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Corbina,
This is very helpful information. I have emailed Miss Ulla directly and also posted a reply on the thread started by PhreeWillie (on which Miss Ulla says he/she owns a wood 41), but I haven’t seen any further correspondence on it. I also emailed Southern Cross directly just to relay the story of Dad’s boat. I do respect that Southern Cross was the wood vessel designed and used for the fiberglass mold and it’s good to know that there are some differences in her design–so she is #1 of that specific design. But also good to know that all the information seems accurate since Dad’s, I believe, was truly the first 41′ ketch that Dickerson produced. In any case, it would be so wonderful to get photos of any of the remaining wood 41’s and to be able to figure out if your parents’ hull or my dad’s hull are still “alive”. I hope Miss Ulla or Phreewillie will see our posts and reply.Further….I actually got a bunch of good photos of Charisma both under sail and motoring with no sails up. The logo/hull number are clearly visible. She started out with the hull white, later colors included burgundy and yellow.
I have read several times all the stuff regarding Southern Cross. I suspect that what happened was that Dickerson made Dad’s 41 and delivered it to him. Then they made another wood one, Southern Cross, to use as the plug for the fg mold. I believe the one that username “miss ulla” has in Texas is probably the Charisma. “miss ulla” says that theirs was made in 1977, but, if it’s wood, that’s not possible. Dad SOLD his in 1977…and perhaps that’s where the trail (for the present owner) turned cold. Very exciting!! Thanks for digging around for me.