Essentials
| Designer | Alfred Edward "Bill" Luders Jr. (USA) | |
| Builders | Oy Vator, Vator Oy AB. Helsinki (FIN) | |
| Material | classic wood | |
| 1st certificate issued | 1964 | |
| Original boat name | Yankee | |
| Original country | USA | |
| Original sail number | 055 | |
| Current location |
Notes
- Bill Luders - designer of champions - 13.04.2008 by Matti Muoniovaara
- Alfred Edward 'Bill' Luders Jr. 31.12.1909-31.1.1999. During 1950 – 1981 he made 67 different 5.5 plans. 69 Luders 5.5s have excisted. The first US 5.5 design was made already 1950 but was never built. First boats to be built in 1956 were Pathfinder (Herman Whiton), Sabre (Ernie Fay) and Flame (Al Fay). The last design built (#1098) was Delta for Ernest Fay. At the Luders Marine Construction Co’s office many of the plans were made by Ted Brewer. He helped to draft and tweak over fifty 5.5 designs. Designs were numbered from the first to the last, 985-1098.
After studies with Bob Wallstrom, a Luders historian, we find following Luders champions: Flame, Sabre, Complex III, Pride, Barranjoey, Sundance, Chaje 3, Southern Cross IV, Arunga, Antares 2, Arunga III, Wildfire, Rhapsody and Papilio.
Luders' designed boats won the Gold Cup 14 times, the first 1957 and the last 1981. - Information - 17.09.2007 by Sebastien Schmidt
- Vintage classic. Has sunk in Finland in 2005 but has been recovered and is on refit.
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Ownership history
| Sail# | Boat name | Owner name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA-055 | "Yankee" | George D. O'Day (1964-1965) | |
| USA-055 | "Yankee" | Victor Sheronas (1964-1965) | |
| FIN-026 | "Chaje 3" | Jussi Nemes (1965-1972) | |
| FIN-026 | "Chaje 3" | R. Nordström (1972-1974) | |
| FIN-026 | "Chaje 3" | Paavo Mäki (1974-1989) | |
| FIN-026 | "Chaje 3" | Matti Muoniovaara (1989-?) | |
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