Key details
- Current boat name
- Superdocious K 163
- Boat class
- 7070
- Sail number
- K163
- Number
- 163
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
- Dinghy
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 6.06 / 19ft 11in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.72 / 5ft 7in
- Leeward
- Centreboard
- Masts
- 1 Aluminium
- Rig type
- Bermudian Sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Essen U Van
- Design date
- 1954
- Date of build
- 1966
- Place of build
- Christchurch Dorset
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
In her first season of racing with Rodney Pattisson at the helm and Iain Macdonald-Smith as crew, SUPERDOCIOUS won the Canadian Open Flying Dutchman Championship and was runner-up in the British, European and World Flying Dutchman Championships. Her most famous achievement was winning the gold medal for her class at the 1968 Olympic Games held at Acapulco, Mexico. She was presented to NMM by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. In 1973. October 2007
A very important boat Nov 2012 GH