Yes! THAT Rainbow II

Rainbow II was designed by Olin J Stephens II, of Sparkman and Stephens, to meet the RORC rule. She was built of single skin splined kauri in 1966 by Max Carter for Chris Bouzaid who very successfully campaigned her on the One Ton Cup circuit which took New Zealand yachting to the global stage. Chris and his crew’s winning results included 121 races over three years. Among the victories were the Whangarei-Noumea race in April 1967, the Sydney-Hobart classic in December 1967, finished second (1968) and then first (1969) in the One Ton Cup in Heligoland, and then, in August 1969, won the 245-mile Channel Race and finished first in her class in the 605-mile Fastnet Classic, in England. Rainbow II has been under the stewardship of the Classic Yacht Charitable Trust, in Auckland since she was brought back from Bermuda by Chris Bouzaid and John Street and underwent a major restoration in 2014. Since then, she has been lovingly cared for, maintained, and cruised by boat builder, Neil Gillard. A considerable list of equipment was donated, to ensure that Rainbow II lacked for nothing when she returned to the race start line again in the One Ton Cup Revisited regatta in Auckland in March 2015. The Classic Yacht Charitable Trust is now ready to pass this historic yacht along to new owners/custodians. We are looking for the person, or syndicate, who have the right skills and passion to write the next chapter of her story.

If you are interested in discussing this opportunity and would like a copy of the inventory, send us a message, or go to https://www.classicyachtcharitabletrust.org.nz/trust_boats.htm?boat_id=13 Rainbow II is currently on public display at Heritage Landing, Silo Park, Auckland.

• Listing ID: 165128
• Type: used