Burgess “Rainbow” Specifications:
LOA: 124’67 / 38.9m – LOD: – LWL: 78’74 / 24.99m – Beam: 20’99 / 6.40m – Draft: 14’96 / 4.56m – Ballast: – Displacement: 141 tons – Sail Area: 7,535 sq. ft – Yard Number: – Hull material: Iron Rig: Sloop – Designer: Starling Burgess – Built by: Herreshoff Manufacturing Company – Launched Date: March 15th, 1934 – Restored By: Aug. 28, 1940 Scrapped – Current Name: – Original Owner: Harold S. Vanderbilt Syndicate – Current Owner: – Sail Number: J5
Known Restoration History:
Historical:
Rainbow was commissioned in 1934, by Harold Vanderbilt, and was built at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, in Bristol, Rhode Island. The name Rainbow was used, in the wake of the depression, symbolizing good fortune. Rainbow was selected to defend the America’s Cup August 31, 1934, and after loosing the first two races to Endeavour, won the remaining four races to win the America’s Cup. Six years later Rainbow in 1940 was scrapped at Lawley Shipyard for $12,000
