Scale: 1:12. A contemporary full hull model of the racing yacht ‘Arrow’ (1821). It is fully rigged with mast, spars and sails although these are currently stored separately as a result of ongoing restoration. The hull and rudder is complete with simulated copper sheathing and black topsides, while the deck consists of individually laid planking surrounded by white inwales. Deck equipment includes a working anchor and windlass, galley and saloon stove pipes, hatches, skylights and a raised deck with gratings in the stern below the wooden tiller.

The ‘Arrow’ was an extraordinary yacht as she was original the old ‘cods head and mackerel tail’ design built in 1821 for a Mr Joseph Weld. Measuring 61 feet in length by 18 feet in the beam and a tonnage of 85, she was the first winner of the Queen’s Cup organized by the Royal Yacht Club (now known as the Royal Yacht Squadron) in 1826 and thus started the organized progression of yacht racing as it is known today.

In 1852, the ‘Arrow’ raced against the now famous American schooner ‘America’, beating her comfortably in company with another cutter-rigged English yacht, the ‘Mosquito’. She was sold to a Mr Thomas Chamberlayne, who subsequently gave her a new bow and stern and as a result was able to race her until the 1880s winning the occasional prize. With the introduction of the rules for lowering of ballast and broadening of keels, the more modern yachts were able to overpower her and subsequently put an end to her racing days.