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  Atlantic Model Yacht
measures:
36"L x 30"T x 7"W
Built in 1903, Atlantic's greatest claim to fame came in 1905 when she was
one of eleven yachts to compete for the Emperor's Cup put up by Kaiser Wilhelm
for a race between New York and Lizard Head, England. Atlantic's professional
captain Charles Barr,a veteran of America's Cup campaigns in Columbia (1899
and 1901) and Reliance (1903), drove the powerful schooner through a violent
gale to a crossing in 12 days, 4 hours. Her 348-mile day's run on May 23-24
has never been bettered, and her overall time was not beaten until 1968
During World War I, Marshall publicly smashed the Emperor's Cup with the intent
of donating the gold to the Red Cross; it turned out to be gold-plated pewter
worth about $35.
Sold to James Cox Bradley, Atlantic saw duty as a subchaser tender, and after
World War I she was sold to Cornelius Vanderbilt. Atlantic did little racing
thereafter and in World War II she was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard for
use in antisubmarine duty. Following the war she was brought to the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy for sail training.
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Boat Description: |
- Model Ship Measures 32"L x 30"T x 7"W *when
including the very front mast, the actual length of the ship is 36"L
- The Atlantic Model Yacht is shipped to you fully
assembled and ready for display
- This wooden yacht model comes with a solid wood base, a brass
or metal name plate and the history of the ship
- This Atlantic 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 model sailing yachts
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, portholes and other details are sculpted of metal
- Sails are handmade of fine linen and rigging lines vary in
weight, texture and color
- Our wooden model yachts are built according to scale through
original plans, pictures and drawings
- The Atlantic Model Yacht of 1903 is carefully inspected
for quality and accuracy numerous times before final packaging
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