.4 feet, and draft of 14.95 feet, Rainbow was steadily improved by adding ballast and setting larger sails. After losing the first two races to Endeavor, Rainbow won the closest Cup match ever, amidst protests and errors on both sides. Rainbow was the fifteenth defender of the America's Cup.

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