Boat details (n°549)
Boat details (n°549)
USA-29
Essentials
Designer
John B. Mooney
Builder
Bjarne Aas, (NOR)
Material
Mahogany, carvel planked
1st certificate issued
07-07-1961
Original boat name
Ariadne
Original country
USA
Original sail number
29
Current location
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Notes (4)
KC 29
05-02-2015
by Susan Hamilton, 05-02-2015
KC 29 was the Canadian number. Heiti Roman bought her from Stan Leibel and sailed & won lots of races up until 1968 or 1969 after the class was taken out of the olyimpics
Designer not Luders
09-05-2013
by John Mooney
by John Mooney, 09-05-2013
USA 029 – Ariadne – Ariadne was not designed by Bill Luders, but by my father, John B. Mooney. Like many of my father’s boats, Luders’ yard in Stamford, CT did keep her in the winter, and did a good deal of work on her, but I watched her being drawn while I played in my Dad’s office as a small child. Incidentally, it was Ariadne that Olin Stephens took the lines from for the design of the Shields class boat. My father was involved in the project at first, but since Ariadne had significant tumblehome in her hull, her topsides had to be significantly redrawn to remove the tumblehome and allow the Shields to be made of fiberglass and removed from a mold, which made her heavier. Then her sailplan was determined to be too much for club sailors to manage, and her mast was shortened and running backstays removed. At that point, my father became frustrated with the project and withdrew, and Mr. Stephens finished it himself (Mr. Stephens confirmed this to me several years ago in a chance meeting).
5.5 US-29 "Ariadne" - Designed by Luders
15-06-2009
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 15-06-2009
Matti informs: This is Luders design #1013 L5.5#11
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Ownership history (3)
Sail#
Name
Owner
USA-29
"Ariadne"
CAN-29
"Ariadne"
CAN-29
"Ariadne"
Results History (2)
Year
Rank
Race / Location
Skipper
Added by, on
Year : 1967
Rank : 1st
Race : Lake Ontario 5.5 Metre Championships - Kelman Trophy /
Location : Toronto
Location : Toronto
Skipper : Harry Roman - National Yacht Club
Added by : Wayne Mullins, 18-02-2014
Year : 1968
Rank : 1st
Race : Lake Ontario 5.5 Metre Championships - Kelman Trophy /
Location : Toronto
Location : Toronto
Skipper : Harry Roman - RCYC
Added by : Wayne Mullins, 18-02-2014