Boat Name: Mercedes III
Designer: Ted Kaufman / Bob Miller (Ben Lexcen)
Builder: Cec Quilkey
Year Launched: 1966
Rig: Sloop
LOA: 40′
LWL: 31′ 1.5″
Beam: 11′ 3″
Draft: 6’6″
Sail No: R 450
Owner: Martin Ryan
ARHV Number: HV000494
History: Australia’s first cold moulded ocean racer, the first and fourth fore and aft oregon planking (5/16th”), 2 diagonal layers (3/16th”). Keel, ribs, frames and floors Queensland Maple.
Source via Classic Yacht Association of Australia