A modern waterline scenic model of the ketch rigged yacht 'Great Britain II', circa 1972. The hull is carved from the solid, painted and set in a plaster sea base. It is fully equipped, with the sails set and complete with scale figures. The model is inscribed ‘Great Britain II’ on the port and starboard bows and stern, ‘CR1’ on the port stern, and ‘K3566’ on the mainsail. On the wooden base the label reads, ‘Great Britain II presented by the Army Sailing Association, winner FT clipper Race 1975-6’. There is also a maker’s label, ‘Brian H Williams Marine Artist’. The model is signed ‘POW’.

This yacht was entered in the first round the world yacht race and was skippered by Chay Blyth with a crew from the Parachute Regiment. The ‘Great Britain II’ was built in the UK of foam sandwich construction and measured 77 feet in length with a beam of 18 feet. It finished first overall on elapsed time sailing 27,120 miles in 144 days 10 hours at an average speed of 7.41 knots, setting a world record time for any yacht circumnavigating the world.