Boat

In 1947, Richard Hesketh had Elska built by Woodnutt & Co, based on the Isle of Wight. Hesketh, a Scot who spent World War II in Sweden, named her for the Old Norse word for love, ‘elska’, and brought her north to the River Clyde. Elska had several owners over the years until, in 1971, in … Read more

Eagle was built as USA287 by Marty Godsil and Earl Miller on Bainbridge Island WA in 1978. She was sold to Tec Jones, a well-known Vancouver sailor, and later purchased by Ken Reid. She is still a competitive boat at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. Boat Names Eagle (1982- present)Pacemaker (1978-1982) Sail Numbers CAN122KC122USA287 Builder … Read more

Singoalla was was built by Anders Gjeruldsen Batbyggeri of Grimstad, Norway in 1947. She was one of the first Dragons shipped to the East Coast in 1956 (Baltimore MD). She is traditionally constructed plank-on-frame. Her frames are white oak and her planks are Norwegian pine—quarter-sawn, full-length on the topsides and quarter-sawn Douglas-fir below the water. … Read more

USA322 was built in 1967 by Børresen as SWE227 for Tommy Strømberg of Saltsjöbaden. Ion 1968 she was shipped to Lars Hagglof in Toronto and registered as KC115, Ludmilla. She had a successful racing career in the Great Lakes area, including winning the North American Championships in Toronto in 1972. She was shipped to Kiel … Read more