Boat details (n°0267)
Boat details (n°0267)
GBR-39
Essentials
Designer
Doug Peterson (USA)
Builder
Harry C. "Buddy" Melges, Melges Boat Works, Zenda, Wisconsin (USA)
Material
GRP
1st certificate issued
01-01-1994
Original boat name
Candida III
Original country
GBR
Original sail number
39
Current location
Berlin (WSV 1921), Langer See (GER)
5.5 K 39 "Candida III" - on display at RTYC : A row of British 5.5mR boats, at RTYC
(credits : Capnio)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2023-07-30
Photo Gallery (2)
Notes (2)
5.5 GER 39 - back in Germany
06-08-2023
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 06-08-2023
The boat has reached Berlin, but will also again race Internaitonally.
5.5 SUI 196 & her sisters
21-05-2020
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 21-05-2020
This Doug Peterson design proved to be the most successful of the 90's. Seven sisterboats were built by MELGES Boatworks, the boats shown here with their respective sailnumbers over the years:
Z-181 > NOR 61 > SWE 65
L-40 > SUI 200 > FRA 50
US-97 > AUS 82 > GER 82
NOR 57 > NED 21 > AHO 1 > AUS 64
K-39 > GER 39 > SUI 196
Z-189 > GER 84
Z-191 > GER 81 (Cannes 2016: CAN 78)
Z-181 > NOR 61 > SWE 65
L-40 > SUI 200 > FRA 50
US-97 > AUS 82 > GER 82
NOR 57 > NED 21 > AHO 1 > AUS 64
K-39 > GER 39 > SUI 196
Z-189 > GER 84
Z-191 > GER 81 (Cannes 2016: CAN 78)
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5.5 K 39 "Candida III" - on display at RTYC : A row of British 5.5mR boats, at RTYC
(credits : Capnio)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2023-07-30
Ownership history (5)
Sail#
Name
Owner
GBR-39
"Candida 3"
GER-39
"Candida 3"
SUI-196
"Ondée"
SUI-196
"Zéphyr"
GER-39
"No Stress"