5.5 Inventory: details of a boat

Boat details (n°302)

AUS-28

Essentials

Designers

Ernest B. Fay
Alfred Edward "Bill" Luders Jr. (USA)

Builder

I.J. Perdriau, Ian J. Perdriau, Sydney (AUS)

Material

Mahogany, double carvel planked

1st certificate issued

01-12-1972

Original boat name

Arunga

Original country

AUS

Original sail number

Current location

Åkersberga, Stockholm Skerries (SWE)

5.5 SWE 59 "Arunga" - going into restoration : Mats Nelson is taking good care
(credits : Mats Nelson)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2024-10-02

Photo Gallery (26)

Notes (8)

5.5 NOR 39 "Arunga" - to become SWE 59 again

01-06-2020

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 01-06-2020

Following a crowd funding project, to which many 5.5m sailors from Australia, Europe and North America have generously contributed, the boat is safe and will be picked up, as soon as the border between Norway and Sweden will reopen. Then, a complete renovation will be next, arranged by Mats Nelson.

5.5 NOR 39

21-12-2019

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 21-12-2019

This famous Frank Tolhurst boat (KA 28) is in desperate need for restoration. This will be going far beyond TLC and does require a substantial budget. If the saviour is not found by late European springtime, dismantling & sale of the lead will be the sad consequence.
More info & images: skipper5point5.de

Designer

18-03-2008

by Matti Muoniovaara

by Matti Muoniovaara, 18-03-2008

All 5.5s with the 'canoe bow' were actually designed by Luders. He did the designs with collaboration with Ernest B. Fay. The idea of the 'canoe bow' might have been Ernie's idea. All canoe bow desings are found in the Luders drawing archives.

Email received from Jens Busch, 12.02.08

12-02-2008

by Site Administrator

by Site Administrator, 12-02-2008

About SWE 59: Obviously the original name and number was Arunga KA 28 (not Arunga 2 as I wrote, sorry about that)
Frank Tolhurst had the boat built by Ian Perdrian in Australia. She is made of double planking mahogany.
Tolhurst won the Worlds, the Gold Cup and the King Olav Cup in Norway in 1976 with Arunga.
After that the boat was sold to Lars-Göran "Lasse" Johnsson in Gothenburg, Sweden, and got the number SWE 59. He and his brother Bertil had the boat 1977 - 1980.
In 1980 I bought Arunga. I won the King Olav Cup in 1980 in Norway and was 5th in the Europeans in Benodet, France, the same year.
In 1983 I finished second in the Worlds in Hankö, Norway (with Pontus Frösell and Rickard Sterner crewing)
The boats name was still Arunga.
Then I sold the boat to Henning Bull J:r in Norway, and according to your list the boat got the number NOR 39.
I hope this will claryfie the history of the Arunga!

Arunga II is an Etchell ?

10-02-2008

by Site Administrator

by Site Administrator, 10-02-2008

Following Matti's notes, this boat is Arunga, the #II was an Etchell with which Tolhurst won the Etchells World Championship 1978.

Dates of ownership's changes

10-02-2008

by Site Administrator

by Site Administrator, 10-02-2008

Warning : dates of ownership changes you could read her on the right are approximated on purpose and set up like this only to respect the chronological ownership order. So please share your precisions when you have some new ones !

S 59 "Arunga" - sold to Norway

10-02-2008

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 10-02-2008

According to a Swedish 5.5m list from the end of the 80's, S 59 "Arunga" was sold to Norway.

Source of infos : Swedish register

10-02-2008

by Site Administrator

by Site Administrator, 10-02-2008

Received from Jens Busch, Lidingö, Sweden on 1st Jan.08.
KA 28, S 59 "Arunga II", Fay bros, F.Tolhurst, Peridrian, dec 1972, 1st WCh –76; Johnson bros, 1st Gold Cup –76; J Busch, 1st KOC –80; H Bull Jr, 5th EurCh –80

Document library (3)

Document

Size

By / When

5.5 S 59 "Arunga" - in 1978
Lloyd's Register of Yachts

843 Kb

Kaspar
Stubenrauch
03-03-2018

KA 28 rating certificate -75

0 Kb

J
Busch
26-08-2024

KA 28 Rating certificate -75

0 Kb

J
Busch
26-08-2024

5.5 SWE 59 "Arunga" - going into restoration : Mats Nelson is taking good care
(credits : Mats Nelson)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2024-10-02

Ownership history (6)

Sail#

Name

Owner

AUS-28

"Arunga"

Frank Tolhurst (1972-1976)

SWE-59

"Arunga"

Lars-Göran "Lasse" Johnsson (1977-1980)

SWE-59

"Arunga"

Jens Busch (1980-1985)

NOR-39

"Arunga"

Henning Bull Jr (1985-?)

NOR-39

"Arunga"

Not disclosed (?-?)

SWE-59

"Arunga"

Mats Nelson (2020-?)

Results History (15)

Year

Rank

Race / Location

Skipper

Added by, on

Year : 1973

Rank : Finalist

Race : Scandinavian Gold Cup /
Location : Lysekil, SWE

Skipper : Frank Tolhurst, AUS