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This Uffa Fox designed Flying Fifteen started life as the Kon Tiki
and was later named as the Fish. LOA 20' (6.09m), LWL 15' (4.57m), beam
5' (1.52m) draught 2' 6" ((0.76m).
She was built in 1950
-52 by joiner Robin Attrill in the backyard of his mother's house in
Glenorchy and is believed to be the oldest carvel Flying Fifteen built
in Australia. She is tight seam carvel with 3/8" Huon Pine below the
water line, King Billy above. Ribs of Huon/Celery Top Pine.
She
was originally used in Elwick Bay north of Hobart then was moored in
Bellerive where she took part in the District Dinghy Class, a hotchpotch
of dinghies from 11 - 14' but due to her sailing qualities, regularly
cleaned up. She was later owned by Ken Reeve.
She was
acquired by Huon Valley Youth services in 1997 and was duly given to the
LBT in 2001 to be renovated as part of the Huon Challenge Mentoring
Project. Some financial support was given by the Huon Valley Council and
by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Her
completion has been the result of many hundreds of hours from many, many
people but special thanks are due to Doug Barton and John Young who
have both taken a special interest in her and who have largely been
responsible for her completion over the past two years. She has been out
for a few sails off Franklin and impresses with her slipperiness
through the water, her easy acceleration in even the gentlest puffs of
wind. She is a fine addition to the fleet and a worthwhile suggestion
at present is to moor her at Cygnet to take part in the midweek and
Sunday races there.
Kon Tiki underwent a major restoration in 2018. At this time John Young supplied more information about her: read it here.
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