Rainbow (yacht)
|
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 Yard Bristol, RI, USA |
| 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 |
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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
- ↑ http://www.jclassyachts.com/yacht/733
- ↑ Rainbow's charter listing at YachtCharterFleet.com
- ↑ The spectacular J Class yacht Rainbow, by Andrew Rogers. Boat International.
- ↑ "For sale listing at Hoek Brokerage". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
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