Yacht club New York Yacht Club Sail no 4, 5 Notable victories 1934 America's Cup Class J-class yacht Builder Bristol | Nation United States Fate scrapped in 1940 Launched 15 May 1934 Designer William Starling Burgess | |
Owner(s) Harold Vanderbilt syndicate (1934–37)
Chandler Hovey (1937) | ||
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.
A replica, Rainbow, was launched in 2012 at Holland Jachtbouw. In January 2015 it was reported that she was for sale with an asking price of €10,450,000 VAT paid.
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