These beautiful miniature glass sailing boats bring a little flash of colour to even the smallest space. Place one on a mantelpiece, shelf or windowsill, where the light will illuminate its lively mixture of fresh greens, turquoise and purple.
Each sail was individually cut from a fused-glass bowl that I had placed in my studio reclaim collection, waiting for the right idea to give it a new life. The glass has now been reshaped and transformed into two tiny boats, each mounted on its own handmade clear-glass base.
The two boats are very similar in colour and pattern, but one sail faces left and the other faces right. Please select your preferred direction when ordering. As they are handmade from reclaimed glass, there will be slight natural differences between them.
Price is for one miniature boat.
Approximate overall height: 7 cm
Approximate base length: 8 cm
Designed and handmade by Jan Simpson in her West Sussex studio.
Designed and handmade by Jan Simpson in her West Sussex studio.
THE STORY BEHIND THE REGATTA COLLECTION
The Regatta Collection grew from a lifetime spent around sailboats and the sea. Some of my earliest and strongest memories are connected with water, and sailing has remained a thread running through my life.
More recently, watching the racing from Felpham Beach and returning to New Zealand brought many of those memories back to the surface. While in Auckland during the Covid period, I was fortunate to attend the 36th America’s Cup. We travelled out by boat to the very edge of the racecourse, close enough to experience the extraordinary scale, speed and movement of the yachts as they passed. It was an unforgettable reminder of the power and elegance of a sail carried by the wind.
These glass boats are not intended as precise models. They are small responses to remembered sails, racing boats, shifting horizons and light moving across open water.
Each boat carries a fragment of those experiences: New Zealand waters, sailing in Hong Kong, the racing off Felpham and the enduring feeling of being at home near the sea.
DISPLAY AND CONSTRUCTION
The fused-glass sail rests on its own handmade clear-glass base, shaped to suggest a boat’s hull and finished with a polished chrome fitting.
Display it individually on a shelf, mantelpiece or windowsill, or place it alongside other boats from the collection to create your own regatta.
As every component is individually handmade, measurements, colour distribution and markings may vary slightly from the photographs.
The sail separates from its stand for secure, compact delivery and is easily reassembled on arrival.
Designed and handmade by Jan Simpson in her West Sussex studio.
