Rainbow

The launching of the class coincided with the 1929 Wall Street crash and following Depression, which initially did not affect the millionaire owners such as Sir Thomas Lipton, Tom. Sopwith or Harold Vanderbilt but the change in the economic climate and World War II would spell the end of these mighty racing machines.

The first match for The America¡¯s Cup in J Class was between Enterprise and Shamrock V (Lipton) in 1930. Enterprise was technically superior to Shamrock, the hull was developed through scale models and tank testing and sail design developed in a wind tunnel by the designer Starling Burgess who had an aviation background and training in aerodynamics. The adjustable ¡°Park Avenue¡± boom was first seen on this boat ¨C the draught of the sail could be controlled by slides across the wide base of the boom.

The next match in 1934 was between Endeavour and the defender, Rainbow. Rainbow was a light weather boat and Endeavour came close to lifting the Cup, a vital tactical error by Sopwith lost them a ¡°certain¡± 3rd race. (He did not cover the boat behind!) The 1937 challenge was with Endeavour II against the Olin Stevens designed Ranger, which again proved superior in all departments. This was the last match of the J Class for the ¡°auld Mug¡±. Ranger was broken p for the War effort but Shamrock, Endeavour and Velsheda survived the war on mud births and all have been refurbished at great cost and today sail in major regattas around the world. BothEndeavour and Velsheda were at Auckland during the America¡¯s Cup series.

Pre Assembled, Handcrafted Wood Model.
pad

Models are shipped with the sails unassembled. Step-by-step instructions are included. All rigging, lines and stays have brass hooks attached, which easily hook into eyelets on mast, boom, sprit or deck. Assembly takes less than 20 minutes.

ABOUT SHIP MODEL

The ship model made by hand from a variety of high quality woods. The ship model is constructed by skilled craftspeople using plank on frame construction methods, then finished and detailed to the exacting standards you see here.

25 1/2"L 38 1/2"H  or  19"L 27"H