5.5 Inventory: details of a boat

Boat details (n°325)

SWE-13

Essentials

Designer

Arvid Laurin (SWE)

Builder

Carl-Ivar & Dag William, Motala Båtvarv (SWE)

Material

Mahogany, carvel planked

1st certificate issued

01-01-1951

Original boat name

Talatta

Original country

SWE

Original sail number

Current location

Kurt Ribbhagen's SWE-013 Thalatta : According to KSSS annual book Kurt Ribbhagen owned Thalatta from 1953 onwards.
(credits : Gustav Grahm/ Swedish National Maritime Museums, the Maritime Museum)
Added by Matias Johansson
on 2012-04-17

Photo Gallery (4)

Notes (7)

5.5 CAN ?? "Indian Maiden" - Boat search

14-05-2023

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 14-05-2023

The boat was last seen in: Toronto, Lake of Ontario, Canada. Who can help to find her?

5.5 S-13 - Motala Batvarv

22-07-2017

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 22-07-2017

Jens Busch has reported in connection to Motala built 5.5's, mentioning this:
"..Motala Båtvarv, founded by the William family, well-known for their "William-motorboats" and for having built sail boats as well, for instance the 5.5:s SWE 13 and SWE 20)..."

Heiti Roman

04-02-2015

by Susan Hamilton

by Susan Hamilton, 04-02-2015

Heiti bought this boat in Sweden and had it shipped over to Canada in 1963 or 1964. We belonged to the national yacht club. Not sure when he sold it ( I was 10 or 11 )

Indian Maiden in Canada

18-02-2014

by Wayne Mullins

by Wayne Mullins, 18-02-2014

Indian Maiden was on the roster of the National Yacht Club, Toronto in the mid 1960's. She was owned by Harry Roman and crewed by his two "indian maidens" - Marg Roman and Pat Gardiner. This crew won the Lake Ontario championships in 1966.

Thalatta and Complex II

28-06-2012

by Matias Johansson

by Matias Johansson, 28-06-2012

There are Arvid Laurin drawings in the Swedish Maritime Museums' archives from 1951 talking about the "modification of Stigwan's Thalatta" for Britton Chance (Sr).

Does anybody know what the relationship of these two boats (USA-1 Complex II and SWE-13 Thalatta) is?

Modification of Stigwan's Thalatta, client Britton Chance:
http://www.marinmuseum.se/sv/Samlingar/MarketStore/Ritning/?msobjid=0002171

Modification of Thalatta and boat for Britton Chance, client J.O. Söderhjelm:
http://www.marinmuseum.se/sv/Samlingar/MarketStore/Ritning/?msobjid=0002174

Talatta

07-03-2008

by Jens Busch

by Jens Busch, 07-03-2008

The original owner was GSK (Göteborgs segelklubb ?) and the helmsman was Jan-E Berglöw. But already in 1951 the owner seems to have been Bengt Stigwan, GKSS. In 1952 Kurt Ribbhagen is the owner, sailing for SSS, Stockholms Segelsällskap. Heiti Roman, Canada, seems to be the owner in 1964.

5.5 S-13 "Talatta" / Sold to Canada

17-02-2008

by Kaspar Stubenrauch

by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 17-02-2008

This boat was sold to Canada; new name or name at the time of selling: "Indian Maiden".

Document library (1)

Document

Size

By / When

5.5 S-13 "Talatta" - advertisement 1963
The boat was offered for sale, in YACHT magazine, 1963

700 Kb

Kaspar
Stubenrauch
20-04-2014

Ownership history (3)

Sail#

Name

Owner

SWE-13

"Talatta"

Jan-E. Berglöw (1951-?)

SWE-13

"Talatta"

Kurt Ribbhagen (?-?)

SWE-13

"Indian Maiden"

? ? (1980-?)

Results History (6)

Year

Rank

Race / Location

Skipper

Added by, on

Year : 1966

Rank : 1st

Race : Lake Ontario 5.5 Metre Championships - Kelman Trophy /
Location : Toronto

Skipper : Harry Roman - National Yacht Club

Added by : Wayne Mullins, 18-02-2014

Year : 1959

Rank : 6th

Race : Kiel Week /
Location : Kiel

Skipper : K. Ribbhagen