Boat details (n°316)
Boat details (n°316)
SUI-181
Essentials
Designer
Doug Peterson (USA)
Builder
Harry C. "Buddy" Melges, Melges Boat Works, Zenda, Wisconsin (USA)
Material
Glass fiber and polyester
1st certificate issued
01-01-1993
Original boat name
ODYSSEE Jr.
Original country
SUI
Original sail number
181
Current location
Djursholm, Stockholm Skerries (SWE)
5.5 SUI 181 "ODYSSEE Jr." - World's Crouesty 1994 : World Champion 1994
(credits : U. Struth)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2022-04-17
Photo Gallery (12)
Notes (5)
SUI 181 & her sisters
10-06-2020
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 10-06-2020
This Doug Peterson design proved to be the most successful of the 90's. Seven sisterboats were built by MELGES Boatworks, the boats shown here with their respective sailnumbers over the years:
Z-181 > NOR 61 > SWE 65
L-40 > SUI 200 > FRA 50
US-97 > AUS 82 > GER 82
NOR 57 > NED 21 > AHO 1 > AUS 64
K-39 > GER 39 > SUI 196
Z-189 > GER 84
Z-191 > GER 81 (Cannes 2016: CAN 78)
Z-181 > NOR 61 > SWE 65
L-40 > SUI 200 > FRA 50
US-97 > AUS 82 > GER 82
NOR 57 > NED 21 > AHO 1 > AUS 64
K-39 > GER 39 > SUI 196
Z-189 > GER 84
Z-191 > GER 81 (Cannes 2016: CAN 78)
First boat out of the moulds
01-02-2011
by Petter Fjeld
by Petter Fjeld , 01-02-2011
SUI 181 was the first boat out of the moulds and was ready for test sailing in Januray 1993 in Texas. Kristian Nergaard and Henrik Dahlmain was there to test the boat against Thunderbunny( Melges MkI). The test was succesful and Nergaard ordered build nr 2 and became Zenda Corn. They also build Dodotoo and My Shout before the Worlds at Hankø same year.
ownership of NOR 61
01-02-2011
by Petter Fjeld
by Petter Fjeld , 01-02-2011
The boat was bought by Petter Fjeld in 2004 and sold to Wilhelm Stang in 2009.
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5.5 SUI 181 "ODYSSEE Jr." - World's Crouesty 1994 : World Champion 1994
(credits : U. Struth)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2022-04-17
Ownership history (5)
Sail#
Name
Owner
SUI-181
"Odyssée Jr."
SUI-181
"Tegel X"
NOR-61
"Office"
NOR-61
"Lois Lane"
SWE-65
"Odyssé"
Results History (8)
Year
Rank
Race / Location
Skipper
Added by, on
Year : 2015
Rank : 1st
Race : World Championship, Evolution /
Location : Nynashamn
Location : Nynashamn
Skipper : Bernhard Rost
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 20-10-2015
Year : 1994
Rank : 1st
Race : WC /
Location : Crouesty
Location : Crouesty
Skipper : Dominique Lauener
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 04-12-2015
Year : 1995
Rank : 2nd
Race : WC /
Location : Hanko
Location : Hanko
Skipper : Dominique Lauener
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 04-12-2015
Year : 2016
Rank : 1st
Race : Hanko Evolution Cup /
Location : Copenhagen
Location : Copenhagen
Skipper : Bernhard Rost
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 28-08-2016
Year : 2017
Rank : 1st
Race : Sünnschien Preis /
Location : Niendorf
Location : Niendorf
Skipper : Bernhard Rost
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 07-10-2017
Year : 2018
Rank : 9th
Race : German & Dutch Open /
Location : Travemünde
Location : Travemünde
Skipper : Bernhard Rost
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 06-04-2020
Year : 2018
Rank : 3rd
Race : WC Evolution /
Location : Cowes
Location : Cowes
Skipper : Bernhard Rost
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 06-04-2020
Year : 2016
Rank : 3rd
Race : WC Evolution /
Location : Copenhagen
Location : Copenhagen
Skipper : Bernhard Rost
Added by : Bernhard Rost, 06-04-2020