In addidition to its gallery of exclusive, one-of-a-kind antiques, and marine art, Land
And Sea Collection, is an importer, and dealer, of high quality, ready built, boat and
ship models with a focus on classic American designs such as the just introduced model of the Long Island Sound racer,
the International One Design - IOD, a sailboat of incomparable beauty.
These include completely finished full hull models of the Schooners Gertrude
L. Thebaud, Adventuress, Atlantic, America, two sizes of Bluenose, the three master, Wawona, a Chesapeake Bay Skipjack, the
much admired Herreshoff 12.5, the New York 30 and the famous "S" Boat. A Friendship sloop, and S&S's
Dorade and Odyssey. The catboats are, the Marshall Sanderling, Crosby, and Beetle.
The collection of J Class includes Rainbow, Endeavour, Enterprise, Shamrock, offered
as both full models and half hulls.
In motorboats, we offer Chris Craft's Barrel Back, the
just launched 1929 38' Express Commuter, 1942 Twin Cockpit runabout, a Triple Cockpit runabout, and the 17 foot Utility.
In other motor vessels they have the GarWood Speedster, a classic 1920 motor yacht, a lobster boat in two sizes, and a 1926
Dreamboat.
OUR DISPLAY READY MODELS ARE LISTED
BELOW!
Copyright 2009 - 2004, by Joel
Harry Jacobs, LLC., and Land And Sea CollectionTM, All Rights Reserved
Vessel's Name
Hull Size
L.O.A.
Top of Mast
Beam
ADVENTURESS The 1913 built schooner yacht and pilot boat Adventuress
is a National Historic Vessel and an excellent example of the "fisherman profile" designs of Bowdoin B. Crowninshield,
a noted early 20th century American naval architect.
30"
39"
35"
6"
AMISTAD A replica of this slave trader was built at Mystic Seaport and is off on a cruise to Europe
in 2007. The NEW AMISTAD tells the story of the life and conditions of those involved. The ship serves
as a floating class room when in port, telling the story of capture, enslavement and trial.
21"
30.5"
25"
5.75"
AMERICA On
August 22, 1851, the low black schooner America sailed around the Isle of Wight in a race to win a silver pitcher
from the Royal Yacht Squadron. Beating 14 other yachts to the finish, she gave birth
to the America's Cup series over the years.
26"
37"
30.5"
6"
BEETLE CAT The Beetle Cat is one of the most successful low cost daysailers around. This boating
tradition was started by the Beetle family back in 1920, today is carried on by Beetle Inc. A neat little boat that
many have learned how to sail in.
12.5"
16"
18"
6.5"
BLUENOSE REGULAR Designed to meet the race rules set for competing for the William H. Dennis
trophy, the Canadian, Bluenose was 141 feet overall and 111 feet on the waterline. Bluenose and
launched with great fanfare on March 26, 1921.
27.5"
34"
29.5"
5.25"
BLUENOSE LARGE Famous Canadian racing schooner of the 1920's comes in this larger size too.
37"
47"
40.5"
7.25"
BRILLIANT LARGE A NEW, larger version of the Mystic Seaport sail training schooner which has trained thousands
of children, and adults since 1953 in the lore of the sea and ships. This BILLIANT is 50% larger, no more expensive than
our smaller version and ships for less money.
22.75"
28"
32"
5.25"
CROSBY CAT In operation since 1850, but boat building goes back more generations than that. Jesse and
Daniel Crosby learned the trade in the late 1700s from their father.The first Crosby Catboat was
introduced in 1798, and is the most recognizable name in cat boats
22"
25"
36"
9"
CHRIS CRAFT BARREL BACK Just prior to WW II the "Barrel-Back" style was introduced. With its curved transom,
created a sleek look took the market by storm. Post-war at Chris-Craft was felt in increasing sales and this became
one of the most famous of all Chris Craft models.
22.5"
22.5"
8"
7.25"
CHRIS CRAFT COMMUTER In 1929 the "Commmuter" a racy Hudson River express style became the rage. Its foreward
cockpit, low trunk cabin and flying bridge brought in a new day in speedy design. Chris-Craft lead the field in this rich
man's Wall Street toy.
27.5"
27.5"
12.5"
5.5"
CHRIS CRAFT UTILITY The Chris Craft Utility was a favorite for family fun on the water. They were built
after the depression to offer runabouts with less features at more affordable prices.
21"
21"
7.5"
7.5"
CHRIS CRAFT 3 COCKPIT A 1934 Chris Craft 28 foot Triple Cockpit speedboat that originally sold for
what was then a very high price of $4975.00. The largest and most impressive of the Chris Craft speedboats.
DORADE One of the first yachts designed by young Olin Stephens, Dorade
was a racing cruiser ordered by his father. Her design launched the careers of both Olin and his brother Rod,
by winning the 1931 Trans Atlantic and Fastnet Races and launched a world renown firm of naval architects. DISCONTINUED
4/08
26"
26"
34.25"
5-1/8"
DREAMBOAT The 1926 "Dreamboat" was designed by the Lake Union Drydock Company, just outside
of Seattle, WA. and set the standard for raised deck cabin cruisers.
32"
32"
20.5"
8.5"
ENDEAVOUR 32" Aircraft magnet, Thomas J. Sopwith's challenger for the 1934 America's Cup was Endeavour.
She was designer Charles Nicholson's third J-Class and maybe his prettiest.
32"
32"
45.5"
5.5"
ENTERPRISE Designed by W Starling Burgess, Enterprise was launched on 14 April 1930
and was chosen as the Cup defender, and winner of the series. At 80ft LWL she was shortest of the four US J's. After a 9 year silence, The Cup race was held in 1930 between Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V and
the new Enterprise skippered by Harold Vanderbilt. Enterprise won the cup 4 races to none. DISCONTINUED
3/08.
30.5"
30.5"
45"
5.5"
FRIENDSHIP SLOOP The Friendship Sloop has no real birth, but was gradually developed starting in the
1800's from the fishing and lobstering needs of the men of Muscongus Bay on the Maine coast.
25"
37"
41.5"
8.5"
GERTRUDE L. THEBAUD The impetus for Gertrude L. Thebaud was the prospect of
capturing the International Fisherman's Trophy from the Nova Scotia fleet. She was named after
the wife of a Gloucester, Massachusetts summer resident.
28"
29.5"
26.5"
5.25"
GARWOOD SPEEDSTER Built as a water version of the popular European sports cars, Wood's answer was a high
performance sixteen footer with 2 seats aft of the engine called the "Speedster". Its performance and appearance
was similar to a cut-down Miss America racer.
31"
31"
8"
10.5"
HALF HULL COLLECTION The collection includes HALF HULL MODELS of Schooner AMERICA,
J Class ENDEAVOUR, ENTERPRISE, RAINBOW, RANGER and SHAMROCK V, the Herreshoff
12.5 Doughdish, and larger Crosby cat. All are built to the same high standards of our other models.
30"
30"-39"
35"
6"
HERRESHOFF 12 1/2 Known variously as a "Buzzards Bay Boy Boat," or a "Doughdish,"
Nathaniel Green Herreshoff designed and built the first of these small and "one-design" sport sailers in 1914. Capable
of seating several people, they measured only 12.5 feet at the waterline and originally sold for $420 vs. $28,000 today.
15"
15"
24.5"
6.25"
HERRESHOFF S-BOAT The "S"-Class Boat is a displacement boat that is quick in light air, stiff
in a breeze, and remarkably agile in response to her helm. Most were produced between 1919 and 1941 by the world famous
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, RI.
27.5"
27.5"
48.5"
7"
HERRESHOFF NEW YORK 30 The classically elegant Herreshoff designed and built, 43' sailing class, the NYYC
30. (New York Yacht Club 30). Just 18 were ever built starting in 1905. They are widely regarded as one of the
most famous designs of the legendary yacht designer and builder, Nathanial Greene Herreshoff, the "Wizard of Bristol“.
21.5"
25.5"
28"
4.5"
INTERNATIONAL ONE DESIGN - IOD The 1936 built one design racing sailboat conceived
by Cornelius Shields changed the face of racing on Long Island Sound and continues as an active class today. The IOD Class
has fleets in the U.S., Bermuda, and other countries.
25"
25"
37"
5.25"
LIGHTNING ONE DESIGN CLASS The Lightning is one of the largest racing and daysailing classes in the world. This
19 foot classic was designed by Olin Stephens in 1938, and has grown to 15,000 boats in 500 Fleets worldwide. An outstanding
boat in which many have learned how to sail and race.
19"
22"
34"
6.75"
LOBSTER BOAT A classic style Maine lobster boat as can be seen running helter and skelter over the
waters of New England laying and hauling lobster pots. These rugged boat are designed to brave the harsh conditions that
may be encountered.
27"
27"
13.75"
9"
MARSHALL 18 SANDERLING In 1962 Breck Marshall undertook an exhaustive study to recreate
the best of the catboat designs. That same year saw the first Sanderling built, using fiberglass construction.
For over 30 years, The Marshall Company's Sanderlinghas been a leader in the industry.
This model typifies the motor yachts that were popular during the
period, 1920-1930 as built by American Car and Foundry, Consolidated, Chris Craft, Mathews, and Elco among others. Reportedly, she
is of MISTRAL a West Coast boat
26"
26"
15"
6.5"
ODYSSEY Two brothers, Olin J. and Roderick Stephens, Jr., began their careers as self-taught sailors
on Barnstable Bay, Massachusetts. Both entered the marine industry at an early age. With his father's backing, young
Olin entered into a partnership with the already successful yacht broker Drake Sparkman, and Sparkman & Stephens, Inc.
was formed. Odyssey is one of many results of that effort.
27"
29.5"
36.25"
5.5"
RAINBOW 32" The 1934 match race was between Endeavour and the defender,
Rainbow. Rainbow was a light weather boat and Endeavour came close to lifting the Cup, a vital tactical
error by Sopwith lost them a "certain" 3rd race. (He did not cover the boat behind !)
32"
32"
45.5"
5.5"
RELIANCE 50" 1903 America's Cup winner Reliance. Built by Herreshoff Mfg. to defend the cup in
1903. The Reliance was the largest cup boat ever built. Reliance had more than 16,000 sq. ft of
sail area and was over 143' long.
36"
50.5"
50.5"
6.5"
SHAMROCK V 30" The most celebrated yachtsman ever to challenge
for the America's Cup was the self-made millionaire Sir Thomas Lipton. Born to an Irish grocer in a Glasgow tenement, Lipton
mounted the first of his five challenges under the auspices of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club in 1898. This
was the 5th of his loosing challengers.
30"
30"
45"
5"
SKIPJACK MINNIE V In the late 1800's and early 1900's, skipjacks were familiar sights in every
port on the Chesapeake Bay. The captains and crews were hardy souls who earned a living in the harsh conditions of wintertime
dredging for oysters under sail.
19"
29.5"
28"
6.5"
WAWONA Launched in 1897 at H. D. Bendixsen Ship Yard, Fairhaven, California Length:
165 feet Beam: 36 feet Draft: 11 feet 6" Displacement 468 tons On September 12th 1897, master shipbuilder Hans Bendixen launched
the largest three masted schooner ever built on the west coast of North America, the Wawona. She
still exists today as a National Historic Ship. DISCONTINUED 6/07
ADVENTURESS The 1913 built schooner yacht and pilot boat Adventuress
is a National Historic Vessel and an excellent example of the "fisherman profile" designs of Bowdoin B. Crowninshield,
a noted early 20th century American naval architect.
30"
39"
35"
6"
AMISTAD A replica of this slave trader was built at Mystic Seaport and is off on a cruise to Europe
in 2007. The NEW AMISTAD tells the story of the life and conditions of those involved. The ship serves
as a floating class room when in port, telling the story of capture, enslavement and trial.
21"
30.5"
25"
5.75"
AMERICA On
August 22, 1851, the low black schooner America sailed around the Isle of Wight in a race to win a silver pitcher
from the Royal Yacht Squadron. Beating 14 other yachts to the finish, she gave birth
to the America's Cup series over the years.
26"
37"
30.5"
6"
BEETLE CAT The Beetle Cat is one of the most successful low cost daysailers around. This boating
tradition was started by the Beetle family back in 1920, today is carried on by Beetle Inc. A neat little boat that
many have learned how to sail in.
12.5"
16"
18"
6.5"
BLUENOSE REGULAR Designed to meet the race rules set for competing for the William H. Dennis
trophy, the Canadian, Bluenose was 141 feet overall and 111 feet on the waterline. Bluenose and
launched with great fanfare on March 26, 1921.
27.5"
34"
29.5"
5.25"
BLUENOSE LARGE Famous Canadian racing schooner of the 1920's comes in this larger size too.
37"
47"
40.5"
7.25"
CROSBY CAT In operation since 1850, but boatbuilding goes back more generations than that. Jesse and Daniel
Crosby learned the trade in the late 1700s from their father.The first Crosby Catboat was introduced
in 1798, and is the most recognizable name in cat boats
22"
25"
36"
9"
CHRIS CRAFT BARREL BACK Just prior to WW II the "Barrel-Back" style was introduced. With its curved transom,
created a sleek look took the market by storm. Post-war at Chris-Craft was felt in increasing sales and this became
one of the most famous of all Chris Craft models.
22.5"
22.5"
8"
7.25"
CHRIS CRAFT UTILITY The Chris Craft Utility was a favorite for family fun on the water. They were built
after the depression to offer runabouts with less features at more affordable prices.
21"
21"
7.5"
7.5"
CHRIS CRAFT 3 COCKPIT A 1934 Chris Craft 28 foot Triple Cockpit speedboat that originally sold for
what was then a very high price of $4975.00. The largest and most impressive of the Chris Craft speedboats.
DORADE One of the first yachts designed by young Olin Stephens, Dorade
was a racing cruiser ordered by his father. Her design launched the careers of both Olin and his brother Rod,
by winning the 1931 Trans Atlantic and Fastnet Races and launched a world renown firm of naval architects.
26"
26"
34.25"
5-1/8"
DREAMBOAT The 1926 "Dreamboat" was designed by the Lake Union Drydock Company, just outside
of Seattle, WA. and set the standard for raised deck cabin cruisers.
32"
32"
20.5"
8.5"
ENDEAVOUR 32" Aircraft magnet, Thomas J. Sopwith's challenger for the 1934 America's Cup was Endeavour.
She was designer Charles Nicholson's third J-Class and maybe his prettiest.
32"
32"
45.5"
5.5"
ENTERPRISE Designed by W Starling Burgess, Enterprise was launched on 14 April 1930
and was chosen as the Cup defender, and winner of the series. At 80ft LWL she was shortest of the four US J's. After a 9 year silence, The Cup race was held in 1930 between Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V and
the new Enterprise skippered by Harold Vanderbilt. Enterprise won the cup 4 races to none. DISCONTINUED
3/08.
30.5"
30.5"
45"
5.5"
FRIENDSHIP SLOOP The Friendship Sloop has no real birth, but was gradually developed starting in the
1800's from the fishing and lobstering needs of the men of Muscongus Bay on the Maine coast.
25"
37"
41.5"
8.5"
GERTRUDE L. THEBAUD The impetus for Gertrude L. Thebaud was the prospect of
capturing the International Fisherman's Trophy from the Nova Scotia fleet. She was named after
the wife of a Gloucester, Massachusetts summer resident.
28"
29.5"
26.5"
5.25"
GARWOOD SPEEDSTER Built as a water version of the popular European sports cars, Wood's answer was a high
performance sixteen footer with 2 seats aft of the engine called the "Speedster". Its performance and appearance
was similar to a cut-down Miss America racer.
31"
31"
8"
10.5"
HALF HULL COLLECTION The collection includes HALF HULL MODELS of Schooner AMERICA,
J Class ENDEAVOUR, ENTERPRISE, RAINBOW, RANGER and SHAMROCK V, the Herreshoff
12.5 Doughdish, and larger Crosby cat. All are built to the same high standards of our other models.
30"
30"-39"
35"
6"
HERRESHOFF 12 1/2 Known variously as a "Buzzards Bay Boy Boat," or a "Doughdish,"
Nathaniel Green Herreshoff designed and built the first of these small and "one-design" sport sailers in 1914. Capable
of seating several people, they measured only 12.5 feet at the waterline and originally sold for $420 vs. $28,000 today.
15"
15"
24.5"
6.25"
HERRESHOFF S-BOAT The "S"-Class Boat is a displacement boat that is quick in light air, stiff
in a breeze, and remarkably agile in response to her helm. Most were produced between 1919 and 1941 by the world famous
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, RI.
27.5"
27.5"
48.5"
7"
HERRESHOFF NEW YORK 30 The classically elegant Herreshoff designed and built, 43' sailing class, the NYYC
30. (New York Yacht Club 30). Just 18 were ever built starting in 1905. They are widely regarded as one of the
most famous designs of the legendary yacht designer and builder, Nathanial Greene Herreshoff, the "Wizard of Bristol“.
21.5"
25.5"
28"
4.5"
INTERNATIONAL ONE DESIGN - IOD The 1936 built one design racing sailboat conceived
by Cornelius Shields changed the face of racing on Long Island Sound and continues as an active class today. The IOD Class
has fleets in the U.S., Bermuda, and other countries.
25"
25"
37"
5.25"
LOBSTER BOAT A classic style Maine lobster boat as can be seen running helter and skelter over the
waters of New England laying and hauling lobster pots. These rugged boat are designed to brave the harsh conditions that
may be encountered.
27"
27"
13.75"
9"
MARSHALL 18 SANDERLING In 1962 Breck Marshall undertook an exhaustive study to recreate
the best of the catboat designs. That same year saw the first Sanderling built, using fiberglass construction.
For over 30 years, The Marshall Company's Sanderlinghas been a leader in the industry.
This model typifies the motor yachts that were popular during the
period, 1920-1930 as built by American Car and Foundry, Consolidated, Chris Craft, Mathews, and Elco among others. Reportedly, she
is of MISTRAL a West Coast boat
26"
26"
15"
6.5"
ODYSSEY Two brothers, Olin J. and Roderick Stephens, Jr., began their careers as self-taught sailors
on Barnstable Bay, Massachusetts. Both entered the marine industry at an early age. With his father's backing, young
Olin entered into a partnership with the already successful yacht broker Drake Sparkman, and Sparkman & Stephens, Inc.
was formed. Odyssey is one of many results of that effort.
27"
29.5"
36.25"
5.5"
RAINBOW 32" The 1934 match race was between Endeavour and the defender,
Rainbow. Rainbow was a light weather boat and Endeavour came close to lifting the Cup, a vital tactical
error by Sopwith lost them a "certain" 3rd race. (He did not cover the boat behind !)
32"
32"
45.5"
5.5"
RELIANCE 50" 1903 America's Cup winner Reliance. Built by Herreshoff Mfg. to defend the cup in
1903. The Reliance was the largest cup boat ever built. Reliance had more than 16,000 sq. ft of
sail area and was over 143' long.
36"
50.5"
50.5"
6.5"
SHAMROCK V 30" The most celebrated yachtsman ever to challenge
for the America's Cup was the self-made millionaire Sir Thomas Lipton. Born to an Irish grocer in a Glasgow tenement, Lipton
mounted the first of his five challenges under the auspices of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club in 1898. This
was the 5th of his loosing challengers.
30"
30"
45"
5"
SKIPJACK MINNIE V In the late 1800's and early 1900's, skipjacks were familiar sights in every
port on the Chesapeake Bay. The captains and crews were hardy souls who earned a living in the harsh conditions of wintertime
dredging for oysters under sail.
19"
29.5"
28"
6.5"
WAWONA Launched in 1897 at H. D. Bendixsen Ship Yard, Fairhaven, California Length:
165 feet Beam: 36 feet Draft: 11 feet 6" Displacement 468 tons On September 12th 1897, master shipbuilder Hans Bendixen launched
the largest three masted schooner ever built on the west coast of North America, the Wawona. She
still exists today as a National Historic Ship. DISCONTINUED 6/07
