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Columbia 20"

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Features: Columbia 20"

  • Overall dimensions 20" L x 2" W x 17" H (1:78  scale)
  • Handcrafted wooden accurate replica sailboat of the Columbia - No plastic parts
  • Handstitched high thread count canvass sails that are slightly starched to hold their shape
  • To offer this sailboat model at a reasonable price, and to ensure no damage during shipping this model sailboat requires minor assembly. The sails and rigging are all completed.. One just needs to insert the mast into the designated hole on the deck and clip the hooks to the deck. Pictured instructions with numbers on the hooks allow anyone to easily assemble this sailboat model in less than 4 minutes
  • There is no rigging to tie or tighten


History: Columbia 20"

    Columbia was the successful defender of the second America's Cup race in 1871 against English challenger Livonia.

    Design

    Columbia, a wooden centerboard schooner, was designed and built in 1871 by Joseph B. Van Deusen in Chester, PA for owner Franklin Osgood of the New York Yacht Club.

    Career

    Skippered by Andrew J. Comstock, Columbia won the first two 1871 races against Livonia. It was beaten by Livonia in the third race, in which Columbia, damaged from the second race, was skippered by Horatio Nelson "Nelse" Comstock. It was the first America's Cup defender to concede a win to the challenger. As Columbia was further damaged in this third race, it was unable to compete in the final race. The yacht Sappho substituted and won the America's Cup for the second time for the U.S.

    Columbia ended its racing career in 1908, when it was dismasted and used as a houseboat in Brooklyn Harbor on the East River. Three years later it was rebuilt and sailed as a cruiser out of Newport News, VA. In 1920, Columbia was bought by a fisherman. It was declared lost in 1923.

    Specifications

        * Overall length: 34.13 m
        * Length at water line: 29.41 m
        * Beam (width): 7.75 m
        * Draft: 1.80 m
        * Displacement: 220 tons
        * Sail area: 950 m2


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