The single scull was purchased by Jim Skidmore in October 1961, from Sargent & Burton boat builders in Sydney, for $448.37 (including packaging and transport to Sydney airport) plus air freight of $9.02 to Essendon airport (total: $457.39).
Jim's achievements over the years in this boat were as follows:
1962: Winter Sculling series - 5 mile fastest time 13/10/1962: 2½ mile Championship, Lower Yarra (from the mouth of the Maribyrnong river to just below Spencer Street bridge) - 1st place
29/12/1962: Yarrawonga regatta - Senior sculls 1st place
1/1/1963: Rutherglen regatta - Senior sculls 1st place
1963: Winter Sculling series - ¼ mile dash 1st place
1964: Winter Sculling series - 5 mile fastest time
25/1/1965: Albert Park regatta - Senior sculls 1st place
6/3/1965: Barwon regatta - Senior sculls 1st place
27/3/1965: Scotch Mercantile regatta - Senior sculls 1st place
1966: Winter Sculling series - 5 mile scratch and fastest time
1976: Winter Sculling series - Herald Shield; Equal winner of series
1979: Winter Sculling series - 5 mile handicap. Boat collision (It doesn't pay to run head-on into an eight coached by Lachie McPherson at new cut corner!). Jim required 24 stitches to his backside (the meaty part, luckily). Hence the cartoon by a friend of club member Dick Barnes. Restoring the boat to racing condition took a lot of work, with the help of several club members. The keel and riggers were the only parts not damaged.
1987: Round Island 8000m - 1st place
The boat was privately owned and only used by Jim Skidmore over the years, until it was presented to YYRC for permanent display in the new boathouse in 2005.
