Rainbow

Painting – Acrylic on Board
91 x 61cm

The painting depicts the America’s cup defender Rainbow which successfully won the 1934 America’s Cup defeating the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Endeavour. This was the last America’s Cup defender built by the Herreshoff Yard in Bristol.

Specifications:

Launched 1934
LOA 127 ft 7 ins
LWL 82ft 4 ins
Beam 21 ft
Draft 14ft 6 ins
Displacement 141.1 tons
Sail Area 7535 sq ft
Owner Harold S Vanderbilt

(Ref: Beken of Cowes & Rosenfeld)