Octanova

Originally named Octanova and numbered S118, Courage was designed by Pelle Petterson and built by Batbyggarna Ab, Ronning in 1988 and is thus a sister to Rebecca. She is one of the four boats built to Pelle’s designs that year. In 1991, renamed Sexanova and owned by Johansson of GKSS, she finished third in the Worlds at Maarstrand. By 1993 she renamed Marstrand 95 and now numbered SWE118. She was owned by Thomas Haraldson and finished 15th out of 24 in the World Championships at Cannes that year.

In the early 2000s, she was bought by Dietrich Gruenau, numbered GER118 and renamed Courage IX, one of his long series of Sixes named Courage. Helmed by Alba Batzill, they won the 2005 Worlds at Sandhamn; in 2006 won the European Championships at Flensburg; finished 3rd in the 2007 Worlds at Cowes and the next year won the 2008 European Championships at La Trinite In the 2013 Worlds at Flensburg they finished 3rd. One of the most successful of modern Sixes. Courage IX came in 3rd place in the Open Division of the 2016 European Championship in Brunnen, Switzerland.

Information kindly supplied by Fiona Brown/Tim Street.

Boat ID

1988SE06

Boat Names

Original name: Octanova Other names: Sexanova (name changed in 1992) Marstrand 95 (name changed in 1993) Last name recorded: Courage IX

Build Year

1988

Build Country

Sweden

Sail Numbers

First number recorded: S118 (1988) Other numbers: SWE118 (used from 1993) SUI118 Last number reported: GER118

Designers

Pelle Petterson

Builders

Båtbyggarna Ab

Restored or rebuilt

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