A static display model of the J-Class yacht Endeavour

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A static display model of the J-Class yacht Endeavour
a solid hull model with dark blue painted topsides, copper painted bottom and a white waterline. The deck of the model is planked in mahogany and is fitted with numerous details, which include: winches, cleats, ship's boat, toe rails, skylights, companionway, turning blocks, ship's wheel, traveler, life ring, and other details. The model is rigged with a single mast with standing and running rigging, jib, jib-staysail, and mainsail. The model is displayed on a pair of brass pedestals in a glass case with brass trim and a mahogany bottom.
33 x 12 x 38 in. (83.8 x 30.5 x 96.5 cm.) cased

Lot Essay

In September, 1933, the Royal Yacht Squadron offered a challenge for the next America's Cup. T.O.M. Sopwith, renowned aircraft designer, wasted no time in using some of his best people to develop Endeavour. The result of their efforts was a J-Boat that was technologically advanced for her time and faster than the defender Rainbow. Unfortunately for the British, that was not enough to win the America's Cup, and in one of the closest America's Cup races in history, Rainbow defeated Endeavour by smart sailing and taking advantage of Endeavour's amateur crew.

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