From Peterson Design Facebook 2018, "Next
up, Design #39, was the wider-sterned Star Eyed Stella. Is this the design
the Lowell North sailed to win the North American IOR QT championship in 1974
-- El Principia? Composite Technologies / Island Yachts in Texas was going
to go into production building them, but then the rule changed?"
1976 Quarter Ton Cup, Corpus Christi: 6 - 4 - 3 - 13 - 9 = 4/36bx, BLACKHALLER
This Peterson 1/4 tonner races in Texas against the Bus,
2009 May, from Paul B on forum: "At SWYC there is one QT, the Peterson "Star Eyed Stella", that hasn't been off the trailer for years. No HTs, not OTs." ,
2015
Pictures from Dutch QTC Facebook, "In the LA area
marina parking lot for years"
2018
Comment from Dutch QTC Facebook "STAR
EYED STELLA, Peterson Quarter Ton, Design #39, The first of the "post
pintail" IOR boats from Doug. This was Doug's personal boat, sailed in
the 1976 QT Worlds by Tom Blackaller to 4th Place. Currently under a major
refit."
September, Dutch QT Class Facebook, "Currently
at Kohler Kraft Boatyard in San Diego waiting for her refit."
2019
February, "Undergoing restoration at the yard starting
February 2019. Looks similar to "Valkyrie" which unfortunately was
cut up some years ago."
December, from Dutch QT Class Facebook,
2020 Mai, picture from Sailing
Anarchy,
à jour au: 1978
1978 plan Peterson #39, built at Yacht- und Bootswerft Burmester in Bremen
1978 Owner:
Mister Kittlausz
2018
From Dutch QT Class Facebook, "The name
of the boat was 'Kinkabou' and she was a 7,88 x 2,74 x 1,50 m wooden 'holz
formverleimt' sistership of 'Star Eyed Stella' that finished 4th at the 1976
Quarter on Cup in Corpus Christi (USA) with skipper Tom Blackaller"
with pictures