USA-053

Essentials

Table of details and specifications of USA-053
	Designer	Alfred Edward "Bill" Luders Jr. (USA)
	Builder	Bjarne Aas (NOR)
	Material
	1st certificate issued	1963
	Original boat name	Chahala
	Original country	USA
	Original sail number	053
	Current location

Note - 19.02.2008 by Matti Muoniovaara: Sorry. It was Chahala 2 US-63 built 1965, which was sold to Europe 1966. I have nothing about designer or builder. Anyway good that we have found another Luders boat John B3.
S48 is not Chalala PS - 19.02.2008 by Jens Busch: PS. Emil (or Ingemar) Sandberg named the boat Laremi, and I kept that name.
S48 is not Chalala - 19.02.2008 by Jens Busch: I have a copy of the original certificate for the BA1 John B who became S48. It is issued march 6, 1963, stating: owner is Symonette, the designer is Luders, built by Kungsör, measured by Tore Holm in Kungsör on march 5, classified by Germainscher Lloyd.
I also have a copy of the Luders drawing, it is hull number 1026.
Tomas-Bertel Nathorst baught the boat from Symonette and named her Tomatoe, S48. He sold her to Emil Sandberg, Gothenburg, in 1967, and I baught her in 1973.
I sold the boat to Göran Uggla late 1979. He named her Strix. (wich by the way is latin for Owl = Uggla in swedish!)
Result of US-53 in Copenhagen 5th World 5.5m Championship - 19.02.2008 by Matti Muoniovaara: 29) Herbert Gumprecht, Chahala US-53, A. E. Luders Jr. 1963 (26-34-23-15-37-28-24) 186.0 pts