Sail Number: H-700
Type: Yawl
LOA: 74’6″ / 22.73m – LOD: 74’6″ / 22.73m – LWL: 59’04 / 18.10m – Beam: 16’00 / 4.87m – Draft: 9’06 / 2.92m – Ballast: 29,000 lbs – Displacement: 62,000 lbs – Sail Area: 2,460 sq ft – Design Number: 17 – Hull material: Bruynzeel Plywood – Designer: Collaboration (Van de Stadt, Giles, Illingworth – Hull: Van de Stadt, Construction Plans: Giles – Built by: Lamtico yard, Stellenbosch SA – Year Built: 1961 – Current Name: Stormvogel – Original Owner: Kess Bruynzeel
Historical:
Feared by ocean racers throughout the world in the 1960s was a design collaboration between 3 designers. E. G. Van de Stadt drew the hull lines, John Illingworth, the Sailplan, with Laurent Giles, construction details and general oversight. The collaboration was formed because The Van de Stadt Zaandam office, had absolutely no time available to develop the construction plan in great detail.
The owner, Kess Bruynzeel, decided to have the yacht built by his own company, Lamtico, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, using his revolutionary new product Bruynzeel plywood (“Hechthout”). Stormvogel’s hull was comprised of four layers of mahogany (total thickness 1.125″) glued using the newly-developed water-resistant synthetic resin glue and nailed together over longitudinal stringers on bulkheads. The resulting product was the world’s first Ultra-Light and Maxi-Boat sailing yacht, winning numerous races worldwide.
Known Racing History:
1961 – Fastnet Race – Line Honours (Stormvogel Designer Ricus van de Stadt Crew)
1962 – Buenos Aries-Rio Race Winner
1964 – Bermuda Race – Line Honours
1964 – Trans-Pacific Race- Line Honours
1965 – Sidney-Hobart Race – Line Honours
1966 – China Sea Race – Line Honours
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1961) Kess Bruynzee