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The Emma C. Berry (RC)
One of the MSSM pond yachts set out in the temporary pond for kids at Seaport shows
Canterbury J Class RC Racing Sail Boat. Length 48 inches. Builder Hans Berger.
Model of a large R/C sailing ketch
This was built from the Model ShipWays Plans of the Bounty launch and is a scale of 1/16 size. This was the boat that Fletcher Christian set Bligh and 19 others afloat in after the mutiny on April 28, 1789. The Launch was 28 Feet long, the beam was 6 foot 9 inches with a displacement of 2.5 tons. With the 19 plus Bligh it had a free board of 6 inches. Bligh sailed this over 4000 miles to Timor off the coast of Australia. This was the most extraordinary seamanship ever displayed. Lester constructed this model in a little over 3 months. The stitching on the sails is all hand done. The paint scheme is taken from the museum replica in London. In England this is a popular home built sail boat and there is even an actual group that has regattas to sail their full size replicas of the Launch. Built by L. Palifka.
A 17-foot flat bottom sailing skiff from the Chesapeake area. Built by Chris Wojtcuk.
This viking ship model (RC) is based on the Gokstad Viking ship of the 9th century & the Draken Harald ship replica built in the 21st century. The model has both sail and propeller with radio control. Scale is 1:19 and is 48'' long. Year built 2017 by Ian Sanderson.
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