(Newport, RI)- If you are looking for creative ideas for gifts overthe holidays, nothing can bring a bigger smile to anyone than to see their favorite J represented in living color as a beautiful half-hull model. There are numerous sources to find them. Here are two that you might consider for putting that pretty boat into a large stocking hanging from the fireplace.A long-time sailor and J/80 owner that sails in the Newport J/80 Fleet is Andrew Burton. Andy founded Trident Studios and has been building models for decades in between his yacht delivery business (over 350,000 nm of sailing to date!). Andrew has many molds of J/Boat half-models, including the J/111. His half-models were the ones given out to all the Top 5 crew at the recent J/24 Worlds in Rochester, New York. You can reach Andrew at email- andrew@tridentstudio.com) or see his Trident Studio website.
Also a J/80 owner, Denis Cartier is founder of Abordage Models and builds very detailed full models (rigging, lifelines, wheels, deck gear, etc) or classic half-hull models. They build many "J" class models, including the latest J/70 and the J/111. Contact Denis at email- abordage@abordage.com or visit his website- http://www.abordage.com.
