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, Unknown 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

Gaff sloop

Sail area

340 ft2

Construction

Carvel plank jarrah below water line, NZ kauri above. Western Australian karri steam bent ribs.

Engine

14 HP Drofin 2 cyl 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.