MAY FLOWER PILGRIMS WOODEN SAIL BOAT MODEL 31" LONG
Dimension
L: 31 W: 8.5 H: 25 Inches
About
100% hand built from scratch using “plank on frame” construction method.
Hundreds of hours is required to finish a model.
Completed models contain hundreds of details created by our skillful master craftsmen.
Made of finest wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood.
Just the perfect gift for home or office decorator, boat enthusiast or passionate collector. Fully assemble and ready for display.
History
The Mayflower brought the first group of Pilgrims to North America in 1620. As originally conceived, the expedition included another vessel, the Speedwell, but the latter proved unseaworthy. The Mayflower, about 180 gross tons and carrying 102 passengers, finally got under way from Plymouth, England, on September 16, 1620. The ship was headed for Virginia, where the colonists had been authorized to settle. As a result of stormy weather and navigational errors, the vessel failed to make good its course, and on November 21 the Mayflower rounded the end of Cape Cod and dropped anchor off the site of present-day Provincetown, Massachusetts. No one knows exactly what the ship looked like, but it was probably about 27 m (90 ft) long, had three masts and two decks, and probably weighed about 180 tons.
