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Very unique picture of Rainbow taken by a newspaper photographer on May 24, 1934, just 9 days after she was launched on May 15, 1934. The back of the photo contains remarks made by the news people. (Next picture)
Photo courtesy of Lars Hagen
Back of the photo contains remarks made by the news people.
Photo courtesy of Lars Hagen
Building the Rainbow only took 100 days.
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Rainbow in the 1934 series. The mainsail is hoisted.
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Sail loft.
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Rigging the Rainbow.
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Rainbow’s deck.
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Master cabin.
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Crew quarters.
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Rainbow defended the Cup against British challenger Thomas Sopwith’s Endeavour. The race was won by Rainbow.
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A J-Class with history
Between 1930 and 1937 on both English and US boatyards a total of 10 J-class boats were built.
The original Rainbow was built in 1934 and commissioned by Harold Vanderbilt at the Nat Herreshoff yard in Bristol (New England). The yacht was designed by William Starling Burgess. Vanderbilt named her Rainbow, hoping for a better future in times of great depression. The resemblance with the new Rainbow is striking. We are again in a crisis, yet Rainbow is under construction. In 1934, building Rainbow took only 100 days. Below the waterline the plating was bronze on a steel frame. A real electrolysis bomb! Her mast had a length of 45 meters and was constructed of aluminium plates. In the selection series of 1934 Rainbow raced against re-fitted veterans from 1930 like Weetamoe and Yankee. Rainbow won the series with helmsmen Mike Vanderbilt and Olin Stephens. This victory allowed Rainbow to successfully defend the cup against the British challenger Endeavour (Thomas Sopwith).
