- Boat Name: Buzzy II
- Sail: KC 6
- Year Built: 1948
- Designer: Arvid Laurin
- Builder: Abrahamsson & Bjoresson
- Owner: Richard Day
- History: Formerly S62 Trickson VI. Won the One Ton Cup in
1949 and the Scandinavian Gold Cup in 1950. Bryan Newkirk bought
her in Stockholm in 1952 to represent Canada in the Olympics
in Helsinki. He renamed the boat Buzzy II, after his grandson,
then N.W. 'Bill' Gooderham sailed her from Stockholm to Helsinki
for the Olympic regatta, where she placed 6th of 14 entries.
She then came to Toronto, Canada with her new sister, N80
Elizabeth X, where she won the North American Championships
in 1954 in Toronto and 1955 in Seattle. She is currently out
of the water, in the process of being rebuilt.
Photo courtesy of Tim Barber.
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