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BRITANNIA Royal Yacht

 The most successful racing sailboat of all time
 

Royal yacht Britannia was built for the Queen Victoria's son Edward, Prince of Wales, successor to the throne. She was launched on 20 April 1893 and joined a fleet of first class cutters that was growing fast as others followed the royal lead. In a highly competitive fleet, sailboat Britannia soon set about achieving the race results which would eventually establish her as the most successful racing yacht of all time.

By the end of her first year's racing, the sailboat Britannia had scored thirty-three wins from forty-three starts. In her second season, she won all seven races for the first class yachts on the French Riviera, and then beat the 1893 America's Cup defender Vigilant.

In 1895 she won 38 of 50 regattas. It is the record which no other yacht in history ever able to repeat. 

In 1897, Britannia beat the yacht Meteor of the Chancellor of Germany and won the Challenger Cup.

In 1921, the new owner, King George V, refitted Britannia out for racing, and for the first few seasons replicated the stunning earlier successes. However, as the years progressed Britannia became increasingly unable to hold its own against the more modern rigged J-class yachts.

After George V’s death in 1936, sailboat Britannia was towed out into the English Channel and sunk in deep water off the Isle of Wight, in accordance with his dying wishes.

Britannia
's 51-foot (16 m) long gaff, the king’s chair, tiller, some mast hoops, blocks and rigging, anchor chain and clock are preserved in the Sir Max Aitken Museum in Cowes High Street and the remains of her spinnaker boom are at Carisbrooke Castle, also on the Isle of Wight. The spinnaker boom was given for use as a flag pole on the keep.

We offer this scratch-built sailboat Britannia model in two sizes:

42" long x 51" tall x 6.5" wide.
$3,360
Shipping and insurance in the US included. Other countries, $600 flat rate. 

30" long x 38" tall x 5" wide. $2,790 Shipping and insurance in the US included. Other countries, $400 flat rate. 

Models are built per commission only. We require only a small deposit to start it $500   The remaining balance won't be due until the model is completed, in several months.

Different size, or different boat? Let us build it for you by clicking on this link: Commissioning. Because you want nothing but the best, click on this link to learn more.

If you are looking for the royal yacht HMY BRITANNIA model, it is located here: https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/ocean_liners/britannia%20royal%20yacht.htm

Learn more about the Britannia yacht here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMY_Britannia_(Royal_Cutter_Yacht)