Here's a great looking boat with a great story. She was built of local woods like yacal, ipol, teak and mahogany at the Cheoy Lee Shipyard of Hong Kong and launched in 1957.
Here's the story as told by her owner. Please double click for zoom.
Here are the plans.
Principal Dimensions
LOA 52'-2"
LWL 37'-0"
Beam 11'-8"
Draft 7'-6"
Displacement 38,100 lbs
Ballast 14,500 lbs (outside) 500 lbs (inside)
Sail Area 1,253 sq ft
LOA 52'-2"
LWL 37'-0"
Beam 11'-8"
Draft 7'-6"
Displacement 38,100 lbs
Ballast 14,500 lbs (outside) 500 lbs (inside)
Sail Area 1,253 sq ft
Nice to see this design posted. I did some work on Mah Jong at a little yard in Oxford, Md sometime in 1977. What was really nifty about her was the exotic woods throughout, and carvings everywhere. Dragons were much a theme. I wonder where Mah Jong is now?
ReplyDelete-Jeff