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American Jane II was built of aluminum by Walter Huisman of Vollenhove, Holland. She was designed to compete in the one-ton class. She was launched in 1973. Here's an article from Sea magazine. Please double click for zoom. And here's the general arrangement plan. Principal Dimensions LOA 38'-8" LWL 29'-3" Beam 11'-9" Draft 6'-6" Displacement 15,995 lbs Ballast 6,800 lbs Sail Area 618 sq ft

As far as we can tell, the Endo Corporation of Japan was a 6-time repeat client, ordering 1/4, 1/2 and 1-tonner racing yachts in the early 1970s. Most of not all were built by the Kato Boat Company of Yokosuka City, Japan in either wood or fiberglass. Here we have the one-tonner Sunbird II. She was built of wood and launched in 1970. She is based on a very well utilized design, #2062, but with modifications (optimizations) to her rig, keel and rudder. Here's a look at her shape. Principal Dimensions LOA 38'-7" LWL 29'-7" Beam 11'-5" Draft 6'-6" Displacement 17,903 lbs Ballast 7,180 lbs