Columbia

Columbia, racing schooner; Model: David Edwards.
David Edwards - Columbia

Movie: Columbia

America’s Cup defender built in 1871. The model is contemporary to the original being 130 years old and built as a pond yacht by David Edwards’s great-grandfather. Now converted to RC she is capable of handling rough weather. Model: David Edwards.

Columbia was an American wooden centerboard schooner built in 1871 which ended her racing career in 1908. Defending the America’s Cup in 1871, Columbia won the first two races against Livonia but was beaten in the third. Having sustained damage, the yacht Sappho was substituted, and defeated Livonia in the final two races.

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