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On May 15th, 1934, the Burgess designed J-Class, Rainbow was launched at the Herreshoff Yard in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She was built to defend the America's Cup against "Endeavour" in 1934. The first 2 races were tough for Rainbow but in the last 4 races she beat the Challenger. The owner, Vanderbilt, laid Rainbow up in a dry dock and had her refitted. In 1937 she was sold to Chandler Hovey and competed for the defense of the Cup. Sadly for her, Ranger won and became the new defender. In 1940 Rainbow was sold for scrap. Under the watchful eye of Dykstra & Partners. |
| Name: | Rainbow |
| Class: |
J-Class |
| Designer(s): |
William Starling Burgess |
| Type of Boat: | J-Class |
| Year Built: | |
| Built by: | |
| LOA m / ft: | 40m / 131'2" |
| LOD m / ft: | 40m / 131'2" |
| LWL m / ft: | 27.10m / 88'9" |
| Beam m / ft: | 6.37m / 20'9" |
| Draft m / ft: | 4.80m / 15'7" |
| Yard No: | |
| Sail Stats: | Upwind sail area: 950 sq.m / Downwind sail area: 1500sq.m Sail No: JH2 |
| Construction: | Aluminium hull, teak superstructure and carbon spars |
| Other: | Air draft: 53.66m / Displacement: a.175 tons |
