Following the defeat of America"s 12 Meter defender, Liberty, in the 1983 America’s Cup the well-funded Sail America Foundation mounted a campaign to bring the 1987 America’s Cup back to the USA. Dennis Conner, who parted ways with the New York Yacht Club after the 1983 loss of the Cup, led the Sail America campaign and represented the San Diego Yacht Club. With a hefty budget of $16 million the campaign designed and built four 12 Meter yachts. The 12 Meter yachts were all named after the American flag – Stars and Stripes.

Today, Stars and Stripes is available for charter in St. Maarten.


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Highlights about this Stars and Stripes Yacht model:

· This model ship is entirely handmade by skilled and experienced craftsmen, using the plank on frame construction method

· No kits are use

· Meticulously sewn sails, keep sails from wrinkle

· Use high-quality wood such as rosewood, ebony, black wood, mahogany wood.... all will go through processing step pre-construction.

· The Stars and Stripes model Yacht are built on scale by the original plan, then drawn up and painted by actual photographs to ensure the best accuracy.