Columbia Yacht, Red Balloons hand made in bronze coated

hand made in bronze coated brass

Often engraved with the ships name

a dynamic blend of strength

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

Columbia Yacht, Red Balloons hand made in bronze coatedColumbia was an American racing yacht designed by Nathanael Herreshoff and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company for owners J. Pierpont Morgan and Edwin Dennison Morgan of the New York Yacht Club in 1899. She had a nickel steel frame, a tobin bronze hull, and a steel mast. She was the defender of the tenth America s Cup race that same year against British challenger Shamrock, as well as the defender of the eleventh America s Cup race and again