Essentials
| Designer | Ted Hood Sr. (USA) | |
| Builder | Roland Prechtl (AUT) | |
| Material | Larch | |
| 1st certificate issued | 1952 | |
| Original boat name | Lucky Chance | |
| Original country | AUT | |
| Original sail number | 001 | |
| Current location | Attersee (AUT) |
Notes
- "Lucky Chance " 5.5 OE 1 - The first Austrian 5.5m - 02.05.2008 by Kaspar Stubenrauch
- Roland Prechtl, owner of "Lucky Chance", has passed further information about the boat:
"The boat was built in 1952 in Hard near Bregenz, using larch wood. I sailed "Lucky Chance" during an apprenticeship in Stockholm and have sailed her crisscross the Baltic Sea, almost reaching Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
The boat was sold in 1961 and went to Dornbirn and later to Wolfgangsee. Originally she had a cabin and was a doubleender. In international racing in Sandhamn, I had no chances with my cotton sails and was given a set of Ratsay Laptop sails by the American M. Flame. The rigg had to be changed, the calculatiosn were made, at no charge, by Knud Reimers. The cabin was taken off and the double-end-stern was cut off, to meet the right measurenment."
Source: http://www.aufham.net/5point5/
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Ownership history
| Sail# | Boat name | Owner name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT-001 | "Lucky Chance" | Roland Prechtl (1952-1961) | |
| AUT-001 | "Aspe" | . Wratzfeld (1961-?) | |
| AUT-001 | "Totila II" | Friedrich Ittner (?-?) | |
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