Some Girl, 1979 Sabre
Length: 3.7, Beam: 1.4m, Draft: 1m
Propulsion: Sail
Construction: Timber
Owner: Robert Hartnett
Some Girl is arguably one of the most iconic Sabres built. Her sail number 855 was registered officially in 1979 and she was built at home in Geelong by Max and Stuart Wallace in 1980 with the sole purpose of winning the 1980-81 Sabre Australian Championship held at Blairgowrie Y.S.
Some Girl also made its way to the Gippsland Lakes for a time and remained competitive.
In 2022 Some Girl was discovered by chance at Mt Martha in a rather poor condition, full of water with her cover ripped and decks and cockpit badly damaged. Luckily, the owner was keen to have it looked after and agreed on a deal quickly.
Frecheville-Heaney Boatbuilders in Paynesville was keen to take on the rebuild of Some Girl and over the next 18 months all paint was stripped off, a new deck out of gaboon fitted, the stern replaced, the floor re-attached, all fittings removed and replaced. She was repainted as close to her original 1980 build in Storm Grey with a varnished stern and decks.
The boat was finished the night before the Classic Dinghy Regatta in Inverloch in February 2024 and won her first race back in the water after many years.
