AUS-005

Essentials

Table of details and specifications of AUS-005
	Designer	Arvid Laurin (SWE)
	Builders	John J. Savage, J.J. Savage & Sons, Melbourne (AUS)
	Material	African Mahogany
	1st certificate issued	1956-02-01
	Original boat name	Burradoo
	Original country	AUS
	Original sail number	005
	Current location	Lake Macquarie Yacht Club (AUS)

5.5 KA-5 - 06.03.2010 by Kaspar Stubenrauch: Info received from Warren Muir:
"...KA-5, Buraddoo; she was sailed and placed 3rd in the Melbourne Olympics by Alexander Stuart “Jock” Sturrock. It was not commissioned by James Hardy as listed in the files..."
MATERIALS - 26.12.2007 by STEPHEN JONES: SHE WAS BUILT FROM AFRICAN MAHOGANY AS LOCAL TIMBER WAS TOO HARD TO SORCE AFTER THE WAR JOHN WENT ON TO BUILDING ETCHELLS IT WAS THE LAST TIMBER BOAT HE BUILT
RESTORATION - 26.12.2007 by STEPHEN JONES: PURCHASED BURRADOO SEPT 07 TO SAVE HER LIFE JOHN SAVAGE BUILT HER FOR THE MELBOURN OLYMPICS JOHN IS NOW 90 AND CAN REMBER BUILDING HER SHE WAS COMMISSIONED BY SIR JAMES HARDEY SHE NOW RESIDES AT LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB 1.5 HRS NORTH OF SYDNEY AUSTRALIA HOPE THE RESTORATION WONT TAKE LONG AS I CANT WAIT TO GET HER BACK IN THE WATER I HAVE BEEN TOLD YOU NEVER OWN A BOAT LIKE THIS YOU ARE JUST ITS CARETAKER
Information - 17.09.2007 by Sebastien Schmidt: Bronze medal (3rd/10) at the XVI Olympics 1956, Melbourne, Australia, Alexander Stuart (Jock) Sturrock / Deveraux R. Mytton, Douglas Raymond Buxton, Buraddoo, KA-5, Arvid Laurin, 4-4-2-4-1-3-4, 4022p.