HMS Surprise sail by port side

HMS Surprise sailing by. This is a 1:24 model frigate 110 inches long, 80 inches tall and almost 34 inches across the main course yard. It weighs 110 pounds when sailing. It is a kit from Steel, Chapman, and Hutchinson LTD of Palo Alto California. They also offer a smaller 1:24 model of a Brig and a topsail schooner. These are the only square rigger sailing ships for radio control that are a truely fine sailing ship.