Key details
- Current boat name
- Cockatoo K 2
- Boat class
- 7329
- Sail number
- K2
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 5 / 16ft 5in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.7 / 5ft 7in
- Leeward
- Centreboard
- Masts
- 1
- Rig type
- Bermudian Sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Stauch H
- Date of build
- 1936
- Place of build
- Bremen, Germany
Current status
- Present use
- Sailing
History
Built for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games by Abeking and Rasmussen in Bremen, Germany. It is believed to have been sailed by (Sir) Peter Scott who won the Bronze Medal or by Stewart Morris who also took part. COCKATOO is now sailed on the River Orwell in Suffolk. November 2007 (Archive)