Enterprise Model Yacht
Enterprise, the America's Cup sloop designed by William S. Burgess, was the
winner of the Americas' Cup in 1930. She won in the final race, crushing Shamrock
V just before the finish line, thanks to the masterful hands of her owner, millionaire,
Mike Vanderbilt.
After World War I new rules were designed and enforced to produce safer and
more seaworthy boats for America’s Cup racing. These design changes were
to balance hull length, sail area, and hull shape. Traditional Gaff rigged topsails
and mainsails were replaced with a single triangular sail rising straight to
the top of the mast known as a Bermuda or Marconi rig. A large jib, also known
as a Genoa, was added in later years.
The exceptionally large racing yachts known as the J-class of boats adopted
these changes for racing in the America’s Cup.
These massive boats were designed with a 75 to 87 foot water line with their
parachute spinnakers reaching as large as 18,000 square feet. Designed and manned
for speed, these incredible racing yachts sacrificed simplicity for lightening
speed requiring large crews, special tackle and geared winches.
Enterprise was the largest and fastest of all the J-sloops ever constructed.
Eighty feet long at the water line with her great mast reaching 162 feet into
the air this colossal ship was a huge racing machine.
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| Enterprise
Yacht Description: |
- Model Yacht Measures 24"L x 34 "T x 4.5 "W
- The America's Cup, Enterprise model, rests steadily upon a solid
wood base, and comes with a brass name plate and the history
of the original Yacht
- This Enterprise sail boat model is entirely handmade piece
by intricate piece by skillful and experienced master craftsmen, using
plank on frame construction
- We only use the highest quality woods in constructing our
museum quality model sail boats
- The following rare woods used to build our yacht models were
subjected to severe conditioning (put over fire & sun dried), to ensure
your model will withstand any climate and thus, preventing
the wood from becoming twisted or fractured:
Ebony, English Sycamore, Rosewood, Black Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Yellow
Wood & Jack Wood
- Anchors, railings and other intricate details on this historic model
yacht are sculpted of metal
- Rigging lines differ in weight and texture and the sails are handmade
of fine linen
- Our wooden model yachts are built according to scale through
original plans, pictures and drawings
- The Enterprise wooden sail boat model is carefully
inspected for quality and accuracy numerous times before packaging
* This model requires some simple assembly of the mast. Instructions
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