The classic lines prompted one owner to declare it a ”six-metre with a proper amount of beam” and the sea-keeping qualities, particularly downwind in heavy conditions were much admired.
Built at the Isle of Bute, their building was disturbed by the war so the first boat was not delivered until 1946.
Eventually eight hulls were constructed and seven of them raced for many years in Dublin Bay.
List of Boats[1] and their sail numbers: The original five were Euphanzel, Fenestra, Vandra, Zephra and Adastra.
Wathara was built in Seaforth on Sydney Harbour by George Riddle and Sons and launched in 1948.