Blade

Designed by Ian Howlett and finished by the Elephant Boatyard, Blade (then painted light green) was built in 1986 for Larry Marks. She was Kirlo’s principal competitor in the 1987 British Championships and finished 7th in the Europeans at Falmouth in 1988. She was then sold to Ahlstrom in Sweden and numbered S127. In 2005 Blade finished 22nd at Sandhamn in the World Cup, subsequently being bought back to England by Avia Willment, who renamed her Blade Runner and re-numbered her GBR 111. During the 2014 World Championships she was chartered by Rainer Muller from Canada who raced under sail number CAN111.

Again racing under sail number CAN111, Blade finished in 3rd place at the 2015 World Championships in La Trinité sur Mer, France.

Thank you to Fiona Brown and Tim Street for information contributing to this profile.

Boat ID

1987UK01

Boat Names

Original name: Blade Other names: Blade Runner (name changed in 2005) Last name recorded: Blade

Build Year

1987

Build Country

UK

Sail Numbers

First number recorded: K87 Other numbers: S127 SWE127 GBR111 Last number reported: CAN111

Designers

Ian Howlett

Builders

Smith, T

Restored or rebuilt

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