Scot
Replica of the 1906 skiff built by Joe Donnelly and launched at Cook Street, Glebe. The replica was built from the half model by Reg Barrington and Len Heffernan; the club's records disagree on whether it was launched in 1995 or 1997.
The boat
- Original launched
- 1906
- Replica launched
- not recorded: the club's records differ and the sailing committee decides
- Original builders
- Joe Donnelly
- Original skippers
- not recorded
- Former skippers
- Jamie Watt
- Notable honours
- Replica builder and skipper Len Heffernan was 5 times Australian skiff champion and winner of the 1958 J.J. Giltinan 18' World Title.
- Dedication
- not recorded
- Jumpers
- Yellow with red lion / Yellow with skiff’s emblem
- Beam
- 7 ft 4 ins (2235 mm)
- Length
- 18 feet
Status
- Status
- not recorded, awaiting the sailing committee
- Owner
- not recorded, awaiting the sailing committee
- Estimated annual cost
- not recorded, awaiting the sailing committee
The story
The club's record of this boat's original history is short. If you know more, the club's historian would like to hear from you through the contribution route.
Scot was launched in 1906 at Cook Street, Glebe. The builder was Joe Donnelly. Peter Cowie is in the white hat in the launching photograph.
The replica was built from the half model by Reg Barrington and Len Heffernan, and was sailed by the builder shortly before his death on 6th June 1997.
Both Tangalooma and Scot were containerised for shipment to the United Kingdom in 1998 for a centennial rematch of the 1898 challenge for the Anglo-American Shield between the Medway Club (England) with Maid of Kent and the SFS (Sydney) with Irex, an event inspired by SFS founder Mark Foy (1865-1950). The original trophy is now proudly displayed at the SFS.
You can sail this boat. Try sailing three times before joining; we provide the training. Start here.