Boat details (n°460)
Boat details (n°460)
AUS-51
Essentials
Designers
Warren Muir (Australia)
Ben Lexcen (AUS)
Ben Lexcen (AUS)
Builder
Harry C. "Buddy" Melges, Melges Boat Works, Zenda, Wisconsin (USA)
Material
Glass fiber and polyester
1st certificate issued
01-01-1989
Original boat name
Southern Cross V
Original country
AUS
Original sail number
51
Current location
5.5 SUI 178 "Joker VII" - World's Crouesty 1994 : Downwind
(credits : U. Struth)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2022-04-17
Photo Gallery (3)
Notes (3)
5.5 NED 10 - Boat lost
07-05-2023
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 07-05-2023
The boat was destroyed in a fire at Warmond, The Netherlands, on 5th February, 2002.
Dutch ownership details
29-06-2008
by Site Administrator, 29-06-2008
Source : list received from Frits Kruyt, Nov.2007.
Boat lost in fire 2002
13-04-2008
by jeroen de vries, 13-04-2008
This boat was lost in the fire 2 February 2002 in the Netherlands, when a total of 8 5.5 were lost
Document library (0)
5.5 SUI 178 "Joker VII" - World's Crouesty 1994 : Downwind
(credits : U. Struth)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2022-04-17
Ownership history (4)
Sail#
Name
Owner
AUS-51
"Southern Cross V"
SUI-178
"Joker VII"
NED-10
"Passie"
NED-10
"Double Five"
Results History (1)
Year
Rank
Race / Location
Skipper
Added by, on
Year : 1989
Rank : 3rd
Race : World Championship /
Location : Houston
Location : Houston
Skipper : Frank Tolhurst
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 11-02-2018