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.
