1972: Alain Auras modified design for a Harris 27', began construction in his San Diego backyard.

Jul 29, 1982: Launched Thursday, 3:50 pm, at Driscoll Customs Boat yard, San Diego, CA. Mast mounted and first sail on August 7.

1983-1984: New Spinnaker, Main and Genoa sails.

Fall 1983: Sail to Mexico's San Diego Islands.

May 23 to July 7, 1984: Sailed up California Coast from San Diego to San Francisco.

May 24, 1985: Sailed up Napa River to Napa Valley Marina for haul-out, bottom sand and paint. Relaunch June 3, return June 8.

Jun 12, 1992: Alain Auras passed away and left the Aura to Ganymede.

Nov 15, 1993: Haul-out at Bay Ship & Yacht. Bottom scrub & paint, re-epoxy starboard centerboard. Relaunch Dec 3.

Nov 17, 1993: Marine survey by Doug Shotton, El Cerrito, states that the construction of the Aura is: "as good as any production (shop), better than most..."

Sep 17, 1994: Install new Nissan 9hp outboard engine with long shaft, custom motor mount.

Jan 22, 2001: Haul-out at Bay Ship & Yacht. Topside sand & epoxy work, no painting. Relaunch Jan 29.

The hulls, 2 centerboards and 2 rudders are made of airex-foam sandwiched on both sides by fiberglass. The hulls have stabilizing fins which create compartments, with panels separating storage areas below sleeping areas. Each hull has a forward skylight, an aft cushion pad for sleeping, a sink, and a (15 gal?) water storage tank under the sink. The starboard hull has a 2-burner alcohol stove and an icebox. The port hull contains the battery, electrical wiring, navigation station, and antenna.

The hulls are connected center and aft with two custom-made aluminum alloy I-beams, and forward with an oval extruded beam.

A two-level rough-surface deck lies between the I-beams. Forward is netting between the hulls to the fore beam.

The mast is extruded aluminum, with a sail track. It is fixed to the center I-beam, supported by a forestay, two sidestays, and running backstays when underway. The boom is fixed to the mast, and has a cunningham.

Sails:
Made by Custom Offshore Sails, San Diego: a fully-battened Main and a 150% Genoa in March, 1984, and a pole-less Spinnaker in March, 1983. Other sails are Jib, Drifter-Slooper (also an old jib).

Anchors:
Two Danforths, 1 light & 1 heavy. One 7.5Kg Bruce. (Plenty of) chain and rode line.

Outboard Motor:
Nissan 9.9-hp, long-shaft (20") serial #63815, with double-arm motor mount (Aug-1994)

Rigging:
Halyards: one main, two foresail halyards, each with cleat.
2-speed jib winch in center of deck. 2 standard winches for halyards, one on each side of mast.
Fire extinguisher in each hull.

Port Hull:
2 winch handles.
12v Marine/RV battery (size 8D?)
Marine Radio is Ray Jefferson 5000, Serial #N-3857
Sears marine toilet
Inflatable rubber raft, Achilles LT-2, ACH001100280, 2 oars, foot pump
Safety harness, bosum chair, manual knot meter, bilge pump, flares, blast horn..
Line, tools, extra hardware.

Starboard Hull:
Sails. Running backstay lines & hardware.
Jib sheets. Spinnaker lines & hardware. Gas tank.
Lifejackets: four type I and two type III. 3 bench cushions.
Princess 2-burner alcohol stove, icebox.