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Oliver Shaw
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Since you specifically said hull number,  rather than sail number,  I presume that you have indeed correctly identified the number (carved into the hog,  abaft the centreboard case),  rather than merely the number of the sails;    the latter may or may not be original and correct for the boat.

That being so,  she is just 7 boats earlier than my much loved Sills-built “Tantrum”,  which I owned in the sixties and seventies.    I would love to know where she has got to since I parted with her.

Sail numbers 4001-5000 were issued in 1961-2,  which indicates the most likely age of your boat.    However very occasional boats were not registered from new;    some owners who did not intend to race saw no point in doing so.    This it is conceivable,  but unlikely,  that she may be older than that date range suggests.

Assuming that you are a member of the Class Association you can request a digital copy of our entire data on your boat.    This should include the original measurement certificate,  which will give the date of build and the name of the builder,  as well as the name and club of the first (registered) owner,  and of all subsequent owners who have registered the boat,  plus anything else about her which has crossed the desk of the office.

 

Oliver