Boat details (n°418)
Boat details (n°418)
SUI-171
Essentials
Designers
Warren Muir (Australia)
Ben Lexcen (AUS)
Ben Lexcen (AUS)
Builder
Harry C. "Buddy" Melges, Melges Boat Works, Zenda, Wisconsin (USA)
Material
GRP
1st certificate issued
14-05-1990
Original boat name
Odyssée Jr
Original country
SUI
Original sail number
171
Current location
Thun (TYC), Lake of Thun (SUI)
On the lake of Thun 2017 : .
(credits : )
Added by Marc Friderich
on 2017-06-20
Photo Gallery (22)
Notes (6)
5.5 SUI 171 & her sisters
21-05-2020
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 21-05-2020
Following info received from Warren Muir about "Warrior III" and the first series of Melges built 5.5m boats, here is a list of sister boats to SUI 171; the boats are listed with their last sailnumbers known:
NOR 47, CAN 79, NOR 50, FRA 61, USA 94, SUI 184, NOR 54, SUI 176, NOR 56, SUI 202, NED 10, NOR 58, SUI 155, SUI 160, SUI 172 and GER 25. NED 10 was lost in a fire; USA 94 has not yet been found, again.
To these the two initial boats are added, GER 94 and FRA 44. It will be a challenge to meet again, for close competition races. Gentlemen, on your marks!
NOR 47, CAN 79, NOR 50, FRA 61, USA 94, SUI 184, NOR 54, SUI 176, NOR 56, SUI 202, NED 10, NOR 58, SUI 155, SUI 160, SUI 172 and GER 25. NED 10 was lost in a fire; USA 94 has not yet been found, again.
To these the two initial boats are added, GER 94 and FRA 44. It will be a challenge to meet again, for close competition races. Gentlemen, on your marks!
Boat built in 1989 - Original or Alias?
27-01-2018
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 27-01-2018
The boat was completed on 30th NOV 1989. The question was, if she was built for Swiss ownership, or if she was 5.5 US-94 originally and only then exported to Switzerland, to become Z-171? The first Swiss certificate was issued on 14th May 1990. The answer is no, as both boats raced against each other, during the World's 1990.
Name correction
01-03-2009
by Jürg Menzi
by Jürg Menzi, 01-03-2009
"Marie-Françoise XVII" is correct for SUI-217, 2005-2008
"Marie-Françoise XVIII" is correct for SUI-222, 2009-
"Marie-Françoise XVIII" is correct for SUI-222, 2009-
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On the lake of Thun 2017 : .
(credits : )
Added by Marc Friderich on 2017-06-20
Ownership history (5)
Sail#
Name
Owner
SUI-171
"Odyssée Jr"
SUI-171
"Bissbi Jr"
SUI-171
"Marie-Françoise IX"
SUI-171
"??"
SUI-171
"Marcandreo III"
Results History (0)
Links Library (1)
01-05-2008
(...from Jürg Menzi (ex-owner))
Sebastien Schmidt, 01-05-2008