Tag Archives: Rainbow II

… Watson, I presume

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Peggy Bawn Press

The pot of gold is secured: the Rainbow II replica project is official, and spectacular. Naval architecture is by Dykstra Naval Achitects, with launching and completion set for 2016. Holland Jachtbouw of Zaandam, Netherlands, has secured the project contract, with … Continue reading →

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The “Big Class” on Film, 1899

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Peggy Bawn Press

As part of the research for G L Watson – the Art and Science of Yacht Design, we discovered in the Irish Film Institute’s Irish Film Archive an amazing film clip from the Golden Age of Yachting. The year is … Continue reading →

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