Essentials
| Designer | Britton Chance Jr. (USA) | |
| Builders | E. Sommerfeld, Bootswerft Edmund Sommerfeld, Wentorf (GER) | |
| Material | Vacuum laminated wood | |
| 1st certificate issued | 1976-09-10 | |
| Original boat name | Joker IV | |
| Original country | SUI | |
| Original sail number | 114 | |
| Current location | Uerikon, Lake of Zürich (SUI) |
Notes
- 5.5 SUI 114 "Fortissimo II" - on Lake Zürich - 15.04.2022 by Kaspar Stubenrauch
- The boat is today located on Lake Zürich, in very good condition.
- The Chance/Sommerfeld initiative - by Thomas Sprecher - 31.05.2020 by Kaspar Stubenrauch
- These boats are sisterboats to a Britton Chance jr. design: Z-114, Z-116, Z-117, Z-118, Z-121, Z-122 and G-21 which later became Z-127.
The form is told to have been built in Switzerland, carried to company Sommerfeld in Northern Germany, back then reknown specialists for laminated hulls. The boats were delivered and finally the form returned. - 5.5 SUI 114 - where is she today? - 22.12.2013 by Kaspar Stubenrauch
- The location of the initial of the 7 sisterboats built to a Britton Chance jr. design by the Sommerfeld boatyard in the 70's, is not known. Who can help?
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Ownership history
| Sail# | Boat name | Owner name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI-114 | "Joker IV" | Thomas Sprecher (1976-1981) | |
| SUI-114 | "Blue Moon" | Not disclosed (1981-1982) | |
| SUI-114 | "Fortissimo II" | Kurt Sieber (1982-1988) | |
| SUI-114 | "Fortissimo II" | Hugo Fierz (1988-2000) | |
| SUI-114 | "Fortissimo II" | Jürg Hasler (2000-2021) | |
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