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Registry #1	319392 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1962	Serendipity (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1962	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	L. Francis Herreshoff	Measurement (imp)	28.5' x 8.8' x 3.9'
Builder	Taylor, John Tom	Measurement (metric)	8.69m x 2.68m x 1.19m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	5.47	Type 1	Yacht, sail (sloop-rigged)
Registered Tonnage	4.71	Type 2
Engine	25bhp gasoline engine (1962)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1962-1968 she was owned by Dr. William J. Polglase, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1969-1970 she was owned by John B. Alexander, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1979-1997 she was owned by Roger Deheusch, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1999-2024 she was owned by Laura A. O'Brien, Courtenay BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2024	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
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References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.royalvan.com/files/Annals_Section4_Yachts.pdf
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