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General Boards => Boats => Topic started by: National 12 Webmaster on 07 Apr 2008, 07:21

Title: N2468 Suzy Wong
Post by: National 12 Webmaster on 07 Apr 2008, 07:21
The life of N2468 Suzy Wong. Design: China Doll, designed by: Phil Morrison in 1967
Title: Re: N2468 Suzy Wong
Post by: icecreamman on 09 May 2008, 02:52
This boat was built for Julian Brown who I believe sailed at Redesmere in times past. Recently she has been bought and is being aailed by one of the Vintage stars, Brian Herring
Title: Re: N2468 Suzy Wong
Post by: Brian Herring on 13 May 2008, 09:07
The life of N2468 Suzy Wong design China Doll designed by Phil Morrison in 1966.
The boat was built for Gerry Brown in 1969 and is one of the few built with a split thwart and a knuckle at the bow.
This boat won the Joe Yorke trophy at Burton week in 1969 and the National Twelve Open Meeting at Rudyard Lake 1970.
The boat was passed on Gerry's son Julian Brown in 1973, in 1976 it was sold Tony Hulme who kept until 1996 and was sold to Peter Horsfield.
In 2007 the boat was bought by Brian Herring who now sails it regularly.