AURORA V was launched in April 1969 at the Annapolis Yard of John Trumpy & Sons on Spa Creek, MD. This 58' doubled-planked mahogany Coastal Cruiser was designed and built as Trumpy’s next generation yacht to propel this 60 year old company into the future, just as fiberglass became the prevalent choice of hull material. Trumpy only built 6 to 8 yachts per year. The Trumpy Family since 1946 began building certain yachts for their own personal use and to serve as showrooms of their craftsmanship. These highly amenitized and designed yachts were named AURORA. Since 1946 there were six Aurora’s built (4 left today) with the last one, AURORA V, launched in 1969. John Trumpy Jr. personally oversaw the design of AURORA V in collaboration with Frederick C. Geiger, noted naval architect who since 1955 worked for Trumpy. Geiger introduced the cruiser design, adding to Trumpy’s yacht traditional “houseboat” lines. Geiger is well known since the late 1930’s for his sailboat designs.