Sail Number: S 45
Type: 45 Square Metre Spidsgatter
ex, Firecrest
LOA: 28’0″ / 8.53m – LWL: 22’0″ / 6.70m – Beam: 9’6″ / 2.89m – Draft: 5’10” / 1.77m – Designer: MSJ Hansen – Hull Number: – Original Owner: Petry Bertelsen – Current Owner: Kaci Cronkhite – Year Built: 1936 – Built By: Karl Thomsen, Kalundborg, Denmark – Hull Material: Wood – Gross Displacement: 7 tons – Ballast: 1,700 lbs lead – Sail Area: 484.37 sq ft / 45 sq m
Historical:
PAX is the only 45 sq metre Spidsgatter sailing in North America.
Pax (Latin for Peace) is a spidsgatter (Danish for “double ender”) built in Kalundborg, Denmark in 1936. The spidsgatter was a racing class begun in the mid-1920s as sail clubs across Denmark sought to expand opportunities for families to sail together. The boats were fast (very high rig), ocean-worthy (modeled after North Sea fish boat designs), had lots of volume below (beamy) and were relatively inexpensive to build.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1936) Petry Bertelsen
Owner/Guardian: Kaci Cronkhite
References:
Spidsgatter PAX Captain/Owner: Kaci Cronkhite
Spidsgatter PAX: Facebook