History
Alala, was one of 11 Starling Burgess designed, Abeking Rasmussen built Eight Metres. They were all together designed and built for the New York Yacht Club as Olympic Contenders. Out of these 11 Eights, 4 still exist, 2 still race and 2 are for sale as a restoration project layed up in Ontario.YACHT ALALA WINS EIGHT-METER RACE; Defeats Thorling's Rangoon by 20:47 in Riverside Yacht Club's Regatta. WIND FAILS AFTER START Many of 86 Craft, Including 12-Meter Cantitoe and Iris, Unable to Finish. New York Times Aug. 27, 1933 by James RobbinsNEREID HOME FIRST AS 99 YACHTS SAIL; Finishes One Second Ahead of Lotus in Atlantic Class Off Greenwich. VARIANT LEADS 30-FOOTERS 8-Meter Boats Headed by Alala, While Jill Shows Way to the 6-Meter Craft. New York Times July 8 1934from loyds registry 1936 renamed to Valkyrie owner of registry C.B. Mitchell jun. Baltimore