USA-058

Essentials

Table of details and specifications of USA-058
	Designer	Britton Chance Jr. (USA)
	Builders	Oy Vator, Vator Oy AB. Helsinki (FIN)
	Material	Mahogany, carvel planked
	1st certificate issued	1964
	Original boat name	State VI
	Original country	USA
	Original sail number	058
	Current location

5.5 CAN 58 - Boat search - 14.05.2023 by Kaspar Stubenrauch: Who can help with information on the further fate of 5.5 CAN 58? Hopefully finding her, for future racing!
Information - 02.06.2008 by Matti Muoniovaara: State VI was built 1964 at the Vator Boatyard # 774 (Chaje 3 is #770). The boat did not qualify to the next olympics and Dr. Chance chartered the boat to the Canadian Olympic 5.5 team. After the Olympics in Tokyo State VI came back to Finland. It was trimmed at the Vator Boatyard and was in the Helsinki boat show 1965 with Canadian sails hoisted. Next summer 1965 Dr. Chance sailed raced the boat in Naples World 5.5 metre Championship and was 18th.
Dr. Chance kept the boat at least to 1968 when got his last 5.5 Complex VI US-78 from Vator. In 1971 World championship in Seawanhaka the boat was sailed by Eleanor Chance Swett.
Vator built three 5.5s to Dr. Chance and the first was Complex 5 US-51 built 1963.
Vator was quite well represented in the Tokyo Olympics with three entries. There were also Chaje 2 and Xolotl.

Table of the history of sail number, name and ownership of USA-058
Sail#	Boat name	Owner name
USA-058	"State VI"	Britton Chance Sr. (1964-?)
CAN-058	"State VI"	Samuel A. McDonald (1964-?)