This wonderful book includes line drawings of America’s Cup racers from 1851 to 1986. These drawings make a great start for building models. The three-inch by twelve-inch by twenty-four inch book weighs eighteen pounds and has been out of print for some time.

Here is a list of the names, followed by the page number, of the 12-meter yachts that are to be found in the pages of this remarkable book:

Columbia 391
Vim 393
Easterner 396
Gleam 397
Sceptre 399
Weatherly 417
Nefertiti 419
Gretel 421
Constellation 437
American Eagle 429
Sovereign 441
Kurrewa 443
Intrepid 459
Columbia 461
Dame Pattie 463
Intrepid (2) 483
Valiant 485
Heritage 487 for Charley Morgan
Gretel II 489
France 491
Chancegger 493
Courageous 511
Mariner 513
Southern Cross 515
France II Project 517
Courageous 537
Enterprise 539
Independence 541
Australia 543
Sverige 1977 545
France II 547
Freedom 571
Clipper 573
Australia 575
France III 577
Lionheart 579
Sverige 1980 581
Liberty 619
Defender 621
Spirit of America 623
Magic 625
Australia II 627
Challenger 12 629
Advance 631
Victory 83 633
Victory 82 635
Azzurra 637
Canada I 639
Royal Oak Project 641
Kookaburra II 685
Kookaburra I 657
Kookaburra Project 659
Challenge France 661

I have started collecting and drawing out the lines of the older J-Class boats but will move to these as soon as I have some of the drawings available. If anyone has this book, and would like to lend it to me, it would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Rick Shousha
Montreal
514-973-7741