Model No. 109: NY 70

Model No. 109


Model by: NGH
Made when: October 1899 (ca.)
Model length (ca.): 50.8" (128.9cm)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: New York 70
Hull Configuration: Keel
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room South Wall Left

Vessels from this model:
4 built, modeled by NGH
#529s Mineola (1900)
#532s Rainbow (1900)
#533s Virginia (1900)
#534s Yankee (1900)

Original text on model:
"529, 532, 533, 534 MINEOLA, RAINBOW, VIRGINIA YANKEE 1900 all made longer in proportion 48/39 making 70' 2 1/4" waterline draft increased by adding 12" to bottom [NYYC 70' Class]." (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"70 lwl Mineola, Rainbow, Virginia, and Yankee, New York Yacht Club 70-foot class of 1900." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)


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