Essentials
Designer | Britton Chance Jr. (USA) | |
Builders | Jan Gustavsson, Gustavsson, Rosättra (SWE) | |
Material | Mahogany, carvel planked | |
1st certificate issued | 1968-05-04 | |
Original boat name | Apriori | |
Original country | SWE | |
Original sail number | 050 | |
Current location | Norrtälje, Baltic Sea (SWE) |
Notes
- 5.5 SWE 50 - Back in Sweden - 28.03.2009 by Kaspar Stubenrauch
- Jan Gustavsson and Håkan Kellner have brought back "Apriori" to Sweden, planning to restore her to original beauty.
- Information - 18.02.2008 by Matti Muoniovaara
- Quite right Jens.
Thomas Natthorst raced this boat under the name Tomatoe 1969 and 1970 in Sandhamn and Sydney. In Sandhamn 5.5 World Championship 1969 he was 3rd (Sundelin Br. was 2nd) with crew Håkan Linquist, Claes Boje. Result was 1-8-4-3-11-3-3 39.1 points. In Sydney Natthorst got to the Gold Cup finals with score 1-?-? finals 3-3-2. In the World Championship he was among the best six or eight?
- Kellner brothers - 18.02.2008 by Jens Busch
- Håkan Kellner and his brother Rickard built the boat together with Jan Gustavsson at Rosättra during nights and weekends. In the summer of 1968 they sailed the Olympic qualification sailings and also the Europeans in Switzerland.
In the autumn -68 Nathorst bought the boat and named her Tomatoe. He is believed to have put a separate rudder on the boat in 1970.
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Ownership history
Sail# | Boat name | Owner name | |
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SWE-050 | "Apriori" | Håkan Kellner (1968-1968) | |
SWE-050 | "Tomatoe" | Tomas-Bertel Nathorst (1968-?) | |
SUI-101 | "Galatea" | J. Toller (1972-?) | |
SWE-050 | "Apriori" | Jan Gustavsson & Håkan Kellner (2009-?) |
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