The Herreshoff H28 Association of Victoria continues to grow with over 50 members. The members are located all over the continent, from Brisbane to Perth. About half the yachts on the list are Walker H28s. They realise there are many more Australian H28s out there and hope that the Association will serve as a focus for Australian H28 owners. The Association has been formally incorporated which, under local law, limits the liability of the committee and members in voluntary associations). They have a web page and are attached to the Hobsons Bay Yacht Club (6 H28s on the register) and noted that the North American H28 Association has acknowledged our help in preparing their website.

Andrew's yacht, HARBINGER, is a Walker H28, built in 1978. She has the standard fitout of fibreglass interior mouldings, with teak trim, and the standard ketch rig (some had custom timber fitouts, a few were sloop rigged, with no mizzen and a few are cutter rigged ketches, with a self tacking staysail). He and his wife have owned her for four years.

For further information on the Victorian H28 Association contact

Andrew MacGregor

Phone (03) 9391 1397

Email Andrew McGregor

Sydney Herreshoff Get Together

During the first week end in July each year a get together of many different Herreshoff yachts is held at Akuna Bay in the national park off Broken bay Sydney situated on the East coast of West Island (Australia). The venue is a marina complex with a club house for dinner on the Saturday night.

The objective is to avoid any formal business and simply to drink a little & have fun. The idea is to use what is usually a cold and uninteresting week end and turn it into a piece of history participated in by some very special people from all walks of life.

The builder and Skipper of the H28 Skyline Gipsy would like to invite any interested Herreshoff enthusiasts to visit during the week end with or without their craft. If any one is interested in participating, with or without boat, they would like to hear from you.

Anyone interested reply to:

avm2000@ozemail.com.au

North American H28 Class Association

Theo Aschman, an H-28 owner in Rhode Island, is the contact for a fledgling North American H28 Class Association ("NAH28CA"). "We have a few contacts in the US and Nova Scotia, and we had rendezvous or two in 1993. We hope to get a newsletter started up soon."

There were two popular versions of the H-28 sold in North America during the 60's and 70's (made in Taiwan?) called the Bermuda 30 and the Far East 29. They have 8" or so higher freeboard, which really changed the appearance of the transom, and a doghouse cabin to give 6' of headroom. They have small bowsprits, masthead genoas, and beautiful oriental carving on the hanging knees in the cabin. All are ketches.

The attached photo of Lark, which is completely original design except that her bunks are built-in instead of pipe berths and she has a bridge deck. (Also, she has a marine head and an Atomic Four electric-start motor instead of a Cedar Bucket and hand crank magneto-ignition motor.) There was one H-28, Nav-Sho, at the 1993 rendezvous which was exactly original, including cedar bucket.

For further information on the North American H28 Class Association contact

Theo & M-J Aschman

H28 "Lark"

Email Theo Aschman

The New Zealand H28 Yacht Owners' Association is interested in hearing from other Herreshoff yacht owners.

Email the H28 Association