Of all beautiful objects mankind ever produced, the J-class yachts no doubt top the list hands down!!!

It takes a team of magicians to sand the hull from sheet ally to final clear coat, the hours days weeks months, just in preparation blows my mind, and then the hole package. To me one of the most beautiful things a human being can make.

Though built by the famous Herreshoff Company, the original 1934 Rainbow (owned by Harold Vanderbilt) was designed by William Burgess. Burgess designed two other America's Cup defenders, Enterprise (1930) and Ranger (1937), as well as early aircraft and hydroplanes. Rainbow's lines remain as beautiful today as ever. I'm surprised that this reproduction in aluminium comes in at 180 tons. The 1934 wooden hulled Rainbow displaced a lithe 141 tons, but then she was comparatively sparsely furnished below decks -- a racing machine without an elaborate diesel electric engine system and batteries, air conditioning, household sized galley and the rest of today's über yacht requisites. Under America's Cup rules of the 1930's, this Rainbow redux would only represent the Netherlands, and would have had to sail to New York in order to compete. Holland Jachtbouw, builder of the new Rainbow deserves thanks for bringing such a gracious and strong design back to life. They've gone on to build another J-Class boat, the 1934 Topaz, designed by Frank Cabot Paine and reborn in 2015.

The most beautiful sailing vessel ever! Gives me goose bumps just looking at her! Thanks for sharing her beauty.

This is the yachting equivalent to the E-Type Jaguar. The looks cannot be improved upon!

I had the great pleasure of working with Jared on the Shamrock five jk3 project in pendennis England it was great sailing with him on Shamrock at the 99 and tigua classics and then having him host Us in Amsterdam for the boat trade show I found him to be incredibly intelligent polite person myself and the crew had a wonderful time with him a true Marine architect an artist once again I feel so privileged to have being able to meet and hang and enjoy his knowledge and Company

The most beautiful and elegant yachts ever built and still to this day the most fabulous sight on any water. Their has been some fabulous yachts designed and built since the J’s were originally floated but none as elegant. They are simply the most beautiful thing.

I once saw Shamrock in Tenerife 30 years ago and she was so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes

We have lost Concorde but we still have the beautiful J Class yachts, just seeing these beautiful pieces of art being built gives me butterflies so the guys who sail them must have a life time of incredible memories

Very nice movie, such grace and elegance to see on the water. Modern race sailing boats are also nice and maybe faster but, they will never beat the looks of the J-class. Thanks for sharing this awesome and educational story😍😍😍

tks for the movie.... I started sailing in the 70th.... the Js are the most elegant beauties till nowadays on high seas. great these ladies experinced a revival.... its a heritage to keep them alive and racing.

Beauty, elegance, speed, grace, greyhound of the high seas

Wat een ontzettend mooie verhalen en wat een absolute prestatie dat jullie zo'n iconisch ship kunnen bouwen. Diep en diep respect.

My recollection is that Rainbow in 1934 or whenever she raced was widely considered not as fast (nor as beautiful) as her British competitor Endeavor and relied upon her skipper/crew to emerge victorious. So it's a minor surprise that anyone today would use Rainbow's lines to build a brand new yacht at monstrous cost. Probably figure they can tweak either the lines or other variables to boost speed. Ranger, by comparison, was considered a rocket back in the day and so no surprise her lines were chosen early on for a reproduction.

a fantastic movie, hope for more!!

What a gorgeous boat.

It makes me wonder about the limits of design. Can a sailing boat's design be so perfect that what comes after may just be changes but not improvements. They are the Helen of Troy of yachts.

Nathanael Herreshoff's Universal Rule, amazing design :)

My uncle Prescott Wilson made the original sails back in the day!

Simply stunning, my husband would be soooo happy!

You gotta admit this boat is real deal right now 🌺

Beautiful, just bloody beautiful.

Every J boat has a awesome past.

G E W E L D I G ...what a beauty !

Another classic from past, "Rainbow" is a modern day replica of the famous "Rainbow" of the 1930's, built in modern materials to the new J-class rule, which allows new vessels to enter this elite fleet. See documentaries about the restoration of the original British 46.30-metre classic gaff-rigged cutter Lulworth, and the rebuild of a Britannia replica - both from the same period -- on our Nautical History playlist. kzfaq.info/sun/PLD1D387349710EBA4

I got to meet and work with Jerry when we're doing the refit on Shamrock 5 at pendennis Shipyard outstanding arcattack very nice person

Beautiful boat. I had a J Boat myself, not one of these J Class boats, but a J30. It was a great boat to sail and race on.

Fabulous!

No hand rails. Looks easy to fall off. But beautiful.

Exquisitely produced - kudos to camera folks; loved details of how things fit together and running commentary. Music maybe not so hot..........beautiful on-water footage, too.

Very beautiful

After seeing this I’ve just placed an order for one.

Дякую. Молодці. Круто!!!

Seems the post 1945 history is a bit short of real data. Shamrock V had been sailed by different post war owners I joined as crew near the end of a refit by C&N in Southampton in 1978-81, while Endeavour was just an empty hull up on Calshot Spit in England. Velsheda was also afloat before Endeavour was reffited for Elizabeth Meyer by Huisman in the Netherlands.

The current Rainbow, as all American J-Class yachts, is a replica. So although she has a link with past, she actually has no past. In contrast, Shamrock V, Endeavour and Velsheda are restored boats (for the most part only parts of the hulls are originals) not replicas,

Wat een prachtige mooiste zeilschepen die er bestaan. Als ik het geld ervoor had zou ik hem volledig zelfsuportend maken en ook dat de Zijlen via een knop uit getrokken konden worden dan kan ik met een paar man weg iplv 20 man mee te moeten nemen 😅👍👌 en een mooi stukje text en uitleg over de nieuwere technieken die er nu aan en in gelegd zijn. Heb de film met plezier bekeken. Ps. Bij de volgende even een professionelere muziek neer zetten of helemaal niks.

Wow... in aluminium...

No se crean mas OBRAS DE ARTE ???

The music added to this video is very negative but the story is excellent.

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Sweet

Great!

Enjoying Boats Rescues 2 years -thanks COVID Tally Ho is another rescue 112 yrs

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It would be nice to see the j' s race a Sydney to Hobart or a fastenet race as a fleet.

as she s Rainbow paint her white ! ( ain't a Porsche ...)

merci beaucoup

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21-07-2019.Are there any 15 foot J class boats?

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How fast can one of these yachts go at full sail in perfect conditions? Roughly...?

Amazing boats, no doubt. But it's a stupidity not to have rails around the deck. Even in Bangladesh ocean going boats have rails. 

oh my god the propeller cutout is horrible

Rainbow is American, he should be white. It’s not coformed, what a mess.

terrible music - excellent ship

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What a waste of time and money.

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