HJB has launched the J-class yacht Rainbow, which is based upon the lines of the 1934 America’s Cup winner drawn by William Starling Burgess in the early 1930s. This spectacular 40-meter “J” features a high-end superyacht interior and a unique hybrid propulsion and power system inside a racing-boat hull, topped off by a grand prix racing deck and rig. Rainbow can be operated entirely on her Hystore lithium-ion batteries, allowing a dramatic reduction of the ecological footprint and a 30-percent reduction in the fuel requirement for the hotel load. The project’s naval architects were Dykstra Naval Architects.

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LOA: 131ft. 3in. (40m)
Beam: 20ft. 11in. (6.37m)
Draft: 15ft. 9in. (4.80m)