They also had an iron centerboard that could be lowered to increase the draft to six feet and assist in upwind sailing.
The 40-foot (12 m) tall mast was sitka spruce with stainless rigging.
They were raced One-Design in Detroit from the 1930s thru the 1960s until the class fell apart in 1968 due to the rise of fiberglass in ship construction.
She is docked at the Windmill Pointe Park marina where the Detroit River meets Lake St. Clair.
You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.The ‘Sally K’ was sold and is now in North Royalton, Ohio.