Rainbow was a J-class yacht built in 1934[1] 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.[2]


Replica

A replica, Rainbow, was launched in 2012 at Holland Jachtbouw.[3] In January 2015 it was reported that she was for sale[4] with an asking price of €10,450,000 VAT paid.[5]

References

  1. ^ Enterprise to Endeavour, The J-Class Yachts, Ian Dear, 1977
  2. ^ "Rainbow :: Yachts :: J Class Association". www.jclassyachts.com.
  3. ^ Fleet, Yacht Charter. "RAINBOW Yacht Charter Price - Holland Jachtbouw Luxury Yacht Charter". www.yachtcharterfleet.com.
  4. ^ The spectacular J Class yacht Rainbow, by Andrew Rogers. Boat International.
  5. ^ "For sale listing at Hoek Brokerage". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_(yacht)
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