Friday, April 8, 2016

Castle 550 Boat Register

501 (CA550) - Sunday Antics

Sunday Antics was originally called "The Goodies".  It has sailed at Williamstown, Carrum, and Gippsland Lakes ( http://www.sailglyc.com/ra/2009/win/06RGrp43.htm ) and is now based at Mordialloc Motor Yacht Club

502


503 - 

Now based in Williamstown, Victoria

504 - 


505 - Raptor

Based at Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club.  The image below was taken on Lake Hume as it used to be based there.





506 - Castile

Sailing from St Leonards sailing club in Victoria.  It is one of three 550s that were built with a bulb keel.


507 - Phat

This boat is now based at St Georges Basin, NSW.  It is one of three 550s that were built with a bulb keel.  It used to be based at the CYC in Canberra.

508


509


510 - 

According to the "technical and rigging" section of the Castle Yacht Onwers of Victoria website (http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-9973-0-0-0&sID=296519), This was the first boat to have modified chainplate locations, however 505 - Raptor also has evidence of modified chain plate locations.

511


512 - Debarcle

Currently based in Brisbane - it is one of the three with a bulb keel


513


514 - Little Bird (previously Mischief/ Just Right)

514 is now based at the Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club. 

 When called Mischief  it was based in Canberra at the CYC (http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3479126) it was sold in 2015.



When the boat was called Just Right it was based in Wagga (http://www.waggawaggasailingclub.com.au/gallery.htm).  It came third in Division A of the  2005 Marlay Point race ( http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=2765801)




515 - Gypsy

515 is now based at the Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club. 

516 -  Bella (1995)

516 is now based at the Richmond River Sailing and Rowing Club.

517 - ? (1995)

517 is now based at Williamstown.  It was the boat used to create the mast and sail drawings on the Castle Owners of Victoria website (http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-9973-0-0-0&sID=296519)



Free Wind (1982 unsure of number)

As explained in the Bendigo advertiser, (http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/661234/sailing-season-ends-on-a-high/), Free Wind was built in 1982 so must have been one of the earlier boats.  As of November 2015, the boat was still based in Bendigo (http://bendigo.yachting.org.au/assoc_page.cgi?client=14-10037-0-0-0&sID=358467&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=40991496)

Free Wind came second in Division A of the  2005 Marlay Point race ( http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=2765801)


Castleblanca (1988 unsure of number)

Supposedly built in 1988.  It was sold in 2015 from Melbourne to a buyer in Noosa.  The rig shown is a modified rig so that it could sail under bridges.  It still had its original rig as well.