Static boat America 1/66

American schooner from 1851
The schooner America was designed by Gorge Steers and built in William Brown's shipyard in 1851. Its name is still the most important and famous in the history of world yachting. The America, under the command of Dick Brown, a pilot from New York, set sail in June 1851 for England to participate in the regatta scheduled for August 22 on the course established around the Isle of Wight, without any allowance for differences in tonnage or rigging. The prize for the competition was a 100-guinea cup. America won a resounding victory over the English squadron. At its appearance, the America presented remarkable innovations in the shape of the hull, especially in terms of the waterlines and section, which were much more advanced compared to the hulls of that time. It also had a shallow draft, fine lines, light displacement, and a new cut of sails considerably thinner and made of cotton fabric. The 100-guinea cup, later known as the "America's Cup," still gives its name today to the most important regatta in the world.