Rainbow (yacht)

Rainbow
The replica Rainbow (foreground) and Velsheda in 2012.
Yacht club  New York Yacht Club
Nation  United States
Class J-class
Sail no 4, 5
Designer(s) William Starling Burgess
Builder Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Launched 15 May 1934
Owner(s) Harold Vanderbilt syndicate (1934–37)
Chandler Hovey (1937)
Fate scrapped in 1940
Racing career
Notable victories 1934 America's Cup
America's Cup 1934 America's Cup
AC Defender
Selection Series
1937 America's Cup Defender Selections Series
Specifications
Displacement 176 tons
Length

39.95 m (131 ft) (LOA)

27.1 m (89 ft) (LWL)
Beam 6.37 m (21 ft)
Draft 4.8 m (16 ft)

Rainbow was a 1930 yacht of the J Class and successful defender of the 1934 America's Cup. It was ordered by Harold Vanderbilt and designed by William Starling Burgess. Rainbow was scrapped in 1940.[1]

A replica, Rainbow, was launched in 2012 at Holland Jachtbouw.[2] In January 2015 it was reported that she was for sale[3] with an asking price of €10,450,000 VAT paid.[4]

References

  1. "Rainbow :: Yachts :: J Class Association". www.jclassyachts.com.
  2. Fleet, Yacht Charter. "RAINBOW Yacht Charter Price - Holland Jachtbouw Luxury Yacht Charter". www.yachtcharterfleet.com.
  3. The spectacular J Class yacht Rainbow, by Andrew Rogers. Boat International.
  4. "For sale listing at Hoek Brokerage". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
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