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History
Black Rose is the first of Olin Stephens' 37 "sixes", built in 1929 by Nevins
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The present owner has sailed and maintained her for the past 55 years
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She is in excellent condition and comes fully equipped
Black Rose is Sparkman & Stephens Design #5, the first 6-metre designed by Olin Stephens. Many more successful designs were to follow, but Black Rose began over 60 years of 6-metre development.
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This vessel is the very first of 37 “sixes” that Sparkman & Stephens constructed over the years, and she was launched the year the firm incorporated.
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Very shortly after she was built, Olin Stephens, along with his brother Rod Stephens, was at the helm of this very boat, in the International Six Metre Championship in Bermuda.
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In her long life, she has had a number of owners and been known as Kid and Thalia. In 1970, she was bought by Ed Bombard, her currrent owner.
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