Cutty Sark, 1869 – A historic ship in the palm of your hand
The last of her kind. The fastest of her era. The most romantic ship ever built for trade.
Built for the great tea races, where the first ship to dock in London commanded a premium price and the admiration of an entire nation, the Cutty Sark was the pinnacle of sail at the very moment steam began to win. Her revolutionary composite construction, iron frame married to fine wooden planking, allowed for a sharper, swifter hull than anything that had come before.
This museum-quality desk model captures every detail: the sleek teak hull, eleven miles of waxed marine rigging, and a main mast rising 153 feet above the deck in perfect miniature. The work of master artisans, faithful in every line to the original.
The Cutty Sark has survived heavy seas, war, neglect, and fire to become one of London’s most beloved landmarks at Greenwich. This model preserves her precisely as she stood at the dawn of her restoration: a loving tribute to the ship that became the epitome of the golden age of sail.
Own a piece of the last great era of wind and wood.
Barrington Vaught –
If I am counting correctly, Cutty is the 14th model I have purchased from you. 6 half hulls America’s Cup yachts, 4 half hulls framed, the Columbia, Monitor , Merrimack and now the Cutty. Everyone has exceeded all my expectations in all aspects including the detail, workmanship and adherence to the design of the original vessel. My only dilemma now is what can I order that surpasses the Cutty?
Barry V.