America Cup Racing Yacht Fully Assembled Model
$232.00
$208.80
| Dimension | L: 33 W: 5.5 H: 28 Inches |
| About | 19th century racing yacht America was given its name after the first international sailing trophy that it won - the America’s Cup. This handmade model is built plank on frame from cherry wood by master craftsmen in accordance with original plans, pictures, and drawings. Features include three main masts with fabric sails and hand-stitching, bowsprit, tiller, wooden bunkers, and an exquisitely varnished hull in natural grain. A wooden stand with nameplate bearing the name of "America 1851" is included. Light assembly is required as the masts are folded flat down in shipping. |
| History | The 19th-century racing yacht, America, was given its name after the first international sailing trophy that it won - the America’s Cup. This schooner was designed by George Steers for Commodore John Cox Stevens and a syndicate from the Yacht Club of New York. On Aug 22, 1851, the America won by over 20 minutes in the Royal Yacht Squadrons 53-mile regatta around the Isle of Wight, capturing the ''One Hundred Sovereign Cup”. Queen Victoria, who was watching at the finish line, was reported to have asked who was second, the famous answer being: ''Ah, Your Majesty, there is no second.” |
