Boat details (n°39)

Boat details (n°39)

FIN-39


Essentials

 



Designers
Ben Lexcen (AUS)
Warren Muir (Australia)
 
Builder
Harry C. "Buddy" Melges, Melges Boat Works, Zenda, Wisconsin (USA)
 
Material
GRP
 
1st certificate issued
13-02-1992
 
Original boat name
Dodo
 
Original country
FIN
 
Original sail number
39
 



0039_IMG_3636.webp

5.5 GER 25 "Knock Out" : German Open 2011
(credits : Jan-Hendrik Franzen)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2011-06-15


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Notes (5)

5.5 GER 25 has become USA 104
10-03-2026
by Kaspar Stubenrauch
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 10-03-2026
William reports, that "Knock Out" arrived on 29th June 2025 to the USA and will strengthen the local 5.5mR fleet at the TCYC, Galveston Bay, Texas.
5.5 GER 25 "Knock Out" - racing in Hamburg + regionally
22-07-2017
by Kaspar Stubenrauch
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 22-07-2017
While racing on a Modern boat Internationally, the Crew is using 5.5 GER 25 on local & regional regattas. Most prominently present in the Wednesday evening regattas of HSC on the Alster Lake, the boat is also travelling to Berlin and Niendorf, for Key Events of the GER 5.5m community.
5.5 L-39 & her sisters - Info from Warren Muir 3rd FEB 2010
22-08-2014
by Kaspar Stubenrauch
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 22-08-2014
"...All of those boats listed were built from a mold form that Melges boat works took off the "Warrior III"...Warren Muir as the primary designer and Ben Lexcen as the secondary on the design list...."
The boats: Z-155, 160, 171, 172, N-54, 55, 56, H-10, BA 12, 16, KA-50, US-89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 & L-39
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Document library (1)

 



Document
Size
By / When
 
MC 1992
Original 1992 Certificate
5.06 Mb
5 Mb
William 
Turner
17-07-2025
 
 
 
0039_IMG_3636.webp

5.5 GER 25 "Knock Out" : German Open 2011
(credits : Jan-Hendrik Franzen)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2011-06-15


Ownership history (6)


Sail#
Name
Location
FIN-39
"Dodo"
Henrik Dahlman (1991-1993)
GER-25
"Knock Out"
Hans-Jürgen Queisser (1993-2007)
GER-25
"Knock Out"
Hamburg, RVE & HSC, Alster (GER)
Co-owners Messerschmidt + Kruse + Ellerbeck (2007-?)
CAN-80
"Knock Out"
Team Canada (German & Dutch Open 2018) (2018-2018)
GER-25
"Knock Out"
Hamburg, HSC, Alster (GER)
Gerd Kruse (2018-?)
USA-104
"Knock Out"
Galveston Bay, Texas, USA
William Turner (2025-?)

Results History (6)


Year
Rank
Race / Location
Skipper
Added by, on


Year : 1992
Rank : 3rd (3-7-6
Race : 30th World Championship /
Location : Nassau, Bahamas
Skipper : Henrik Dahlman
Added by : Matti Muoniovaara, 18-09-2007
 
Year : 1993
Rank : 7th (15-10
Race : 31st World Championship /
Location : Hankö, Norway
Skipper : Mathias Dahlman
Added by : Matti Muoniovaara, 18-09-2007
 
Year : 2001
Rank : 10th
Race : Kieler Woche 2001 /
Location : Kiel
Skipper : Friedrich Messerschmidt (NRV); Crew: Max & Thomas
Added by : THIES-HENDRIK FÖRST, 07-02-2021
 
Year : 2009
Rank : 1st
Race : Willi Lehmann Preis /
Location : Langer See, Schmoeckwitz, Berlin
Skipper : Knut Saalmann
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 13-05-2009
 
Year : 2014
Rank : 1st
Race : Sünnschien Preis /
Location : Niendorf
Skipper : Max Gurgel (HSC)
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 18-10-2014
 
Year : 2020
Rank : 2nd
Race : Sünnschien Preis /
Location : Alster, Hamburg (NRV)
Skipper : Klaus Blenckner
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 31-10-2020
 

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