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Originally a gaff rigged yawl but converted to a bermudan ketch. She had a refit in 1995 at Wayfarer Marine, Camden. Sumurun then won the Classic Division of the Atlantic Challenge Cup in 1997 at 83 yrs old! Refitted in Maine for 2005 and before the next Atlantic Challenge in May where she raced against her fellow classics, Mariella and Nordwind. |
| Name: | Sumurun |
| Class: |
Ketch |
| Designer(s): |
William Fife III |
| Type of Boat: | Originally: Gaff Yawl. Now: Bermudan Ketch |
| Year Built: | 1914 |
| Built by: | William Fife & Son, Fairlie, Scotland |
| LOA m / ft: | 28.70m / 94' |
| LOD m / ft: | 27'4" / 90' |
| LWL m / ft: | 20.88m / 68'5" |
| Beam m / ft: | 5.06m / 16'6" |
| Draft m / ft: | 3.80m / 12'4" |
| Yard No: | |
| Sail Stats: | Sail area: 371 sq.m. |
| Construction: | 6cm thick planking, teak above the waterline and elm below. The planks are laid on tough oak frames 15cm thick. She has a steel floor and teak deck on oak beams. |
| Other: | Displacement: 86.7 tons. |
