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GENESTA - BOAT HISTORY

Design

Southern Cross

Sail No

Sm 6

Current Owner Name(s)

Unknown

Designer

David McPherson

Build Year

1938

Draft

3ft 6ins

Construction

Timber (New Zealand Kauri)

LOA

25 foot

Beam

6 ft 10 ins

Builder

Jack Holdsworth

Displacement

2.5 Ton

Current Club

SYC

Other Past Boat Names and/or Owners

FROM
MM/YYYY
TO
MM/YYYY
BOAT NAME CLUB OWNERS
1939 1950 Genesta BRYC Jack Holsworth
1950 1955 SYC B. Braun
1955 1959 SYC Alan Gilchrist
1959 1964 SYC Graeme Watt

Notable Race Events

YEAR EVENT DIVISION RESULT
1950/64 Anonyma, Dorothy SVC and Wyvern Cups B & C Winner
60/61 SYC Club Championship, B & C Winner

OTHER HISTORY

YEAR DESCRIPTION
Designed by David McPherson to be easier to build and as fast as the International Dragon.
1938 Built in Jack Holdsworth's back yard in Black Rock. Keel cast in the sand at Half Moon Bay beach.
1960 Larger cabin constructed to increase cabin headroom.
1964 Genesta sold and moved to Middle Harbour in NSW.

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