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. She is bronze fastened. She was given a keel up (to top of the mast) restoration by East Passage Boatwrights of Bristol, Rhode Island in 2006 after being stored in a field on Long Island for the previous 20 years. Singoalla won an award for professional restoration at the prestigious Mystic Seaport Wooden Boat Show in 2008. Her new decks are Larch overlaid with Dynel set in epoxy resin. Covering boards and comings are mahogany. The new mast is aircraft spar-grade Sitka spruce.
Boat Names | Singoalla |
Sail Numbers | USA2 (1956-present) |
Builder | Gjeruldsen |
Build Year | 1947 |
Build Country | Norway |
Restored or Rebuilt | Fully restored in 2008 by Eastern Passage Yard, Bristol RI |
Significant Dates | Honorable Mention – 2008 Concourse d’Elegance, Professionally Restored Sail – Wooden Boat Show, Mystic CT |
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