Sail Number: R 604
Type: Designed Yawl / Converted Sloop
LOA: 43’6” / 13.26m – LOD: 43’6” / 13.26m – LWL: 29’0” / 8.84m – Beam: 11’0” / 3.35m – Draft: 4’0” / 1.22m – 7’6” / 2.29m (centerboard) – Designer: Philip Rhodes (633) – Original Owner: George T. Fleitz, Los Angeles Yacht Club (LAYC) – Current Owner: Mark Chew – Year Built: 1956 – Built by: Abeking & Rasmussen, Bremen, Germany – Hull material: mahogany (replaced with Kauri) / oak frames – Sail Area: – Displacement: 30864lb / 14000kg – Engine: – Flag: Australia – Club: Royal Yacht Club, Victoria, Williamstown
Historical:
F.J. Darley Traditional Shipwrights Pty. Ltd (Williamstown, Melbourne) – “ Over the years FJD has repaired hull planking, installed complex systems, painted the above deck timber work, refurbished the entire rudder and tiller system and generally kept the boat to the high standard required for ocean passage making and classic yacht racing. In addition, this summer he performed a complete hull respray and I can safely say she is looking better than ever before during our 20 years of ownership.”
Provenance. (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
- Owner/Guardian: (1956) George T. Fleitz, Los Angeles Yacht Club (LAYC)
- Owner/Guardian: (current) Mark Chew and wife Sally Ann Balharrie
Resources
Australian National Maritime Museum
Australian Classic Yacht Association
Philip L. Rhodes and his Yacht Designs (1981)
Mysailing, Australia
MotorBoating May (1962)
MotorBoating October (1961)
