CLASSIC SIX METRE NEWSLETTER

- Puget Sound K 49 Noa, a 1947 design and build by James McGruer – and a
sister ship of Caprice.
- Puget Sound US 64 Tao, a combined Olin Stephens / Herman
Whiton design, built by A.E. Luders in 1934 currently at Port
Townsend, Washington. Her frames were badly damaged during
transport by truck across the U.S.
K 45 Kyla needs sails
In last year’s newsletter, we reported on the unique circumstances of the restoration of Kyla
by the Conservatoire Maritime du Havre (France).
The Conservatoire has received funding from local welfare agencies to re-habilitate and train
a group of long-term unemployed individuals. Their training consists of the restoration of
Kyla.
The funding received by the Conservatoire covers personnel costs, but not materials.
After the WC 2007, an appeal was circulated for a mast and winches. Two owners of Sixes,
who prefer to stay anonymous, rapidly responded to this appeal and contributed a wooden
mast and a complete set of bronze winches.
The Conservatoire is now in need of a set of used sails.
Because of the strong support of the Six Metre community for Kyla, the Conservatoire would
like its next project to be a Six too. Preliminary discussions are already underway to this
effect. If it materialises, a second set of sails would also be required.
Owners intending to participate in the EC 2008 at La Trinité are encouraged to bring their
used sails for donation to the Kyla project.
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