Iris

An Invited Friend of The Harrison Butler Association
The Bermudan Sloop built in 1924 to a design by James McGruer

Photograph by Tim Henderson, July 2014

Iris : A Few Work In Progress
Iris is one of sixteen boats built to the Gareloch One design between 1924 and 1928. Almost unbelievably, all sixteen are still around and those afloat annually race each other. Iris has been out of the water for a couple of years needing work, which is being attended to by her enthusiastic owners. The full list of boats is Galatea, Athene, Dione, Ceres, Halcyone, Thalia, Iris, Hermes, Thia, Zoe, Luna (ex Spray), Zephyrus (ex Cockelroy), Catriona (ex Fintra), Circe (ex Jean), Teal (ex Rosemary II) and Juno.

The tiller head on Isis

Iris Statistics
Built : 1924 by McGruer & Co Ltd in Clynder, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
LOA : 24' 0"
LWL : 16' 6"
Beam : 5' 7"
Draught : 3' 9"
Displacement : 3 tons TM
Sail Number : 7

Iris Custodians & Home Ports
Chris Henderson & Jonny Burke (?-2018...) Clynder, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Peter JF Henderson (1972-1974-?) Clynder, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
John GD Henderson (?-1958-1971) Clynder, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
JF Henderson (1924-1937-?) Clynder, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Iris Links 
• The Gareloch One Design website

Page last updated : January 2018

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