Monday, December 14, 2009

Ugo it is

Recieved the following email from Terry in Dunedin who was the builder of Sheraton


Further to the search for the builder of your international moth.
From the images on your blog it is not Sheraton. Attached are images of Sheraton which show a similar hull design with light and dark cedar stripping. However the deck lay-out of Sheraton is vastly different from your moth. Two boats were built at the same time in Dunedin . The other builder being a friend Eric, who now resides in Christchurch . His boat was called Ugo.


Terry supplied these photos of Sheraton - What a beautifully built boat!

Would be interesting to see where Sheraton is these days?









Terry has kindly put me onto Eric who will hopefully have some pictures and info

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Original builder found

Very little progress lately, with work demanding to much time away from home.
Have made progress with the history of the yacht. After firing emails to all the Dundein/Christchurch yacht clubs I was pointed in the right direction and have since found the builder. Sheraton was the yachts name and with time should find out the original sail no and hopefully even some photos. So a big thanks to those that helped point me in the right direction!