Olive

Albert Park Yacht Club proudly displays the first boat in the Moth class. Olive is a Mk 1 Moth built by Len MOrris in 1929 at Inverloch.

Moths were sailed at Albert Park from 1944, the first being 'Cygnet' (A1), but Len MOrris had built a Moth in 1929 at Inverloch, no doubt based on plans he had seen in the US yachting magazine Rudder, but with his inimitable stamp upon it, as it was a restricted type design.

At first he called the boat the 'Inverloch 11 footer', but he changed the class name to 'Moth' a few years later. Len must have designed the Moth insignia we know today, which was ultimately adopted world-wide. *

The hull has been preserved by the 'Wooden Boat Association'. Viewing is available on race days in the clubrooms.

The History of Albert Park Yacht Club
By Ralph P. Neale