Sail Number 5 Built in 1902
Built in 1902 and currently based at UTSC. Her last major rebuild was in 2003.
Another Burgoine designed and built boat, and one of his very best. Launched in 1902, she was virtually unbeatable
in her early years. Her first owner WH Wheeler, later commodore of Thames S.C. was called by the great Linton Hope
'the king of boat sailors. He said of Carina, 'No matter what the weather may be, drifting match or half a gale, Carina
is sure to be either first or in the first three
Carina - Currently
Post-WW2 she was a regular winner, but was laid up in recent years. She has now been superbly rebuilt by the Ossie
Stewart-led Caprice syndicate. Looking absolutely stunning, she returned to the water in the 2003 Bourne End week,
and won both the Scamp Cup and Thames Champions Cup on handicap. One of the key figures in the class is Olympic bronze medallist Ossie Stewart who for more than two decades now has run Harts Boatyard in Surbiton, located adjacent to Thames Sailing Club. Stewart and his team at Ossie Stewart Sailboats including designer Jamie Stewart and boat builder John Clark have handled the restoration of three A-Raters to date. In 2003 they completed the restoration of Carina, built in 1903 upon it's 100th birthday.
