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PC Owners

Hull# 1 Boat Name SCAMP
Owner George Kettenburg Type wood
Address Length 31'10"
Launch Date 1929
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
History: The first PC built and the personal boat of George Kettenburg Jr. (SCAMP) WAS lost to the sea off of Newport Beach, California in 1939.

Hull# 2 Boat Name BLUE JACKET
Owner   Type wood
Address Length 31'10"
Launch Date 1931
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This boat went to Hawaii for the 1934 PC-S Class boat regatta and never left the islands.
Hull# 3 Boat Name TIANA
Owner   Type wood
Address Length 31'10"
Launch Date 1931
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This boat went to Hawaii for the 1934 PC-S Class boat regatta and never returned from the islands.
Hull# 4 Boat Name JEAN
Owner   Type wood
Address Length 31'10"
Launch Date 1931
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This boat went to Hawaii for the 1934 PC-S Class boat regatta and never returned from the islands.
Hull# 5 Boat Name IMP
Owner Type wood
Address Length 31'10"
Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This vessel underwent massive reconstruction and is no longer a "one design" PC. (Noted in the 1959 PC History collection.).
Hull# 6
Owner Type wood
Address Length 31'10"
Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This vessel was never completed.
Hull# 7 Boat Name JADE
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This boat went to Hawaii for the 1934 regatta. She was later named MISTRESS. This vessel was lost to the sea in a regatta held in Hawaii in 1962.
Hull# 8 Boat Name WINGS
Owner Maritime Museum of San Diego Type wood
Address 1492 North Harbor Drive Length 32'
  San Diego, CA 92101 Launch Date 1931
Phone (619) 234-9153 Berthed Maritime Museum
Email Maritime Museum
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History: WINGS is believed to be the oldest PC in exhistance. She was built in San Diego, for Mr. Ed Depew (a builder). In fact, George Kettenburg Jr. agreed to build the boat in trade for a piece of land on Point Loma, that the Kettenburg family still owns. She was sold to Mr. George Jessop (of the Jessop Jewelry family) at a later date. Eventually sold to Mr. Paul Hartley Sr. in 1946. Upon his death, his extended family continued to enjoy the yacht. The Hartley family donated the vessel to the San Diego Maritime Museum in the 80's, when she was beginning to show her age. The museum was unable to fund a restoration, and rather than scuttle her, the museum board elected to give the boat to Richard S. "Rish" Pavelec. A member of the SDYC and active PC fleet member, Rish developed a plan to raise funds to restore the vessel and give her back to the museum. After almost 3 years of planning, work began. Koehler Kraft (of San Diego) was responsible for the restoration with Rish acting as project coordinator. The vessel was completed in early 2003 and has been sailing on San Diego Bay ever since. Soon, the rig will be removed and the hull will be put on display to be sailed only for special museum occasions.

Hull# 9 Boat Name JADE
Owner Vance Gustafson Type wood
Address 2570 Willow St. Length 32'
  San Diego, CA 92106 Launch Date 1931
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email Vance
History: This yacht was built for Mr. Joseph Jessop. Prior to his death, Joe attended the re-launch ceremony in 1997 following a rebuild. Joe was proud as a peacock. The yacht has been in San Diego since 1940. She was successfully sailed in mid '30's by Joe Jessop himself, then campaigned by Doug Giddings and his brother Don very successfully winning many regional championships until 1941. Sailed in the '40's by Mr. Bill Pickford who owned the El Cordova Hotel in Coronado. She was sailed by Mr. Fred Kirschner in the '60's out of the Coronado YC. Bruce and Shirley Gresham (SDYC) skippered the boat in the '70's and into the '90's. Paul Kettenburg speaks of her being a "spec boat" which they named SCAMP after the original Scamp (Hull #1) after the first Scamp was destroyed. She has been carefully restored and maintained. I sail her proudly with the PC fleet at the San Diego Yacht Club.

Hull# 10 Boat Name WINDY
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date 1934
Phone   Berthed Marina Del Ray
Email  
History: A VERY famous PC race winner in the 1940's owned by the Giddings brothers.
Hull# 11 Boat Name 1st FIDDLE
Owner Beth Chavet Type wood
Address 1110 Scott St. Length 31'
  San Diego, CA 92106 Launch Date 1929
Phone (619) 222-2560 Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email Beth
History: Commissioned by Mr. Sam Dauchy. Previously owned by well known Los Angles area/Cabrillo Yacht Club PC skipper Hilyard Brown. Restored by Mr. Brian Thomas at the SDYC in 1997 to win the PC Nationals that year.

Winner of several PC Nationals over the years.

Hull# 12 Boat Name PLUTO
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 13 Boat Name ALOHA
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 14 Boat Name LA CUCARACHA
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
History: This vessel is fully restored and still maintains a strong competitive edge.
Hull# 15 Boat Name TEMPE
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 16 Boat Name DAWN
Owner Richard S. "Rish" Pavelec Type wood
Address 2405 Hartford St. Length 32'
  San Diego, CA 92110 Launch Date 1934
Phone (619) 275-3126 Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email Rish
History: Built in San Diego but made her way to Newport. Returned to San Diego and her name was changed to WHITE MYTH. She was a fast pre war (WW II) boat winning many races. In her later days, she was sailed often, but essentially retired from serious racing. Time and lack of care took their toll. When she lost a chain stay and suffered a broken mast in 1998, I took possession. I towed her to the Koehler yard where I began taking the hardware off and stripping the boat. Because Koehler was already working on two other PCs, (numbers 36 and 40) as well as a 6 meter, progress was set aside for a while. The drying out process continued and the Koehler Kraft crew soon began the restoration. In 2004, the vessel was splashed. She was awarded “Best Maintained Kettenburg PC” at the San Diego Yacht Club. DAWN sails regularly with the San Diego Bay fleet of 29 other PCs.
         

Hull# 17 Boat Name MAID
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 18 Boat Name MINX
Owner Bennet Greenwald Type wood
Address The Greenwald Company
520 W. Ash Street		 Length 32'
  San Diego, CA 92101 Launch Date 1937
Phone (619) 231-1900 Berthed SDYC
Email Bennet
History: Last owned by past America's Cup sailer and proven PC Skipper Jack Sutphen. This vessel won PC Nationals. A proven race winner.
Hull# 19 Boat Name KOALA
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 20 Boat Name HELEN
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 21 Boat Name ONION TRUCK
Owner Bud Caldwell Type wood
Address 3857 Wildwood Rd. Length 31'10"
  San Diego, CA 92107 Launch Date 1932
Phone (619) 222-3262 Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email Bud
History: Owned by Morgan Miller, Pete Peckham and Bud Caldwell. They are still sailing together after learning to sail as kids in another Kettenburg boat - the Starlet.

Hull# 22 Boat Name ENDEAVOR
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 23 Boat Name CHAOS
Owner Type wood
Address Length
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
Hull# 24 Boat Name MISTY
Owner Robert Hatch Type wood
Address Length
  Launch Date 1936
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
Hull# 25 Boat Name JOY II
Owner   Type wood
Address   Length 32'
    Launch Date 1937
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This vessel was built for Mr. Glen Waterhaus. Mr. Waterhaus was a broker in the San Francisco area. He intended on using this PC to introduce the fleet to the northwest. I have a listing of 4 additional owners over the years. She ended up in British Columbia, sitting in a covered shed awaiting restoration. She was moved to San Diego to await a new owner who would restore her to sail another 75 years. Unfortunately, she was in poor shape and no one was willing to take on the task. JOY II was destroyed in 2004. Her keel was passed on to Mr. Carl Eichenlaub who is (with the blessing of Paul Kettenburg and the PC Association) building PC #84.
Hull# 26 Boat Name WATER WAGON
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date 1937
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
History: This vessel was once TRADITION, owned by the Kettenburg boat yard.
Hull# 27 Boat Name TRADEWIND
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
Hull# 28 Boat Name SILLOETTE
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 29 Boat Name HALFMOON
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This boat was built for and raced by Jimmy Roosevelt, son of the president.
Hull# 30 Boat Name GAVILAN
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This was one of the "dog house" boats.
Hull# 31 Boat Name SKYLARK
Owner Tom Hurlburt Type wood
Address 3115 Owen Street Length 31'10"
San Diego, CA 92106 Launch Date 1941
Phone (619) 223-3315 Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email Tom Formerly Owned By Toby Olssen
History: Restoration finished in 2005 which included new cabin, eliminating original dog house. Cabin bulkhead was moved two sections foreward creating a larger cockpit.
Hull# 32 Boat Name no name
Owner Type
Address Length
31'10" Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This vessel was never built. This vessel was wrecked in construction at the yard and never completed.
Hull# 33 Boat Name no name
Owner Type
Address Length
31'10" Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This hull number was assigned, however the vessel was never completed
Hull# 34 Boat Name no name
Owner Type
Address Length
31'10" Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This hull number was assigned, however the vessel was never built.
Hull# 35 Boat Name IRENE
Owner Bill Clark
Clark's Custom Boats		 Type wood
Address 3665 Hancock St. Length 32'
  San Diego Launch Date ?
Phone (619) 542-1229 Berthed San Diego
Email   Formerly Owned By Roy Dunbar
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History: This vessel is presently undergoing total restoration. Contact owner for details.
Hull# 36 Boat Name TALLY HO
Owner Wayne "Skip" Hanson
Robert Hanson		 Type wood
Address 5485 Calumet Ave. Length 32'
  La Jolla, CA 92037 Launch Date 1945
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email Wayne
Robert
History: Completely restored.

Hull# 37 Boat Name SPOT
Owner Beth Boucher Type wood
Address 2342 Forest Oaks Dr Length 32'
  Chula Vista, CA 91915 Launch Date 1947
Phone (619) 216-9239 Berthed San Diego
Email Beth
History: Racing often following a recent rebuild.
Hull# 38 Boat Name ILLUSION
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This vessel was recently discovered sitting in a barn in Washington State and will be restored soon.
Hull# 39 Boat Name LA ORANGA
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 40 Boat Name CELESTE
Owner Doug Holthaus Type wood
Address Length 32'
San Diego, CA 92101 Launch Date 1946
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
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History: This vessel was launched in 1946 as BRINY with Mr. George Strom, of Newport Beach, Ca., at the helm. She sailed out of Newport for many years under the name of Lee and Scorpion. Arriving in San Diego she sailed under the burgie of the SDYC as MANDALAY. In Sept. of 2000, she was relaunched after an extensive restoration by C.F. Koehler at the Koehler Kraft boat yard in San Diego. The restoration included the proven fiberglass rope/epoxy technique, new ribs, deck and interior. She can be seen sailing as CELESTE in San Diego Bay with the PC Fleet.
Hull# 41 Boat Name JOY III
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 42 Boat Name ALICE
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed Marina Del Ray
Email  
Hull# 43 Boat Name BLUE CHIP
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed Marina Del Ray
Email  
Hull# 44 Boat Name LA SIRENA
Owner new owners Type wood
Address   Length 32
    Launch Date ?
Phone   Berthed SDYC
Email   Formerly Owned By Chris Piccirillo & Tom Piccirillo
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Hull# 45 Boat Name SALSA
Owner Peter La Dow Type wood
Address 2708 Vista del Piedra Length 32'
  Jamul, CA 91935 Launch Date
Phone (619) 669-6785 Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email Peter
Hull# 46 Boat Name Thetis
Owner Holly Hervey & Sumner T. Bookwalter Type wood
Address 4454 New Jersey Street Length 32'
  San Diego, CA 92116 Launch Date 1946
Phone   Berthed
Email  
Hull# 47 Boat Name MAI-TAI
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 48 Boat Name FIREWATER
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed San Diego Yacht Club
Email  
Hull# 49 Boat Name SEA CHASE
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed Marina Del Ray
Email  
Hull# 50 Boat Name KIWI
Owner Richard Eberhard Type wood
Address 9 Fowler Ave. Length 32'
  Newport, RI 02840 Launch Date 1948
Phone  401-849-3470 Berthed Museum of Yachting
Newport, RI
Email  
Hull# 51 Boat Name PRIMER VIOLA
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed Marina Del Ray
Email  
Hull# 52 Boat Name SI
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
Hull# 53 Boat Name HARP
Owner Mike Lally Type wood
Address Length
  Launch Date 1947
Phone   Berthed Marina del Rey
Email  
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History: Mike Lally (whose father by the same name appeared in 79 episodes of COLOMBO. Mike is also a decendant of Thomas Payne ) introduced the use of epoxy impregnated fiberglas rope on PC. Some have said that the technique has saved the PC fleet.

HARP has 18 coats of varnish on top of a fully epoxied and double planked hull! When this picture was taken (12/27/00) Mike had just applied his last can of WILBO varnish. WILBO was manufactured by a family firm which ceased production in 1990 as they were unable to afford to comply with all the EPA regs.

HARP was purchased by Mike in 1985 from a Bob Williams. Mike is the fourth owner since HARP was owned by Norton Simon who had painted her powder blue. Prior to Norton Simon she was owned by someone named Hogan whose wife was a ballerina. When Hogan owned her she was named TOURJET in honor of his wife.

When launched as HARP she was christened by a Priest from ST Marks in Venice.

Posted 08/18/03: I was looking over the PC registry - for #53 on which I used to race. I was a friend of Bob Williams, the owner prior to Mike Lally. I believe her name (prior to HARP) was TOURJETÉ , with an accent grave over the last E (not TOURJET as listed). I understand that this is a ballet move - like a jumping turn or similar. Such fun memories of sailing her - glad to see she's in good hands.
Chris Durkee, Business Development Manager

Hull# 54 Boat Name TWILIGHT
Owner Barry Worthington Type wood
Address 666 San Elijo Length 31.10
  San Diego, CA 92106 Launch Date 1946
Phone 619-225-9872 Berthed San Diego Yacht Club, Dock E 85
Email Barry
History: PC #54 was launched in late 1946 as the "Twilight" for Olive Butler of Newport Beach, CA. In 1959, the boat was renamed "Leilani" by her new owner, Bill Evans, of El Sugundo. In 1991, the boat was sold to Ron Altbach, of Marina Del Rey. The next owner was Mr. Miles Conley, who eventually decided to sell the boat after extensive finish improvements. Shortly afterwards, the boat made its way to San Diego where Jack Sutphen purchased it from a member of the Silvergate Yacht Club.

Jack kept the boat for less than a year and sold it to 3 SDYC members (Fred Delaney, Bob Spriggs & Richard Virgilio).

On 8/30/96 the boat once again changed owners - sold to Ferrel Reed of SDYC.

The vessel was owned by Mr. Ron Arnold (SDYC) in November of 1999 who sailed her while refurbishing his other PC #70. Bob and Laura Kyle purchased the yacht from Ron.
 
The past owners (a few) have been Ron Arnold, Ron Render, Bob Kyle, znd more. In 2005 Barry took the boat down to bare wood and replaced what wood needed to be replaced. It was then recaulked with fibreglass caulking and coated with West system inside and out and repainted and varnished. As of April, 2007 it has two new coats of Ultra Micron paint on the bottom, repainted boot top and waxed and polished topsides.

Hull# 55 Boat Name FLYER
Owner   Type wood
Address   Length  
    Launch Date  
Phone   Berthed  
Hull# 56 Boat Name VALKYRIE
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'
  Launch Date
Phone   Berthed  
Email  
History: This boat was strip planked and built in Vancouver, Canada.
Hull# 57 Boat Name SERENA
Owner Bob Halliday Type wood
Address 563 Cedar Hill Rd. Length 32'
  Eastsound, WA 98245 Launch Date 1946
Phone (360) 376-2629 Berthed West Sound, WA
Email Bob
Hull# 58 Boat Name AMBERJACK
Owner Type wood
Address Length 32'