Boat details (n°255)

Boat details (n°255)

SUI-53


Essentials

 



Designer
C. Raymond Hunt (USA)
 
Builder
Hans Wirz, Yachtwerft Hans Wirz, Steinach (SUI)
 
Material
Mahogany, carvel planked
 
1st certificate issued
06-02-1963
 
Original boat name
Kismet
 
Original country
SUI
 
Original sail number
53
 
Current location
Efringen-Kirchen (GER)



0255_SUI53_2.webp

5.5 SUI 53 "Wega II" - recently restored : Deck view
(credits : H. Hofmann)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2009-07-11


Photo Gallery (12)

 



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Notes (2)

5.5 GER 103 "Wega II" - ready for solo-sailing
29-11-2021
by Kaspar Stubenrauch
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 29-11-2021
The present configuration of the cockpit layout and lines' positionings, make the boat perfect for solo sailing.
5.5 SUI 53 "Wega II" - renovation
13-12-2018
by Kaspar Stubenrauch
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 13-12-2018
The boat got a thourough, keel-off restoration, starting in 1999 and has been sailing then with a refurbished hull and a new teak-deck. Today she is 5.5 GER 103 "Wega II".
 
 


Document library (1)

 



Document
Size
By / When
 
5.5 SUI 053 rating certificate
Wega II, 1970
456 Kb
456 Kb
François 
Bouvier
04-07-2009
 
 
 
0255_SUI53_2.webp

5.5 SUI 53 "Wega II" - recently restored : Deck view
(credits : H. Hofmann)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2009-07-11


Ownership history (6)


Sail#
Name
Owner
SUI-53
"Kismet"
M. Schürch (1963-?)
SUI-53
"Wega II"
Baumann (?-?)
SUI-53
"Wega II"
E. Gerster (?-?)
SUI-53
"Wega II"
E. Wälti (?-?)
SUI-53
"Wega II"
Horst Hofmann (?-?)
GER-103
"Wega II"
Not disclosed (?-?)

Results History (0)



Links Library (1)


Boatyard Wirz - today
01-03-2023
by Kaspar Stubenrauch
 
(The builders of 5.5 Z 53)
 
 
Kaspar Stubenrauch, 01-03-2023