Ez egyben azt is jelentette hogy az 1934 es Kupagyőztes 78 év után újra vitorlázhatott.
J class rainbow 1934. And even more delighted when his yacht saw off Sir Thomas Sopwiths Endeavour by. On May the 15th 1934 the William Starling Burgess Design J Class Rainbow was launched at the Herreshoff Yard in Bristol Rhode Island USA. A Rainbow nál is mint a hasonlóan újjáépült J Class ok esetében a legnagyobb teljesítményre törekedtek.
Harold Vanderbilts J Rainbow which beat Endeavour was said to have cost 400000 in 1934 around 24 million in todays money. Vanderbilt who expressly wanted this yacht to challenge the strong contender Endeavour. J Class Replica Rainbow Launches.
Scale to be adjusted. She was built to defend the Americas Cup against Endeavour in 1934. This model is handcrafted using a combination of materials such as die cast metal wood and cloth.
The award-winning J Class yacht Rainbow was launched at the Holland Jachtbouw shipyard in 2012. On 15 May 1934 the spectacular 40 metre J Class Rainbow was launched after a mere 100 days of construction at the Herreshoff yard in New England. The replica of the famed 1934 Americas Cup winner Rainbow gently touched salt water for the first time in mid-February christened by the owners daughter.
Based on William Starling Burgess lines of the original 1934 Americas Cup winner this spectacular J features a classic interior true to the 1930s and a modern hybrid propulsion and power system specifically designed and engineered for Rainbow. The replica of the famed 1934 Americas Cup winner Rainbow gently touched salt water for the first time in mid-February christened by the owners daughter. The pilot was MrHarols S.
The first 2 races were tough for Rainbow but the last 4 races she beat the Challenger Endeavour. On May the 15th 1934 the William Starling Burgess Design J Class Rainbow was launched at the Herreshoff Yard in Bristol Rhode Island USA. She was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast.