Holland Jachtbouw has launched the J-class yacht Rainbow at its yard in the Netherlands. Based upon the lines of the original America’s Cup winner in 1934, this spectacular 40-metre J features a high-end superyacht interior and a unique hybrid propulsion and power system inside a racing boat hull, all topped off by a grand prix racing deck and rig.
For her launch Rainbow was wheeled onto a barge and lifted by two cranes into the water.
Rainbow is currently being stepped and sea trials will commence in March as she gears up to complete in this summer’s regattas, including the J-class races in England.
The project’s naval architects were Dykstra & Partners, and this office also partnered with deVosdeVries design on the interior.
The original Rainbow was drawn by William Starling Burgess in the early 1930s and the vessel was scrapped in 1940.
This design has now been incorporated into an all-aluminium yacht that meets the J-class Association maximum performance rules.