by Tim Wood
Member since 11-Apr-2003
Build Type: Kit→ BlueJacket
Country: United States
Era: 1914-1945
Length Range: 125-200 feet (38-61m)
Model Material: Wood
Model Type: Static→ Half Hull
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Scale: 1:76.8 (5/32″ = 1′)
Subject Type: Vessel→ Pleasure / Sport→ Racing
About the Vessel
Endeavour is a 130-foot (40 m) J-class yacht built for the 1934 America’s Cup by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, England. She was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast. She was launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season including against the J’s Velsheda and Shamrock V. She failed in her America’s Cup challenge against the American defender Rainbow but came closer to lifting the cup than any other until Australia II succeeded in 1983.
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