Boat details (n°512)
Boat details (n°512)
AUS-23
Essentials
Designer
Sparkman & Stephens (USA)
Builder
Wm. H. Barnett, Wm. H. Barnett Pty Ltd (AUS)
Material
Mahogany, carvel planked
1st certificate issued
00-04-1968
Original boat name
Southern Cross III
Original country
AUS
Original sail number
23
Current location
Lillesand, Skagerrak (NOR)
5.5 NOR 52 "ShoShana" - deck : Teak & varnish
(credits : AKB)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2021-05-18
Photo Gallery (6)
Notes (3)
5.5 KA-23 - by S&S, listed as
01-03-2017
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 01-03-2017
Design #1945 by S&S. She is listed by S&S as "Adios II"; might have sailed under this name for another country. A guess: As MX-2, in Acapulco, 1968?
Information
02-09-2008
by Matti Muoniovaara, 02-09-2008
Designer is Sparkman & Stephens, builder Barnett, Wm.H. Pty Ltd, McMahon's Point, Sydney 1968.
First owner Norman George Booth.
After a modification (new fin keel etc) raced by Frank Tolhurst 1972 in Geneve Worlds (9th)and at Hankö winning Gold Cup. 1986 Sydney Worlds (14th) and 1987 in Hankö Worlds (16th).
The boat is now in South Norway N-52.
First owner Norman George Booth.
After a modification (new fin keel etc) raced by Frank Tolhurst 1972 in Geneve Worlds (9th)and at Hankö winning Gold Cup. 1986 Sydney Worlds (14th) and 1987 in Hankö Worlds (16th).
The boat is now in South Norway N-52.
Not sure about anything...
30-06-2008
by Site Administrator, 30-06-2008
Please help to complete or correct the infos if you have some complementary others. Tks.
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5.5 NOR 52 "ShoShana" - deck : Teak & varnish
(credits : AKB)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2021-05-18
Ownership history (6)
Sail#
Name
Owner
AUS-23
"Southern Cross III"
AUS-23
"Southern Cross III"
AUS-23
"Southern Cross III"
AUS-23
"Southern Cross III"
NOR-52
"Southern Cross"
NOR-52
"Sho Shana"