SWE-051

Essentials

Table of details and specifications of SWE-051
	Designer	Britton Chance Jr. (USA)
	Builders	S. Carlsson, Sune Carlsson Båtvarv (SWE)
	Material	Mahogany, diagonal carwel, laminated
	1st certificate issued	1968-06-15
	Original boat name	Wasa IV
	Original country	SWE
	Original sail number	051
	Current location	Boat lost: It sank in front of Meersburg, Lake of Constance, in 1974

Storm on the Lake of Constance in 1974 - one boat lost - 11.06.2008 by Kaspar Stubenrauch: The documents section is now containing the story on the loss of Z-95 in 1974. The long standing rumour about a 2nd boat lost was clearified by comment from Peter Krohmer: That boat went to another harbour for shelter, without informing the race committee.
"Wasa IV" lost / Lake Constance - 19.02.2008 by Kaspar Stubenrauch: Hermann Schwaderer, back then owner of 5.5 G-11, has commented on 5.5 S-51:

She had been sold to Swiss ownership, to become 5.5 Z-95. The boat was lost during a race in front of Meersburg, German side of Lake Constance, next to another 5.5m which sunk in the same race.
Design - 18.02.2008 by Matti Muoniovaara: This is a Britton Chance Jr. design #38 alike US-80 Outta Sight and US-76 Luv (now NED-9) of seven designs of 1968.
Sunk? - 18.02.2008 by Jens Busch: According to Peter Sundelin the boat was sold to Germany in 1969 and sunk in Boden See about a year later.
Material - 18.12.2007 by Sven-Åke Lagerkvist: Couldmodeld mahogny
Builder - 18.12.2007 by Sven-Åke Lagerkvist: Sune Carlsson Båtvarv Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Information - 17.09.2007 by Sebastien Schmidt: Gold medal (1st/14) at the XIX Olympics 1968 Acapulco, Mexico, Ulf Sundelin / Jörgen& Peter Sundelin, Wasa IV, S-51, Britton Chance Jr. 1968, 4-1-1-1-5-1-1, 8.0p.