Sail Number: 5
Type: Suhaili replica Masthead ketch
LOA: 44’0″ / 13.41m – LOD: 32’0″ / 9.80m – LWL: 28’0″ / 8.53m – Beam: 11’1″ / 3.37m – Draft: 5’6″ / 1.67m – Displacement: 19,545 lbs / 8,865 kgs – Ballast: – Sail Area: 628 sq ft / 58.34 m – Current Owner: Commander Abhilash Tomy, KC, India – Original Owner: Commander Abhilash Tomy, KC, India, – Year Launched: August, 2017 – Designed by: William Atkin – Built by: Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd, Goa, India – Design Number: – Hull Material: Wood
Historical:
Suhaili was built at the Aquarius shipyard on Goa, India in 2016, not with the rudimentary adze, bow drill and hand saw that shaped Suhaili in a Bombay shipyard five decades before, but with the latest CAD design and CNC cutting machinery to produce a much lighter wood epoxy composite replica. Thuriya was launched in August 2017 and Cdr.Tomy has been conducting sea trials in the Indian Ocean prior to shipping the yacht to Europe in March 2018.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (2016 – Present) – Commander Abhilash Tomy, KC, India