Sail Number: 19
Type: 30 square meter class (skärgårdskryssare)
LOA: 42′6″ / 13.01m – LOD: 42′6″ / 13.01m – LWL: – Beam: 6′8″ / 2.98m – Draft: 5′3″ / 1.63m – Design Number: – Designer: Knud H. Reimers (1906-1987) – Original Owner: Jack Carr – Current Owner: Manfred Speicher – Year Launched: 12th of November 1937 – Built By: Careening Cove Sydney – Hull Material: Wood – Displacement: – Sail Area: – Engine: – Documentation Number:
Historical:
Bacchante was designed by Knud H. Reimers, built and launched in 1938 Careening Cove Sydney, and she remains the oldest Australian built 30 square metre
Restoration:
Full restoration by owner Manfred Speicher and Master Boat Builder skilled Brian Phillips of WOODEN BOAT WORKS and Stephen Ward of S. WARD boat builders 2008/2009 with new deck in beech wood and mahogany, hull stripped inside & outside, structural restoration, partial keel bolt replacement, epoxy skin laminate and repaint on outside hull.
Relaunched June 2009 and moored at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. She is used for club racing and social events.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1938) – ?Jack Carr
Owner/Guardian: (1995-2001) – Frank Allica
Owner/Guardian: (2001-2002) – Glen Shaw
Owner/Guardian: (2002-2006) – Tim Murray Christine Jordan
Owner/Guardian: (2006- current) – Manfred Speicher