Owners
Mandy and Michael Darkes
Previous owners
Howard Hartman 1927, “sailor” Lewis 1945, Trevor Hill 1947, Dennis Robinson 1948, “Ossie” Smallwood 1960, Ken Smith 1969, Keith Smith 1979, Neil Hadfield 1983-1990, Rowley Goonan 1991, John and Ann Brodziak 1997.
Club sail number
RF 17
Length and Beam
LOA: 28’7” LOD: 23’6” Beam: 8’9”
Keel/Centreboard and draft
Keel 4’7”
Weight
4.5 tones
Designer
Thomas Harrison Butler
Design
Cyclone
Builder
Howard Hartman
Build location and year
Albany, WA. 1927-29
Cabin/Open etc
Cabin
Rig
Bermudan Sloop (originally Gaff Sloop)
Sail area
457 ft2
Construction
Carvel plank jarrah below water line, NZ kauri above. Western Australian karri steam bent ribs.
Engine
14hp Nanni 2cyl diesel.
DoT Registration
12481
History
Built by Howard Hartman an Albany fisherman. With Harrison Butler’s advice he scaled the LOA from 21’ to 24’ so he could fit a small Swedish crude oil engine and allow for use of heavier local timber. He arranged for a 25 cwt cast iron keel to be made at the State Engineering Works in Fremantle.
