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DAPHNE

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Type/Class Sail > Dragon

Designer: Johan Anker

Builder: Morgan Giles Ltd

Year: 1960

Ship statusRegistered
Yard Number735
Original Sail NumberK344
Home PortNetherlands
Known History

The Dragon Class boats were designed by Johan Anker in 1921 and he was killed in WW2.  The boats were selected as the 3 man Keel Boat for the 1948 Olympics until 1972.

Dragon Class boats are still very popular today and DAPHNE is number 344 in the Classic Dragon Register.

ConstructionWood
LOA29.17 ft (8.89 m)
LWL19.00 ft (5.79 m)
Beam6.42 ft (1.96 m)
Draft 3.92 ft
Displacement3740 lb (1696 kg)
OwnerFred Reefman
Previous Ownership

1961 - D Duder. Torbay

1965 - J Clapham. Belfast

1974 - S Currie.

1976 - W Marshall. Strangford

1978 - B Nicholls.

1986 - R Nicholls.

1991 - D Gomes.

2022 - F Reefman

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