Excerpt from "Ed Monk and the Tradition of Classic Boats":

Many of the designs that came out of the Monk Office during the late 1960s and early 1970s were drawn by Ed Monk Jr. One of these was Topaz, modelled on the traditional lines of Puget Pride, an earlier design. Built for Jim and Sandy Howell of Bainbridge Island, Topaz was launched from the McQueen yard in 1971. In 1979 Topaz was bought by Ken and Donna Shields and kept at the Queen City Yacht Club [Seattle].  Previously, Ken and Donna had owned and restored Ann Saunders, Monk's first boat.