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And what an excuse, what a perfectly hippocrene excuse, to be able to say: “Sorry, but Til be sailing down the Shannon that weekend,” And while it sounds like I missed a good one, on 25 June, with a record 1,908 competing yachts in the biggest race of its kind ever, and conditions that could have led to the ‘odd cup of tea being spilt... was happy to be taking part in something completely different. The Shannon One Designs are one of Ireland’s most successful racing classes. Open clinker 18-footers (5.5m) designed in 1921 by Morgan Giles, they are raced competitively at the Lough Derg and Lough Ree yacht clubs in Ireland’s heartland. Each club has its own regatta week and 44 years ago they started a long- distance race on the river Shannon between the loughs to allow SODs from both clubs to race together. “Tt appeals to young and old” A.40-mile tacking race in the close confines of a river is an intriguing idea. It’s also a two-day event, with an overnight stay and other stops giving boats a chance to compete for different legs of the race and also to catch up with each other. As you might expect, a couple of the stops involve pubs and Ireland does good pubs. The race has become something uniquely Irish and certainly something CB should be sharing with readers, so Ttook my camera. Several cruisers accompany the Shannons downriver and it’s a family occasion; the some- times quirky ways of the Shannon OD appeal to young and old alike. We also met a builder, of many current, boats, Jimmy Furey, in his 80s, building a new boat with Olympic sailor Cathy MacAleavy, but more next month. ten Furey came out of retirement obit another S00Britain’s 1958 America’s Cup challenger enjoys an active second life cruising with her preservation society owners, and offering some 4 charter dates as well. Nigel Sharp-took a sailifty-thece years tothe day alter she sailed out ‘of Dun Laoghaire harbour daring her maiden voyage from the Clyde tothe Solent, Separe lefe lerwood Marina just before the evening high water I was one of four guests aboard, ‘along with seven members ofthe Scepee Preservation ‘Society, the syndicate which has owned the 1958 America’s Cup 12-Mette challenge fr the last 25 years Heer winter refit was complete ~ including the fing ‘of some new fairlads that very afternoon to reduce the Iikelihood of ring turns on the original winch drms ~ and we were bound for Oban, from where she would start her sormer cruising and racing programme (Our skipper fr this voyage was Chris Ball, who is also secretary ofthe syndicate. He fist sailed on Sceptre (having never sailed on anything ese) on a corporate charter in 2005, A cha cme, Chris's main interest was rotor sport, but he and his wife Jenny decided that Sceptre would provide bers family opportanitics, 0 they both joined che syndicate. Cheis thinks that nd Jenny, whom he describes as “the secretary’ secretary” possibly gers even more our of ethan he docs 10 ciasse nor aveusr nt After we went through Fleetwood Marina's lock gates wwe received some welcome advice over the VHF radio from the marina manager regarding the deepest route ‘ut tothe main channel. We were pleased to find there was a etter breeze than forecast and so we hosted the sails as we got clear of Fleetwood, There then followed a Aeligheful silt Bangor through a cloudless night as our slightly meandering couse around the wind farms off Barrow-in-Fumess, and then past the Ile of Man, gave usa variety of easy reaching angles. ROYAL CONNECTION As various members of the crew surfaced the following morning, afew passing comments were made about the Royal wedding which would take that place that day. We were too absorbed in our awn sling ta pay i too mach tention but a reference was made to Sceptre’ tenuous Royal wedding connection ~ the boat in which Graham, Mann, her 1958 America's Cup helmsman, had previously won a bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympic Games was the Dragon Blueborrle, a wedding ppresnt for Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth in 19471SCEPTRE et Scetze oth Cowes, Bowen trai with alae oft comes, 1958. <4 The 1958 America’s Cup: Columbia v Sceptre (3-1) after the Second world War, itwas clear thatthe economic climate innovative one from David Boyd. Significantly, no further tank testing \wauld not allow boats as large as the J Class of the 1920s tobe used was carried out which might have optimised the chosen design. again forthe Americas Cup. Discussions began between the British ‘Sceptre was built at Alexander Robertson's yard onthe Clyde and, and Americans as early as 1946 witha view toa future Cup in following her launch in April 1958, Yachting Worfdreported that ‘smaller boats and, in 1956, the Deed of Gift was modified “avid Boyd has produced a yacht which it would be dificult to This allowed a Royal Yacht Squadron syndicate to make an ‘ut-design”. olympic bronze medallist Graham Mann was official challenge ina 12-Metre and, as considerably more appointed skipper and the crew was selected from 70 members of ‘welves had been builtin Britain than America at that time, it the armed forces after they had been trialled on the pre-war was hoped that this might give the challenger an advantage. > Metre Evaine. Sceptre was shipped tothe States, andthe would seem thatthe Squadron syndicate took heed of) crew arrive there brimming with confidence, even taking with Charles € Nicholson wo had sai, aftr his Endeavour fl was them a special box in which the Cup could be brought home. efeated in the 1937 Cup, that it would be a vaste of time ‘The American defender was Columbia, selected after challenging again without tank testing. They asked four leading ‘exhaustive trials against three ather boats, two of them new. It signers of the tine = Nicholson's nephew Young” Chali, >was reported that she had already raced a total of 692 miles two designs each, one conventional and one innovative. horse’ Evaine inthe Solent, had yet to compete in any official Arthur Robb, David Boyd and George McGruer -toproduce «=== whereas Sceptre, although she had saled against her ‘tril Souters built 1:2 scale models ofthese as well as one of = ‘race, After the challenger was soundly beaten (3-1) in four Pee aonb tt wer Taint sees, chi Me eres a Lectern rater arty “ine members er eta done magatieny, ut the Cones asaresaitt his thedesinetetedvasthe IH weapon wih whch hey ha one bate was classicnosraveusraei 1SCEPTRE DESIGNED David Boyd euilt Robertsons, 193 Loa 47ft 8in(21m) ow 36ft (15.6m) bea 10ft 8in (3.6m) DRAUGHT 7ft 6in (3m) DISPLACEMENT 36 tonnes SAIL AREA (MAIN + NOB) 2,368sqft (220m?) Seeptrés crew vst the Royal ust vache I Preventerbackstay 1.) Spinnaker sheet and 2 spinnaker sheet and aaa brace blocks 1 | two-speed genoa 3 main sheet traveller esis 1 2 winch gear-bowes 4 aviators table ence 5 Laminated plastic floor steering wheel 13 canvas sieeve over 6 Giasefie and wince alumina toy shat _ 14 Genoa tracks 7 nemovabietige zs 5 alumina an pump handle 15 ai a balsawood laminate 8 mainsheet winch floor runner winenes 16 Cooker (gas) We arrived in Bangor in the early afternoon and tidied the boat, and the conversation then tarned tothe “new” ‘mast position. Although it was moved aft by 29in (0.75m) a couple of years after the 1958 America’s Cup, no corresponding structural alterations were made unt four years ago when the issue was dealt with by Tom ‘Smith, the syndicates longest serving member, and Neil Blair. They used an Acrow prop to push the sides of the boat out and get rd of what had become known as a “waspy waist and then fitted anew stool rng fame. Allen Bradley, a syndicate member and also a keen dinghy races, told me that before this work was done they could “see things opening up” and fel the boat “wobbling like a jelly” when slamming into waves, but that the ull is now considerably stiffer. The fabricated Duralamin mast tel, incidentally, i original LIPTON ROOM [After dinner that evening, several of us visited the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, where we were made particularly ‘welcome by former rear commodore Myles Lindsay. He knew Seepire wel and earlier chat day had seen us 12 caassenoyr aveusr ou 26 Sleeping berth, port 27 sailbin 28 oltskin locker 29 eee pipecots in foreeastle 30 spinnaker-boom hoist 31 streamlined ie ten tea ring 17 Ligh 32 spruce aid deck with toilet male phywood 18 chain undetay 19 resn ater tank 3.3 tubular forall with cabin aor spinnakec ore guys 20 cooker gas cylinder insite 34 roremeh 2 wasn-asin sf 35 Removable mooring 22 spinnaker tack boliard winches + 36 Removable stem 23 Spinnaker and jib head fitting halyard winches 37 atumini toy mast 24 Brealorater ” 25 sleeping berts, port and starboard 38 saloon stows fush in 39 saitnaten arriving from his home, prompting him to phone the ‘Yacht Club and ask forthe ensign to be dipped. He gave usa tour of che impressive club, the highlight of which was the Lipton Room where che many historic photos are dominated hy Sir Thomas Lipton’s five Sharoracks which challenged forthe America’s Cup chrough the RUYC, Irs hard co imagine there can often be such strong connections to six America’s Cup challenges in fone place a one time as there were that evening, ‘When we st off from Bangor the next morning, the wind was on the nose and there was a lumpy sea. We motor sailed for some time but as we approached the Mall of Kintyre the wind veered and we gos the easterly Wind which had been forecast, We then had an hour oF s0 of glorious reaching in increasingly ft water as we reached the shelter of the magnificent headland. Hiovreves, soon after that the wind built quite quickly to tale force. We putin a second reef bur sill had the number 2 genoa up which made Sceptre seem ‘overpowered for a while although ie soon boca apparent that she was handling it beautifully. The wind ‘gage wasn'e working but Tom mentioned that a beter“Owning a SCEPTRE acht such as Sceptre would be too much for one man. Thus the Sceptre Preservation Society was born” The Sceptre Preservation Society and the missing counter 1n1960, Sceptrewas bought by Eric Maxwel, who owned her for about 12 years. He removed 18in (AScm) of the counter - supposedly to make her look more modern - and ‘maved the mast aft by 29 (0.75m), enjoying considerable acing success inher, most notably against Americam Eagle Inthe States in 1967. Maxwell sold her to Edward King, who ied in 1973, Her next owner was Tony Walker, wito took her to Lytham and spent the next 10 years converting her toa cruising boat, relaunched in lasson Dock in 1986. It hhad become apparent that maintaining a yacht such as Sceptre would be too much for one man, so some members ofthe Fleetwood and Blackpool Yacht Club proposed syndicate. “Thus the Sceptre Preservation Socety Was born tis ‘based on 20 shares, costing 12,000 each, plus a share of ‘maintenance, and currently has 18 members with two vacances (contact detalls p14). Member Ned line (07549 '850362) is also looking o sellout his share. ‘Sceptre's normal winter bases Fleetwood as most of the current members live inthe north of England. Her normal sailing programme involves staying onthe West Coast of Scotland until August, taking part in events such asthe Scatish Peaks Race and the Crinan Classic Boat Festival, and generally enjoying the huge variety of cruising that the area allows; an in the late summer moving down to the South Coast and crulsing from a base in Poole. Each vear a certain amount of charter is offered ~ mostly on the South Coast - “to boost the coffers In Sceptre’ golden jubilee year in 2008, she competed In the Round the ilang Race with sir Robin KnoxJohnston at the helm; and the Royal Yacht Squadron - which hasthe Top: offthe original Tufnol steering wheel and a model on displayin Needles ‘their Pavilion hosted a birthday party for her during the Above Sir Robin British Classic Yacht Club Regatta. n 2012 she will compote Knoxtohnstonat In the 12-Metre World Championships inthe Solent. thehelm of ‘About five years ago the syndicate decided to advertise sceperein2008 In classic Boat inthe vague hope that someone might know it the missing stern section stl existed. Bore it was ublished they got four cals sayingit was in a Scottish huntng/fshing lodge whieh had been owned by Maxwell cLASSICROMTAUOUST2NL 13SCEPTRE “The last day of the voyage was one of the sails of my life — from the bottom of the Sound of Jura onwards it was glorious” Above: Sceptre including the return of the missing counter igh sailing off ‘ay uid to sail selection is that “she likes to have her lee nil in the water.” Soon the wind moderated again and Sceptre powered towards Port Ellen on Islay - famous for its cighe distilleries - where we moored up alongside a fishing boat in the early evening. CONNECTIONS Many of the crew haben telling me how they often meet people whe have some sor of eonnetion with Sceprre, Early the next morning I had just such an ‘experience of my own when I walked to the opposite side ofthe small harbour to cake some photos. got talking toa fisherman called Jim MacFarlane aftr he greeted me from his front doos and he told me thac his son was married to designer David Boyd's granddaughter Bryony: Amongst the multitade of memorabilia he showed me was a photo of his one-yearold grandson Jamie ~ and therefore Boys great-grandson ~ sitting in Sceptre’ cockpit in 1987. “The lac day of oar voyage was one of he sails of my life. There was a shor ime when the wind proved unreliable and we moror-siled fora while, bat from the 1 cass nor aveusr aout bottom of the Sound of Jura onwards it was glorious. Another cloudless day and a cracking easterly brecre allowed us to almost effortlessly sail through the flat water provided by the shelter ofthe spectacular landscape around us, Some of the crew said they had rarely been there in such good weather, and one ‘commented thae he had never before seen the peaks on Jura! We sailed past Scarba (with tales from the erew of the perils ofthe whirlpools in Conryvreckan}, through the Sounds of Laing and fnsh~all within sight ofthe imposing Mall and finally into Kerrera Sound where wwe dropped the sails before going alongside an Ocean ‘Youth Trust yache in Oban Marina, Is clear that the history ofthe America’s Cup could produce no beter candidate fora sensible-sized cruising boat than Seepire—in face the vast majrity could not even be considered. And i s also clear that she is very ‘much in safe hands with her syndicate members who are passionate ahout enjoying her and looking ater her. @ Scepire Preservation Society, Secretary Cris all Tel: +44 (0) 308.0870, wmw.sceptrepreservation.ca.ukFairlie Yachts announce the worldwide launch CUM eae ee ee) eae ReneS eRe sad Se are Cea) TE ee cae Neen eee eee ern) eres Rane eeeouec hs) Cee Neca ae ear atcuccelong Terence eer mia te Re RL Cheeni E eae WORLD LAUNCH CE SeeD re Rees er ee sa STNG TEE Romy peer www.fairlieyachts.comNews Editor Steffan Meyric Hughes +44 (0) 207 349 1931 \ ews steffan.meyric-hugheseachelseamagazines.com 6 ROUND THE ISLAND RACE. Record fleet in wild conditions A record-breaking fleet of more than 1,900 vache gathered in Cowes om 25 Jane to race nM west ahoue the Isle of Wight for this year’s 80th anniversary Round the bland Race. More than 16,000 sailors faced eagles of upto 28 knots, with large swells off the Needles. The Coastguard received a number of calls for dsmastings, capsies~ even an MOB, though, as race organisers ‘were Keen to poinc out, some of these calls were ot related to the race but cw other cra, including the sizable spectator fleet. The total number of finishers was noca record at 1,302, with hundreds of yachts having 10 tice from the race, This year's top award, the Gold Roman Boo, went otto three-time winner and bhoutuilder Jeremy Rogers=butio g is nephew Nick Rogers who, with = Chris Grubeas crews helmed the Contessa 26 Sundowner to victory. lot cuter yacht MerdinofFalnouth in ough waters ff the Needles. he made around in jut under 1 hours Hispania XODs sails dress up ‘The Fife 5: for 100th Hispania set sail anniversary forthe tsttine ImPuerto sherry, Date vita oneot Spain, his3 Jy, tymington Yckt after along ref. lub’ One Desien News reached us| feet ton the hours before we Solent on3 ne went to press. Shewas one of around 40 ofthe boats takng partn Liealy Lacty special costume names pub reqatatocelebrate Lively Lay, le century tothe day Ros’ amas since theft race ‘yam sled into ofthe famaus her new home dred Mestmacat- ‘this tune Wt esgneddarsacng pontoon at Port eet. Solent warin. To Today. the X00s marktheoxasien, arethemost Port solent's pub, ‘merous eas at Lloyds Number Cones Week (613 one ar, changed ‘August this yer). itsname to‘The Sir Alec Rose.ST PATRICK Watson 18 rebuilt by Fairlie A unique example ofa racing yacht, ‘only four of which were ever bul as relaunched on the River Hamble ‘on 30 June, $¢ Patrick, which was on ‘our std a¢ the London Boat Show this January, midway through her restoration, was builtin 1919 and rescued from a garden in Scotland 20 years ago, having lst sailed in the 1960. The liht}-buil 18-oote ‘one of four named after Britain's patron saints and bul fa Salcombe Yacht Club, was restored by Face Restorations with the orginal design “office, GL. Watson, managing the design side. “The ll was bil using techniques pioneered by Fife in the 1990s, All the planks are full ength snd close seamed with a thread of caulking lodged in a smal groove rolled into the plank edge. The planking is Star of the Short Blue Fleet oy Lesliwas launched by the builders Sanders & coin Galmpton, Devon, and salle under Ux fag 1939, frst as BMD12 out of Brixham And later Piymouth as L0392 when she was bought by the Hewitt family, fishermen of over two centuries! ‘standing who in thei heyday operated a flet of 220 vessels. The leet was aed "The ‘Short Blue Feet’ after the square, dark blue fag that flew fram the mast of each vessl. 11935, oy Leslewas part ofthe silver Jubilee Review for King George at Spthead Later, sie was sold o Norway and converted toa motor coaster carrying goods up and ‘down the southeast Norweslan coast under the name Ekstrand Herne life began In 1979 wien a group of Norwegian sling enthusiasts in Arendal bought Ekstrand and restored her back to sling trawler, This has been an ongoing project now for the last 30 oro years but Soy Lesife's now inher final restoration, and her owners hope to salle to Britain in 2012 to gather with other trawler. WORD OF THE Alaskan yellow cedar and the MONTH fearing sall steamed timbers. Owner William Collier commented: Lacustrine “Prior co discovering St Parick 1 had never seen such a wel preserved example ofthis ype of Tigheweig yacht conseretion. The Belonging to or referring toa lake. 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In paticula the Broads ‘Aahongy will extend the island creation scheme in Dick Broad, rela bank Shouse Broad and bill anew md whery to replace sy old ves inherited bythe Broads Authority when it boighe May Gurney Bernard Gallay CnETyRURTERORENNCE EG thet and wore. a ‘tough she as Ketter 10; ONBEAM OF FIFE I!” 1903, me sty ct the Moonteame teganin 1858 wits Moonbeam i In 1902 Chars Punto sehrsen, ex emnent London Ire, doit ogo back olan i forthe costin ot his ryt ing Io accaunt is aviation pres as Me wanted Yo ace Urge hen sal sips win tos. ines: Mooabeam twas fancied 1903, tl 91 ea the Fe yor, The eu ws @maghiant yacht ich has or became one f te most siccesfl Gass yachts Inte wo Her teanned shape a age sal ssfoce area bah make for an ‘vey leant and unique act. Pea ae nate goers DO ae ny pee merece cacao rae em Corny Reco ae ea nda 7NWith the last layers of varnish ofr Mad mpcarin fn i ad applied to the brightwork the beautiful yachts of the Med gather for the season’s first regatta, at Antibes. Emily Harris took her camera Sponsor bue or rach0 nd with thar comes a because she is Frenc ‘punctual and ehic focus which i also reflected by a tet ‘hich saw her recuen to the etcuit to race seriously Laurence’s experience lies with crewing on Moonbeam IHand White Dolphin, She crewed on ‘Mariska when the boat was first re-launched in 2008 but then briefly lef after disagreemenes with the skipper. She rejoined Mariska as skipper after the owner telephoned her in June 2010 and asked her to become the captain. Proudly, Laurence with Mariska’s ow! ctains a good relationship + and quickly moves on to talk about her crew, which she has been privileged to hand pick over years of heing in the industry. Mariska will attend the Barcelona Regatta and then sail co the Balearics ariskatist appeared on the classic yacht scene in 2009, having een ‘extensively restored ver two years at La Clotat bythe CRM yard (Chantiers unis mécierranée). she was the ‘second 15-4 yacht designed by vim Fife (his Shinna was in 1907), and built in 1908 at Farin Scotland, she is “She is cunningly using the RAF squadron number as her sail number” ow one of only four surviving 15-M vachts (with Tiga, The Lady Anne and ‘Hispania and was originally bult for the London yachtsman AK Stothert, wo also had the Fite 19-M Mariqita built ia 19M, The at (23m) cuter, ‘captained by Laurence Ramés is now a regular atthe regattas along the north shore of the Med, though she has no raced The Lady anne yt. ‘Weaving as boats do atthe start of a race, wesaw the RAF “fagship’ and Fasmervereran Dambuste a 38 (11.6) ocean racer. Buile in 1962 by Souters in Cowes and designed by Ilingworth and Primrose, she was rnamed after the famous 617 RAF Squadron, formed during World War IL. She is cunningly using the RAF squadron number as her sil mamber. She has had two caring owners, the Craven, in the form ofthe Royal Air Force Yacht Club, where she completed several Fstnet race, and currently Nick Fill, whose futher Peter, a meinber of the RAFYC, acquired her in 19 Since 2000 she has heen based here in Antibes for family cruising and event racing inthe South of France. She is crowed by family and friend, who enjoy her new surroundings after cime sailing on the Orwell °Designed by Charles Nicholson and builtin Gosport in 1931, the ft (208m cutter Patience was enthusiastically praised by Lffa Fox for her *weatherlness, speed and comfort”. She hada ‘successul first season and “led the Fastne flet that year LES VOILES (ANTIBES {though Dorade won), for ner ‘owner HE West. She was rescued from decine at La Spezia in tay in 2002, and restored over five years atthe Del Caro yard in Viareggio. she is now used fr family Cruising and will be attending several ofthe classic yacht regattas in France this yar. te onaisan 1999 Fite we featured in eiss. eight Dambusterwas the Royal Ai Force Yacht ‘cb’ agshi: a satt(L6m) Imingwortn an Primrose ocean race she wae launched in 1962 and ‘only cameo the edn 2000 cLassicnoxraueusTanit 31‘The Medway man and his beloved smack With her workboat credentials intact Stormy Petrel is on our national register of historic vessels. Dan Houston went for a sail with her owner and guardian Dick Norris. Photography by Emily Harris he is one of our imporeane boats, and as one of Whitstable oyster smacks she is sal sled without an engine. She was built in the north Kent hazbout in 1890 by master shipwrighes Dick and Charlie Perkins and fished tan 1928, And for nearly 50 years she has belonged to Diek Norris, who keeps heron a swinging Medway ‘mooring outside his house at Gingham in Kent. CB joined Stormy Petre! fora day cruise in his home waters and ro hear some of Keoping a smack in working condition involves a good Schedule of work, and now in his 80 Dik i stating, feal che weight of the upkcep, but he sil sailing che hoa, although only locally: “When you take a boat like e smack’ 120 year history. this away from here i ike an alien thing, people don't understand boats ike this anymore,” he says, as we head ‘ou into the sunlit brown waters ofthe estuary. OK so lecs ee of we can explain a bit about er Seormy Peerel comes fron an era when the Thames lyser was a celebrated delicacy, and no longer regarded simply asa food for poor people. Whitstable back then had become known as oyster cow, after ie was one of the earliest ports to become linked by railway —in 1830, ab and Winkle Lin, from sas also linked to London, with a service known as th (Canterbury late in 1861, Back then the sailing snacks were anchored off the beach, in use abour all weathers, or could jostle ito che newly built arbour co unload. They were crewed by Gaassionoxraueust2et 83Shes beena big part of isi or realy 50 years. Dek Narr on he foredeck ofthe 1890 smack three oF four men and a skipper, and Stormy was ovmed and shed for her buikers, the Perkins brothers, She would have used dredges for oysters in the summer and heen used for stowhoatingin the winter (see CB 262} ‘The smacks (or yawls as they are ako known) of Woitsea fewer survive, They were built heavy to take the ground ‘on the sandhanks of this pare of the lower Thames ‘estuary. Stormy Peel, for instance is 25 tons, a¢ 408 12.2m) LOA, while the longer 48 (14.6m) LOA My Allee, from Essex, "Theiescandings were much large,” says Dick, “and they had evolved thae way to be working in the open sea in all weathers. Some, lke the Favourite, were abit fines, le were as commer as the Essex smacks but far hs 18 tons with a counter stern of an Essex smack but Storm's ssern is ikea kind of knuckle counter chough she has the through rudder post Built on an elm kee, the smack, with her designated fishing number 71EM (Faversham), has pteh pine hoctom timbers and oak topsides with 3in (76mm) thick ‘oak binn wales a the turn of the bilge so she can Bie on her bottom. Her deck is straight yellow pine. “When she ‘was buile she was bronze fastened, and it was the practice to do that” Dick says “But [rather suspect that ‘was because the Naval Dockyards at Chatham were ‘uring to ion and ste! ships and so they were selling off thir old bronze From 1928 Stormy Perel was used as a watch boat with a wateh house cabin fice, by the Seasalter and Ham company, moored at the Pollard Spc overlooking theie interests inthe oyster fishery east ofthe Isle of Sheppey lek shaped by step lane win Haanant Joined us. onthe Meaay During the war her old skipper Pongo Stroud saw a German mine floating near her and went out and dragged it away with a net so that when ie went off it would noe harm hes” Dick recalls Aer war in 1948 she was sold tothe famous harge smack skipper, and auchor Bob Robert her again (off Essex and Suffolk for three years bot he He ried to fish kept going ashore. Ie was rn ich eo manage on his tomake a living inthe later 1940s, He wrote her in Brceze for a Bargeman and he sold her is thd hand Bernacd Rosier, who did fish hes, but kept her registered.” Dick acquired Seorm October 1962: most wonderful thing that ever happened to me. {had first seen her as small boy, coming into Harwich once Royal Navy, the Ya Monthly had her onthe cover and I thought to myself had beer get real boat! When I fist got her all her blocks had been up in the ri she was launched! All he sheaves had collapsed and Later, when [was in the ing ing, probably since the day learn s0 it mast have heen hard work hoisting sail crassionoxraueusT 20 35STORMY PETREL 36 She needed new bulwarks and stanchions and I did hat myself Ide really know what to do, but I had ak of hp." Dick had boon a member ofthe Modway Cruising Club since 1948, and had sailed another smack locally, Alter the service he became a history teacher, which meant long holidays with the smack, She has become very wll known on the East Coast, legend really THE BIG REFIT having owned Stormy Pere for 30 years and having rested in 1995, Dick decided in 1998 to take her ashore for a big refit, He was in dey dock for thre years. “Thad never recaulked he in all my time of ownership,” he ‘ays proudly, “and most of her planking is stil original had help from Mick Mure a whiezo shipwright, and we agave er a new deck and deck beams, new stanchions and bulwarks, new walings ~ upper and lower ~ and a new rudder trunk in pitch pine. She also had new hatch coamings out of ) thick pitch pie. She had a new mas in 1995 ~ though the fidded ropmasts older ‘eve lost aboue three topmasts over the years one ‘went over the side!” Around five years ago Dick thought of selling Stormy and approached the local council.“ woman got back to me and said ‘how wonderful we think she'd look reat on the roundabout at Whitstable Hill” Dick's Took says ial, Stormy will noc be going there, @ Above ertthe shipper sounding inivezinene ‘are Chanel ToprighcHes Fes were taken by nton Penny, andsedtor cchachams ‘pated instore caftin2008 ight: tormyis relaunched in 2002. she has overtake according to Dik STORMY PETREL BUILDER R & C Perkins, Whitstable ulLT 1890 Loa 40fe (12. BEAM 13.3ft (4m) TONNAGE 25 (gross tonn: DEPTH 4ft 6in (1.37m) age) DRAUGHT oft 1.8m)sale @traditionalsails.co.uk sans G0" Ecker PEREE NY TICKETS wy COW ao oUt MORE 8 HOE aT SHOW. SouTHA ae Importers of Timber for Boatbuilders & Sparmiakers Spe thie ‘aya Hatogany. Red Met) Wester Red Cedar pe Yelow Cedar Opp WergeAUSTRIAN LAKES Past glories With its historic dress and ceremonial, Austria’s classics week has a strong sense of tradition Words and photos by Nicky Aignertugged mountains, sparkling rivers winding their way dhrough valleys and lakes providing a spectacular, wildly enchanting scenery ~ no wonder royalty ‘chose such a location for recreation, This isthe region of Salzkarminengut, with several places (Hallseate, Ohertraun, Gosau)} now awarded World Heritage status by Unesco for their unique beauty Lakes of all shapes and sizes, formed by the movement of glaciers throughout the ice age surrounded by mountains of up to 3,000m in height. The bigger lakes of this Austrian lake district provide excelent sailing conditions where yacht clubs run established competitive sailing events. The Royal Imperial Yacht Squadron, KuK Yachtgeschwades, and the Union Yacht Club, UYC, annually hose the International Austrian Classic Boat Sailing Week, which alternates year-on-year from lake to lake so that the parceipants enjoy varied winds, scenery and atmosphere, The beginnings of Austrian and Ge history can be trace Drory, himself a yachesman, who eae co Berlin in the rmid-1830 to supply the cown with gas, and his son Ealwaed Drory, born in Berlin, who with 39 other keen cco an Englishman, Leonard‘Above Eowars Drory co-founded the austrian Union Yaeh clubs 0 css sailors founded the Bein Sailors Club in 1867, The gas business brought Edward Drory w Austria, where he sailed on the lake Neasiadlersce near Vienna inthe 1880s In 1885 Drory built a 12m (39ft Sin) schooner Leonora, and it was while sailing her the idea of starting an official yacht club in Austra came about, with the first meeting of the UYC Stammvercin (UYC Original Club) held in Vienna on 21 Apeil 1886, That was the star of the UYC, which grew to inclade autonomously ron clubs. There ae still nine ative Union Yacht Chubs ~ thee of them, Seammverein, Woerthersce and Atersee, colebrate their 125th anniversases this yea SONDER CLASS ‘The decision by the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm I 0 build a new class, che Sonderklasse (special class), now a mainstay ofthe classics weeks, was intended 2 ateract smaller yachts and more vistors co Kiel Week Intended asa ‘gentleman's sport’, ehere could not be more than thre gentlemen on each competing Sonder class hoat and they had to originate from the country where the yacht was built. The formula, approved in 1899, was based on length waterline + beam + draught = aot more than 9.75m (32) with sil area no larger than Sin’ In 1899 the frst Sonder class, Krai I, eas bi in ertz Shipyard, comm er, Oto “Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and the frst appearance of the Sonder class was at Kiel Week in 1900 ‘An example of what the male meant in practice was the Kaiser’ Samoa IIT of 1902 by Max Oertz. Her dimensions were LOA 9.6m (31 6in), LWT. 6.39% (21ff), beam 1.92m (6 in), draughe 138m (fe 6). ‘A large collection of Sonder clas boats are sill to be found at Arerse and Woligangsee. Today's oldest remaining Sonder boats are Vidi I, $56 ex-Wansee, builtin 1902 and still actively raced by the President of the Sonder Class Association Petee Mocekl and $77 Tigra, 1903 (M Oert}ex-Berjansin, owned by Juta Bocrgers and sil competing ‘Out of 200 Sonder class originally built, around 30 still exis, treasured and celebrated om their bicthdays, Celebrating cher hundredth bicehdays in 2010, racing forthe Cima Cup at the Intemational Austrian Classic Sailing Week at Lake Wolfgangsce, hosted by UY in July, wore Cima S118; Chiavenmma 31, and Frige S18. Mahara $20, ex-Skonma (M Ocrtz, and Jubilar 10, also celebrated 100 years, This yeas, 2011, four more ladies, Maron TH, Lily, Jugent and Heeb, carn 100, sioned by abFILM STAR ANNIE You just have to fallin love with Annie, builtin 1895 and the oldest boat taking part in the classic sailing week. Designed and built by Richard Young at lake Woerthersee, she was originally rigged as. gaff sloop named Peter. Her ‘new owner Ingo Hopfgartner found her in very poor shape Ine bought the forgotten boat fr just one euro. ‘The plans for her restoration were based on an 1981 Nat Herreshoff design Dilemma fin keel, around tim, built for his own use) and scaleé down Annie was beautifully restored atthe boatyard Michelsenwerft run by Hans: ‘soachim Landoltin Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance (Godensee) in 2005-7. Al that is left of the original boat is the pinte, rudder and tiller. ‘Anniestars inthe new mavie A Dangerous Method irected by david Cronenberg. Actor Michael Fassbender sails her on Lake Constance (no stunt double in this movie which also stars Viggo Mortensen and Keira Knightley. The film is about te reationship between psychiatrists Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung andthe events leading tothe creation of psychoanalysis. Filmed last year, it is to be released inthe UK next year ‘AboveSonder ‘das a, 1922 cone by Walter ate, KUK commodore Farle Sonder cass Fina, 1998 teft:X207 Mah Jongg 1908 ight Tradoral saute! LAKE SAILING + AUSTRIA LENGTH 30ft Gin (9.3m) BEAM Sft 1in (1.8m) DRAUGHT ft (1 Build: Hull: khaya, mahogany SAIL AREA (269sqft) gaff rig wast 16ft Sin (Sm) Sitka spruce m) classicnoxraveusraeit 41LAKE SAILING + AUSTRIA cain ° Salzburg GERMANY Water Hote, Kuk commodore “Skippers and crews standing patiently on the keels of their overturned yachts” chen Gmnder #0 Mae eet see ring gt: THe100- as ‘year-old Sonder dss ett ee St Wolfgang im Kgeoronen AusTRIA ‘The three newest Sonders were bul in the 19805, based on the American yacht Bibelot, drawn by Francis Herreshoff in 1911, Rosemind S127 was completed in 19% at Bootsbat Haizinger, run by father and son Hannes and Hannes Haizinger in Arersce.Bibelot I 125, 1992, and Fima $126, 1994, were hoth builtin America in Rockport, Maine, draughted by Halsey Herreshoff, grandson of Nathanael Herreshoff Fima was buileat the Artisan Schoo! hoaryard. REGATTA AT WOLFGANGSEE ‘Other classes taking part in the regattas inclade Lacustre, Jollen, Zehner, cherenkreuzes, and Ausgleicher-X. Last year’s regatta at the UYC ‘Wollgangsee proved to be quite a week of racing, The ‘week started in good weather and ended with heavy gusty winds up to Force 6, which lft skippers and crews braving the cold temperatures, standing patiently ‘on the els of thee overturned yachts. Even the representatives ofthe Japanese Biwako YYache Club, the oldest existing yacht cul in Japan, gor a right soaking, bur tha did not dampen their enthusiasm. With Olympia-Jolle Minebaha,1935, and the N-Jolle 42 castonosravausr 201. ‘one-design Sabu, loaned to save shipping ceie treasured Zehner one-design club boat Svara (Sky)1939. Their moto still remains, see you at the finishing line!” ‘The previous year's classic week was at Lake Aterse, where ts amazing turquoise-mine water is brought outro its full beauty when the suns shines. Ie creates 2 ics reliving the glory of past times, Sponsors LGT spared no expense ‘on the enjoyment ofthe sailors ~ breakfast served before the starts and spirited music from a brass band, To welcome the yachts at the Parade of Sail, members of the Royal Imperial (Kuk) Yaehe Squadeon in original offical uniforms saluced wich their swords and fired off their antique guns. Originally founded by foffcers ofthe Imperial Navy in 1891 during the reign of the Emperor Franz Josef I, the Kuk was reinstated exactly 100 years later by sailing enthusiasts during a classic sailing week at Attersee. From the lineage of che Habsburg family, Johann Habsburg-Lothringen, great grandson of Emperor Franz Joseph, officially opened the rgatta and celebrated a success week's racing atthe final gala dinner where prizes were handed out instyleat Schloss Kammer. @ spectacular setting for the exciting mix of clCreer) eautifully built Tel: 01326310120 | wen.rusteryachts.com | ARKSAN BOATWORKS 207.236.4231 Rockport, Maine USA 7 Artish BoatworksDEO ms te eence Cet] Rte ultimate children’s sailing book. Peter Willis went to rediscover the re: Bio Etec ete Fitarton) ! = Fyou'ee looking fora literary touchstone inthe Lake District, you're most likely nowadays to ‘of Coniston Waters children, the cof Nancy arthur Ransome saling his original, ‘walowon \windermere, by Bowness (Ri)the foot ofthe lake is the most important location of al: Wik Cat Island, act islands (the others Blake Holm on Windermere} Ransome drew on to create this icone and magnetic place “le was not just an island, i was the island, waiting for chem. Iewas thei island.” We'l explore ie later Right now, having arrived and sete in at Bank Ground, Pm heading forthe lake, down the very field up ‘hich “Roger, aged seven and no longer the youngest of the family’ is discovered a che beginning of Stalls tobe ly Pe! Island, one ofthe two real and Amazons, running in wide ngeagsprcten the Giaty Sark, At the foot of the field are the stone hoathouses where Swullot was waiting Today, becween the pitches of the oof, Lean spy a dlinghy with ared sal, ied up tothe lite jtry, jut as it should be, She's owned by a friendly couple from Durham calle, appropriately, Roger and Susan, and ‘ums out to bea Lune Plo, buie locally by Character Nearby, hauled up on the shor, isa hoae with a familiar and unusual name, Saale Nimbata. Unlikely to be evo of them and indeed it proves ro belong to Par Hobbs, an old frend of Classic Boat, here with wife and grandchildren and planning a sal to Peel sland, Or Wild Cat Ilan Boats over at Lytham St Annes, Leftconistonis| stan yl place tosallasmall ing Below Bank ‘round Farm, the igna Helly Howe Back a¢ the farmhouse [find the almost obligatory Fapanese Ransome fan, a young lady called Yoko, and the latest of several Pe met over the years, The fascination of Ransone for the Japanese is strange, but ‘deep. They had a fanclub before we British did. ‘When Arthur Ransome wrote Swallows and Amazons, he based it not only on real locations, but on inevitably to make a real boats and real ehildren, th ‘good story ofi, some changes had to he made. The Swallows wre aod on, oF atleast inspired by he children of his friends Ernest and Dora Alrounyan, who lived at Lane Head. Their eldest was actully a ge Tag ‘oki, while Sus Titty and Roger kepe their real names, as, more or less, did the much younger Brigit. Much of Tau’ spirit is ‘sid to have been transferred to che rather wid and impeeuows Nancy Blackets, ‘master and part-owner of the Amazon’. There a charming story of Taguiy aged around 16, ‘dancing all night with Ufa Fox ata Cruising Association ball {As forthe boats, they are based on ewo dinghies bought by Ransome and Fmest Altounyan in the summer of 1928 to teach the children to sal. The changed! by Ransome toa he cencreboardles Stall i long sine lst (although ‘The Secret Harbour on ls cactstand as is today. andas Ransome eon iin Swallows and Amazons CIASSICRONTAUOUST2NL 45RANSOME'S PLACES REVISITED Top: ‘ralow! trom the S8A im, relaunched on Above: Recreated ‘camp on wld cat sora “Wild camping on Wild Cat Island - who wouldn't want to?” reports of es rediscovery keep cropping up), but the other hoat, actually called Mav, survives, and is curently in the Ruskin Mascum at Coniston, Iewas an appeal to restore her ~ she had been unwisely encased in slasfbre by Emest Altounyan in 19§8 ~that led to che formation ofthe Arthur Ransome Society in 1390. Ransome’ lake inthe north’ ~ the nearest it gets ro being given a name is aetually a merger of elements from Coniston and Windermere, with the topography’ rearranged to suit the stores. There's much fun to be bad ‘matching the real and imaginary locations ~ the best guide to this is Claire Kendall-Prie’s book of walks, In the Footsteps of the Swallows and Amazone. Windermere, by far the larger ofthe twa [a 10.5, miles long), provided the town of Rio (OK, is Bowness) and the lake steamer. Sometimes the fictional lake feels like Windermere ~ the epi dash o the North Pole in Warter Holiday is one example ~ bu more usualy its Coniston that comes t mind, Is by far the mone peaceful, less busy, of the two, The 1859 steam launch Gondola, now operated hy the National Trust, pats sedately round (she one ofthe inspirations for Captain Flint’s houseboat in SSA ~the other, Esperance, is inthe ‘Windermere Steamboat Museum, se p80), ‘The Coniston Ferry Ruskin provides quiet, electric powered guided tours its partner Ransome has been resired, and is due to be replaced any time soon, by the slcscl-powered Donald Campbell. And there will usually he a handful nor much more -of dinghies about. For many of them, like Pat Hobbs" grandchildren, the objective will he Wild Cat Island. Whatever Ransome might have sid about merging its original, Peel Island Leftand below et Peggy Biecet based on Ransome’s cochybondahu, vith overs Geraint and een Lewis 46 casstonosravaust 2011 fits the bill very wel. For a start, it has the alkimportane Secret Harbour. It did have a Lighthouse Tree, though the original blew down many years ago, And there is sade where che Swallows’ camp might be imagined. Sometimes i might even be found there ~ local members of the Arthur Ransome Society have beea known to erect, a replica on special occasions. You're allowed to land theee~ ics owned by the National Tzust~ bur ot o stay overnight. Though ve heard! people do. Wild camping ‘on Wild Cat Island ~ who woulda’ want to? (Especially ifs Probibited,) The island isa good 4-mil sal from the launching place at the top of the lake, 34 from Bank Ground or from Coniston Boating Centre, where you can hire a dinghy if you've neglected ta bring one of your own Ie likely tobe along tack one way othe other. The high surrounding hill funnel che prevailing wind down or up the lake, and help co whip up squalls. Ransonye himself recalls being hit by one, which beoke his gaff jaws. He mended them with leather bootlace and caied on, THE THIRD DINGHY As well as partshares in Steallow and Mavis, Ransome had one further hoat inthe las, a clinker centreboard dinghy called Coch-y-bond (the name ofa sing fly) which he had built in 1934 by Crossilds of Amside (ovho had built Swalowjand kept for about 20 years, the longest of any of his boats. He also puter into a hook, a8 Scarab in The Picts ad the Martyrs ‘Cocky’ went missing fora number of years, tuening ‘up upside down on the lawn of a hotel in Scotland, She was resued, restored and sailed again until very recently, 4S Amazon as never seen before Here's Amazonas you've probably never sener before with lateen ‘all nel fe Mavis normally lug sled companion ofthe original ‘swallow, se was owned by te Altounyan fail, whose cilren provided ‘the Inspraton forthe Snallows inthe books. The late sal possibly reflects part of or Erest tounyan’s Sylan/Scotshrish ancestry. The hot, fom a family friend, cows nersalng on Coniston, probably nthe 19305, Amazon (ex-Movi fs now inthe Rusia Museum at ConistonAight: Sling Aniced Lone Unammet on Unsmater, wie, below a Miror provides reat vwaining THE EDITOR'S EXPERIENCE Inspired by an intimate adventure ‘summer holidays on Lake ulswater were a formative experience for me, and my brothers and sister, writes Dan Houston. ‘We'd had the Ransome books read tous from the cradle and when my (18 months) older brother had reached the age of 10 or so we were put into a Mitror dinghy on the beach in Sussex and gently pushed aut to sea... better ‘ronned than duferst ‘And while we loved al that, ané would raid up local rivers to camp and even once sailed to school, the peat black water of the Lake salingwasa great way to learn tosai, “The wave patterns and catspawsof wind are very easy to define on that Coca-Cola coloured water and we learned early to have an eye over Cour shoulder to where some wee wiliwaw of wind might come bareling out of the hanging valleys sliced off by glacial actin, beeen truncated spurs. These of course would catch us outa timesand we became quite accepting of being upset, or capsisngint the cold water. We learned tote everthing on, even the box ‘wth our lunch; boys ony ned to lose ther ch ‘once like that to Jean ts value have a memory of having my heat underwater, being quiet dismayed to see my kifeandascrewerver and pls giterng briefly as they shimmied off nn nt te impenetrable depths. Later on we learned tal them anabatie (ind draum yp a mountainside ast heats up) and katabtic (downhill winds caused by denser air up there) but that til seems abit rane for such local variations of wily wind, You could be salling happily along, lose your wind altogether, io 9 otter, 1989, designed by David bord 48 ciassicnoxravausr au. WINDERMERE 17 POL Nnon their own Bacar ty SoMa Be (Orem cl cetera ceemr ty So eer acter it’s still racing and still-building. Peter Willis went to see them sail haere was a time when the idea of lake sailing aroused some ssobbery In the 1880s, when the then Windermere Yacht Club sought adjudication over some ‘matter from the yacht racing association of the day it received the dusty reply that the body in question had “no jurisdiction over ddackponds”, And when the club decided to sek a Royal Warrane in 1887, ic was advised instead to petition for the Quoen’s permission (which was granted) 9 use the style, as a Warrant was not considered appropriate to ‘clubs that sailed on inland waters. Nevertheles, the club can boas, inthe Windermere 17-Foot Restricted Class, one ofthe oldest continuously raced classes in the country, conceived and chiely designed in-house but wth famous designers suchas Alfred Myoe, Arthur Robb, David Boyd, Uifa Fox and Olin Stephens ako geting involved Fs a vigorous cass too, with new boats ~ designed by lan Howler ~ stl being built was nos, hoeve,intally intended as the clubs premier class. ‘The Royal Windermere Yacht Club celebrated its 150th anniversary lase year I's sai that in its home rown of Bowness-on- Windermere only the parish church and the Royal Hotel predate it“The cl traces its foundation to a meeting of “likesminded gentlemen’ in Bowness on 16 January 1860, when the then Windermere Sailing Club was founded, Many ofthese men were wealthy industraliss and financiers who liked to spend their summer olidays in the Lakes, pursuing friendly rivalries on the water Regular sailing regattas had ben held on the lake since around 1849, with local boatbuilders producing cll, slende, extravagantly canvassed yachts in the style ofthe «ime, and handicapping systems attempting not very successfully ro regulate thir performance, The perceived need for a restricted class was one impetus fr the formation of the club, "A BOLD VESSEL OF GOOD DISPLACEMENT’ ‘The first Windermere Restricted Class which eventaaly emerged after seven years of deliberation, was much inflaenced by fila 25 (7.6m) waterline boat, builtin 1861 for one ofthe founding committee members, Joseph Bridson, which according roan early club hiseory "changed the charactor of the Windermere racing yacht from being a litle vessel of small displacement , ‘noe greatly superior to a decked-in wherry, co a bold vessel of good displacement an devent freeboard; but it «id more than this, it put an end to handicap racing and ‘eventually Ied to the adoption of one cass, witha limited length of waterline.” Inthe end, Jit herself was deemed too large and the rue agreed in 1867 limited all new yachts to 220 6.1") ‘waterline, 6fe 6in 2m) beam and Ste 6in (1.7m) draughe Dixoms Kemp in 187% described them as: “Mostly distinguished for theieweatherly qualities... sailed with ‘reat boldness, as owing tothe great weight chey have on ‘their keels ie would he impossible to capsize them.’ Initially professional elmsmen from Morecambe Bay ‘were employed to sail the yachts but by 1870, newes, younger members wished both to avoid that expen to test thei own prowess by sailing dit boots themselves, Thus fora shore time two clases of races were held, with and without professional eres. A way of flouting the 20ft rule was quiekly found, by deliberately immersing the counter when heeled, which —— as only lake craft ean be; America’s top oS Us Reel eRe Eto nlecr Myo rarlmen carat Celt ovanla Left Picnicat ‘Sugar Pine Pint state park Bight rom top Bill Kehoe's Ducks RunaboutSSR cor owo days this Aug clear waters of Lake Tahoe, a pine-fringed Alpin lake on the Nevada/California border and home to heavers, bears, salmon, bald eagles and some fine mansions, will ocho to che rumble of 85 of ‘the best-preseeved, most highly-vaenished cla runabout in the owner. The event started by the Tahoe Yacht Chub Foundation in Carnelian Bay on the lake's north shore, fon the Californian side ofthe divide, was just an informal gathering in its fist year, 1972. These days, the Lake Tahoe Concours d'Flegance is really one of a Kind, a tally withthe soe of established kudos that you might imagine when you think of a Mediterranean yacht rally The winner even gets a watch, courtesy of its own tthe $O0m-deep \warehmaker sponsor, Frédérique Constant. oa Se peters er Poe Baby ski, 1953 Top Gar Woods running 9 Lake Tahoe idle: Sierra Boat marina Above: set etersons Steinway, 31929 26 Hacker Delphi Fach yeag on ofthe 13 class is placed on the ‘wil he the Riva (there are some Enropean boats a this LAKE, event). Bur this yea, i's the tur ofthe great originals, TAHOE! the Gar Wood ‘gentleman's runabout, The ther 12 clase as ell ache runabout cater Frngen Same for workboats, canoes, outboard-powered speedboats % and even ‘blonde-decked? boats ~ post-war Chris-Craft 7 that feature two-tone decks Ie might seer niche, but 12-13 AUGUST nearly 400 ofthese were built in the 20f (6m) size alone. ‘This yeas, in honour of the sometimes obsessive Spectator (and Soci tikes and passion for originality, there's new award: Best of lnfermazore we GoldKey oats that regularly attend in a climare-controled, 62,500sqft facility, which letaroxaneais, Comortek 75 Show Original Preserved, courtesy af sponsor Storage, which stores many of th fives some indication of how the hoats ate cared for [Also new this year will bea swap meet and jumble. e cusicvawraversrann 36Onboard UG Gi os ez a4 Sg Laas ‘he buewater anchor inthe tops 56 ASIC RoaPaUGUST 2011Tn the first of our new occasional bluewater series, Niki Perryman looks back at her two decades of circumnavigation aboard 55-year-old Siandra r his summer marks Siandra’s $8¢h bichday, as ‘well as our 20ch year of Bluewater cruising, She's am unusual sight herein equatorial ‘Malaysia with ber ovechangs and brigheworks but somehow she manages to adapt evento the most extreme clin, sprouting a chimney inthe arctic and a sun-awning or three in the tropics. (ur journey began in Sydney, Australia, home port to Standra, a 35fe(10.7m) Arthur Robb-designed Lioa-Class boat, and her shipwright-owner Jamie Morrison. An escapee from the Norfolk Broads, 1 brought tour trio a reverence for old boats and an uunquenchable passion for travel, Together ‘we scrambled for Freedom, learning that the hardest part of a world cruise is getting assay. After that, anything is possible. So fag Siandya has carried us 1045, ‘counties. Some have been remote, ‘otherworldly places, like the Galipagos; but when you travel by water ~ especially ina traditional manner ~ moments of thrill and wonder come when you least expect ther, ‘Waiting for a change of tide in a Spanish river, we heard the ravr flamenco of a gypsy encampment nearby. We couldn’r see the singers and clappers through the eres; bu in the sultry aig, che music was as resonant and spine-tingling as any concert performance. For us the joumey has never been a collection of miles, nations o¢eircumnavigations. The boat i our hhome and we egard ourselves 2s working folk rather than waterborne eourss. Amid the lifestyle mix of passagemaking, coastal euising and land travel, there are hefty chunks of earning and boatwork, The mix is fluid, constantly adapting to place, circumstance and tno, Ths is what keeps ie alive. ‘Volume-wise the Lion isa bit onthe small side for a bluewater cruise. Small is beauriful when you're working into a tight anchorage under canvas, ordesing new sails or embarking on maintenance ~ but there are sacrifices to be made. On a larger hoat you can have airy living space aswell as ample storage lockers; on a Lion you have choose, Early on, we stripped Siandra’s saloon of eye-Lvel furniture to give a sense ‘of space and have never regretted it So far we've survived without dive compressors, bicycles, watermakers aireonditioners and the other luxuries cruisers apparently nce. ‘When sailors comment on Siandra’s sie, we joke that she \was ideal for hardy 20-yearolds and shel be perfect for frail retirees, 50 all we ned to dois resist the temptations ofa sit-down toilet and stand-up shower in berween. Sandra was built to race, and the rophies of er fest five years made her a household name. Snippets have Ariffed down to us from old row, and afew permanent 3SIANDRA oesiGn Lion class DESIGNER Arthur C Robb UULDER Ron Swanson cauncHeD 8 July, 1956 alg Masthead sloop toa 35ft (10.7m) om 24ft (7.3m) BEAM: 8ft 9in (2.7m) CRuIsinG DRAUGHT 6ft (1.8m) SAIL AREA 475sqft (44.1m*) scaes to her timberwork tell of a racehorse whipped to Hyp vietory. Graham Newland, ber first owner, rounded a Ceké channel marker so closely that it snagged a running Escape trom —_ackstay. One second Sandra was scorching alongs the the Norfolk next she was on her ear with her mast inthe water, “The truth is Broads with “an AGEING PROCESS (OF BOAT) ACCELERATED that we can’t lunguenchable While she’s been sailed more gently in recent years, there's « so question chat liveaboard cruising pss a lor of eran think of a boat € ‘on an elderly wooden boat. Extremes of climate, Z condensation and cooking sear down below inadequate that would give [ow ear aia ekg pacers and hull working hard~ thee factors aeserte the us such pleasure natural ageing process of wood and fastenings, 7 sy And Siandra is no Colin Archer She was built to a under sail AMWLE rating rale~for maximum speed and minimum weight AL / Her deck-beams met with Robb’ modest specifications, ‘Shipwright and but soon after launching they were “enlarged? with ‘owner with hls Oregon packers to qualify for an RORC scanling favourite chart allowance. The packers add no strength, but they're plotter strangely comforting in a nasty gale. ‘Over the years we've tried to counteract the ageing proces by rebuilding problem arcas. Some are design weaknesses like Robl's mast compression frame; some merely old age. Others reflect shoddy carpentry from the carly 70s after Siandva’s petrol engine exploded. She's stronger now than when we eft Sydney, hut cere’ cussicnoxraveusraeit 59PW eed « Finer Looe! May ARR OKC eo. New als ys more todo, While lengthy boatyard sessions are ‘not what mest people chink of as ‘cruising’, chey offer a unique chance co slor into a comeeuinicy in a way chat no ‘ordinary visitor can. For these periods we become ‘Working Folin che ees ofthe leas yet no permits are required If you've never sailed a Lion Class, you might wonder why we haven't replaced Siandra with something more practical, The truth is that we can't chink of a boat that ‘would give us such pleasure under sil. When chere’s barely @ whisper of wind on the water and more practical boats ate chugging tediously towards their destination, iandra glides along.as if by magic. She's ‘mall enough to give a sensation of sped and excitement at 7 knots; tesponsive asa dinghy yet easy to ster in h + with 3 3 (0.9m) ewig ofa eller, For many years we thought these virtues belonged to Siandra alone ~ but nor so. In the Caribbean we raced a ‘Cheoy Lee Lion called Leaena, She was solid teak and each she piped ida halt. heavily-laden, yet aera eight 50-mi b ‘There may be better boats, but one thing is clear: we Siandra tothe anchors surely meet a ‘modem’ cruiser that enjoys going to sea — it the land on citer side ofa passage that attracts these sailors Por the ctew of Sian the hate ofthe ocean is seronger than ever, 30 we offer a SSth (Siandras) birthday toast dhe man who drew such a sweet, ceasily-driven hull; Me Archu C Robb, e VEZ ee ry - [he wating A 11995, Siandra's frst owner, {Graham Newland (pictured), wrote totell us of her origins. Mere are ‘some extracts from his letter: GG The inspiration came over a beer at Sydney's uiddle Harbour ‘Yacht Club with Nev McEnally in 1953, We both itched to build new boats, but money was scarce. Co-operating ona air of new builds would surely offer some savings. Nev an | agreed with Nerreshoff that a yacht had ‘0 “look pretty’ as you rowed ashore atthe end ofthe day. We were impressed bythe Lion class. My wife Lurlene was in England atthe time, ‘so without letting on how serious ne ‘were, we asked her to goand talk to Arthur Robb about his design. Each of us employed a shipwright: took Ron Swanson onto the payroll Our farsurite 10 ttm tor blue ra WAarer CLuLtyg Oversized ground tackle better than insurance ? (7, Wire etesrng cu ‘lent, demanding elnsan ‘Stern sander “afanastictol or tration coastal navigation proper boat a tender 4 “rortresneerpesire of exploring unde oa, anda welome srt or the muscles Fulbleng sun awing- cumrancatcher “handy nary Climate, esenal nthe tropie Diese neter-cur ticket to big ates Solar panels freedom from unningan eine pressure cooker cit 0 cooking uel consumption halt ‘B&G Murst Plotter - once you've sed one for chartwork, there's no going back Waterproof head-torch (with elastic chin-strap) or a Lisn / ‘of my small engineering business. Kalyan siandravere tobe built side-byside ata backyard in Crows, Nest. These were early post-war Years and materials were hard to find. Our first requirement was curly-grained spotted gum forthe keel, Nev an! drove all the way to Bateman’ Bay one weekend. The savmill manager knew of tre, but the logging track was hundreds of yards too short sit would take some time to get it out. North Coast white beech planking meant another fog, rive, this time northward, to buy living trees from a forest. Full-ength planking was important; we hunted high and low fora mill witha aft (2m) run-out, Labour was short during these years. Without the help of our saling crews none ofthis would have been possible. 9.9ANNOUNCING THE ROYAL LAUNCH OF THE D z Ce Oh —— NODERN COMFORT The ne lotro, weekunder om the prestigious yn of Cockle of Fallout i lunched in Coral by HRRH Princes Anne “With top sped of 28k and splentcain, the new cra represen este ee eee enter de WAVIWDUCHYMOTORLAINCHES.COMK SA, Brio Coc, Fuone Comt, A OIBD 77366 BRE ue) Beverley Tailoring Limited Seen ener DOOR ae See etc ent ment ble for both ofthese eaps,NEO) Voyages TANTINA IT DESIGNER J Francis Jones LENGTH OVERALL 31ft 6in (9.6m) LENGTH WATERLINE 22ft 6in (6.9m) eam 8ft 2in (2.5m) DRAUGHT 6ft (1.8m) DISPLACEMENT 4.24 tons SAIL AREA: 45 1sqft (42m*) AZORES AND BACK PART 3 SEAWORTHINESS ‘My insurance policy’ Gordon Buchanan continues his preparations of Tantina II for the AZAB with a search for an insurance broker prepared to take her on, and a stability survey any owner ofa maturing wooden oat will ll insurance companies seem to take grea delight in demanding regular survey reports Nor only that, but if a change of insurer becomes appropriate for whatever reason, and ‘one dates co ask for a quote without an up-o-dare survey report immediately to han, the response is likely to bea click asthe phone goes dead. At best one might he on the receiving end of a quiet chuckle that bears no similarity to the pleasant sound of a well-shaped forefoot slicing through a smooth sea {As the insurers chat I had used for many years refused {0 offer cover for my intended race tothe Azores, was forced to find alternative underwriters and although a survey was one ofthe requirements, Tam pleased with the cover eventually obvained froma very helpful Richard Power at Fastet Marine brokers. In any event as also had to obtain an IRC handicap for the race, a surveyor would be needed anyway. [asked Jim Mellraith of Survey One to cover Doth requirements at che same time, and although this did not gui ‘work out that way, a survey and IRC measurements ‘wore eventually completed. The Royal Ocean Racing ‘Club, which administers the IRC handicap system in this country, has. few appointed surveyors around the counry, of whom Jin is one. One requirement of the IRC system isan aceurate weight ofthe boat, and although this normally requires thac the boat be ‘Weighed, in my ease Jim managed co gee dispensation for a calculated weight instead. As Tantina’s lines plans were available and as Jim isa naval architect, he was abe to calculate a weight after measuring the overhangs once afloat, and hence arrive at an accurate waterline. ‘The other important aspect of the IRC measurement isto produce a stability calculation, Iescems tha there is desire to stop anyone going to sea in something tunseaworthy — not thar any Classe Boat readers would 62 ciassonoxravausr au. ‘ver do tat, The stability calculation is worked from a number of factors including ballas, beam, form of che hull, and height and ‘weight of spars ec. Unsurprisingls it is more difficult for smaller boats to achieve the desired result, bu in my ease the Figures were ‘well within the required limits. OF more modern designs, the Contessa 432s often mentioned as heing particularly seaworthy with her AVS {angle of vanishing sabiiy} ofsome 160". Akhough designed ac least a decade earlie, Tantna’s stability factor isnot so different. A narrow, deep hl with plenty’ of ballast low down is a8 a good a recipe today as thas always been. The thought of being at sea in a serious storm inna modern boat that is likely to be as stable upside down as right ‘way up is something that fis me with hocrox. ‘The survey work inclu a session with the sls pread out on the sailing club loos, and a wet but interesting morning alongside a marina pontoon with all loose gear ashore while the waterline was measured “The recommendations from the main survey mainly related t the ising of proper tie-downs forthe bateries— very valid as 1 ‘was pothaps rather complacent after my hard-won experience wich Taina offshore in rough weather which showed that it would take a lotto knock hee down, having «ome back instantly from a roll to about 100" and to making sure thatthe forchaveh i kepe shut at sea During the survey work I picked Jim’ store of knowledge for comment on a fe ofthe modifications that T ‘planned to include for the race. Fitting an inner forestay was a priority for me and although he fel cha the existing ye bolton the fredock ‘would have adequate strength, Ladded an underdeck support that takes Any stains onto the backbone ofthe boat. "Among. a mountain of equipment requited by che rules had co fit, a radar target enhancer, and I chose to ita new gyro autopiloc to replace my existing non gyro one. I queried the fitting of my new Hydrovane selfstering gear with Jim ~ although the stem of the boat is massively constructed T increased the strengthening around the ‘mounting bos for ths unit. Unlike some competitors it should be abwious by now that [do not Ihave much interest in saving weight, although hope to be reasonably competitive fora 50-year-old boat. My main objective in the Azores and Back Race i in completing i ather than competing in it Next month: Time for the qualifying crwise “A narrow, deep huill with plenty of ballast low down...ONBOARD ‘SPINNAKER PART 2 Howtotrim _.7 your spinnaker ~~"; In Part 2 of her three-part course to fun flying, Niki Perryman covers the fine arts of trimming and dousing, with advice on pole technique and (ona broad each, avoiding kite collapse ast month we chose a clear stretch of fat ‘water, waited fora light breeze, chen packed and hoisted the spinnaker. Now is flying, how do you trim it? With so many contral ‘options, where do you start? If you're fying a kite forthe firs time, your immediate concern willbe what ro do when i collapses. Unlike a genoa, which only lati if your course is 00 high for the rim, a spinnaker will collapse if you are steering (00 low as well as too high ‘Naturally you want co tim the spinnaker co your ‘cours, rather than stcrng to suit che sil The rst thing to check isthe fore-and-aft postion of the pole Assuming you're om a broad reach (the course we recommended for hosting), the pole should be 90° to the apparent wind (sce drawing above). Release the pole dawnhaul, and slowly trim the guy, keeping your eyes on the windward luff. Ifthe luff sas ‘0.curl, pause and check the angle ofthe pole. Ise ‘square eo the apparent wind yet? If not, pull the sheet ‘ona litle and then continue to adjust the pole. At no 6& —ciassionoaravausr au. time should the foot ofthe sail be tight around the foreseay. When you're happy with the angle ofthe pole, tighten the downhaul Keeping the pole square tothe breere can he a full-time job, especially in shifty conditions or with a ‘wavering helmsman. Instead, short-handed crews can control che spinnaker with the sheet once the pole i in roughly the right positon, making occasional changes to the guy as circumstances demand. TRIMMER’S KITE COLLAPSE “There are two reasons for trimmer’ kit collapse. The sheet ist loose, causing the luff to cue! and then fold inwards. To remedy this pull on the sheet (and/or bear away; andor ease the pole forward a wee bit (Or the sheet is too tight and the spinnaker is blanketed by the mainsail In light airs the entre spinnaker tends to deflate towards the mast. Ease the sheet (andlor steer up, and/or work the pole afta lle. Sometines is difficult ro tell which of these has caused the collapse, Square downwind oF a little by the the splonater pole shoul be t 90° to he apparent wind 1 serio ese tier te taro ¢ © ‘ite ieans to leeward, poles too far aft. check the centre seam of the spinnaker: it shouldbe vertical Q O Kite leans to windward: pote is 00 far forward, (Check the centre seam of the spinnaker: It should be verticalBoaTsPeeD 5 KNOTS APeARENT. Wino, “ARTIFICIAL, WIND ( knots) TRUE WIND (io Knots) A. CLOSE REACHING Apparent versus true wind ‘True wind isthe wind you feel on an anchored boat. when you pul up the anchor and get under nay, the boat's motion creates artificial’ wind. Have you ever noticed how alight headwind keeps you cool when ‘motoring in perfectly stil conditions? ‘his ‘artificial wind created by your boat modifies the true wind, and the results apparent wind. Whenever you are making way (relative to the ArT SHRETING= OPEN Leech ~ Less POWER ~ UNSTABLE SHEETING ANGLES FORA BROAD REACH OR SGUARE RON lee, the breeze can even find its way around the hack ‘edge of the mainsail and cause mayhem, leaving you sy confused. Before you can rectify 2 collapse, you ‘ned to check che apparent wind direction. Ifyou don't have a commercial wind indicatos siga backstay and shroud tlle or a masthead pennant, so you can see this ata glance, ‘On a very broad reach or a squate un, the sheet ‘needs to be hauled down amidships to bring the lead forward (see drawing) This peovents the spinnaker sheet chewing through the vamish on the underside of your ‘boom, but also inezeases the drive and stability of the sil boy levelling up the two clews, On Siandra we use a snatch block asa tweakes, clipping ie toa spare genoa track car so we can adjust the sheeting angle ‘incrementally. As with a genoa, we move the ear forward to sail squarer and afe when shying up. Ifyou reckon your trim is pretty good check the centre seam of the spinnaker. t should be vertical, Wich the pole t00 fae forward, the top of te sal leans to ‘windward 00 far af, wll ean to leeward the sheet lacs backstay APPARENT WIND. ‘ARTIFICIAL arve\ Y wine eee (S Knors) op: The postion of Important in keeping the spinnaker trimmed Above Teale ted on Neuere ‘5 KNOTS B. BROAD REACHING ‘round, the breeze you fel fs apparent rather than true. ‘Salling on a close reach, the apparent wind further forward and stronger than the tue wind. On abroad reach, the apparent wind Is further forward but weaker than the true wind. For the purposes of trimming spinnaker, the apparent breeze is best shown by a masthead wind indicator or abackstay tltale in ear air. eer eee ae How not to misread a spinnaker collapse Every trimmer makes the mistake a least once. You're sailing square downwind and the spinnaker folds. uisreading the collapse, you assume the sheet is under-trimmed and instinctively heave iti. The kite falls to reset, so you pull and pull uti the spinnaker ends up in the stalled air behind the __ mainsail “Ease the sheet! yell the skipper, but it's too late: even when you totally release the sheet, the kite refuses toil I the spinnaker is feeling mischievous, it wastes no time in wrapping itself around the forestay. ‘The trick here is forthe helmsman to recognise the situation as it develops and swiftly head up onto a broad each to rel the kite. Ease the sheet to float the spinnaker ‘ut away from the mainsail, and then resume your downwind course. however, the spinnaker has already started to wrap before you head up, do nat ease the sheet until the wrap has. unwound itself the wrap is stubborn, treat it asa wines.ONBOARD ‘SPINNAKER PART 2 Dousing the spinnaker Enough fun itstimeto drop _Cackpitswftly bears away, and the sail. There are several ways atthe same time eases the pole of doing this, including a orward tothe frestay. Steer as spinnaker sock or‘snuffer). on square as possible without Siancra tis drop isthe best risking a gybe. The spinnaker we've found for two-handed should collapse. Fame TAM, sailors (see drawing, righ. ‘Bow reaches for the oF. ] spinnaker clew, close in behind Make sure you have plenty of the mainsal. On siandra, Bow sea-room ahead and to leeward. cantols the halyard and ‘simultaneously gathers all, but ‘ ijeurhard seats eel of the ‘cockpit it's even easier. ee Sete te Fnac Tones tvesba lit fetta dope te ee (creer matvatondett, Wiean! he Bovsonc teal Reto ‘to gather - but not so much that SS eownns CAN 3 ‘the foot ends up in the water. EACH caw ated seers es gel farformardaspossbletoenableexsesthe guy so Bowcan pull EASE. GLY “Bow'to reach te clew. the tack’ aft fromtheforestay. NT. POLE Geers ae, 4, Pott Scions between ree eee et ere ae vatever the halyard canbe asada fe fen at ae over-seet the spinnaker as As long.as Bow cankeep up ices ea ee ec eee Tefen fovtiucies the _cchstersateay coro, \ foresay. lat the sheet. theres no need for ts poces MR perrascere tobe anything other than calm Deere eter: @ Sue | Roce wanes rete Sometimes the spinnaker looks awry but yo can’t ppt your finger on the reason. Start by easing the sheet ‘uni the lff curls, then rim just enough sheet om to stop the rl. Now have a look at how the sil is siting and Aecideif you need co square or shy the pole ‘When running square on Siatdra, we never eae the sheet so far tha the shee-knoron the clew passes the | Above: Flaked forestay Floating the kice ahead of te boat is OK, buc it faardtoaroid tends to make the sail unstable. And when you try to trim tangles the sheet ack the knot tend to catch on the Forestay Letcadustingpole Theoretically you should se the pole at a height heightf the naoard where the laf curls evenly along its length. Tn practice, fendof thepoleis a slightly lower position [with spinnaker sheeting angle tached oa ‘modified to suit) stabilises the sail when you're running, rmovablecaronthe downwind. f che inboard end is attached to a movable mast adustthisto cas adjust this ro keep the pole horizontal e seep the pole [Next month: Shy-reaching, and how to gybe the hocaontal spinnaker without mishap 66 classionoxravausr 2011¢ MarineStore Classic Chandlery for Classic Craft Leading Stockist of Davey & Co. Products Sorensen £239.00 Ventilator Glazed Gunmetal) (gS205°55%, £189.49 : Gomplete Deeptrame “Einmeval Seceight Reeds Nautical Almanac 2011 +Free storage case £29.99 “Teak Wonder Dressing Sealer poobles Rechoreabie! 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Sometimes the most dramatic angles in photography are shot blind like this. Aden, who uses a digital point-and-shoot, was ‘on a ip to Victoryin Portsmouth with che school photography cub, run by teacher Lana Christmas. His favourite subjects are buildings and ships. (Our tip from Tower Bridge to the Dome at Greenwich and hack provided the club with plenty of sujet, including the houseboats of Hermitage Community Moorings and the historic well as her modern counterpart, che oce Firestone as Mercia posing in front of che maritime muse Cochise from top sete Passing under Tower ridge Aden his inning pet; tara Chistnas; mainsheet horse by Nancy Wish, A etal by Romy got, both pup at ‘Thomas A Becket ENTER THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION ONLINE There's still time to enter your phato for this years competition entries lose on 31 ‘August. Top prize is £1,000 and there are plenty of other prizes. See wwu sationalhstrishis orek for details. ooe SANDEMAN YACHT COMPANY Classic Yaoht Brokers 80 ft Thornycroft Ketch 1929 £ 1,400,000 VAT unpaid Lying UK. It ould be hard to find any yacht from this period that can complement its 1920s opulence with the facilities more suite Anexte it at T, Nelsen & Co in 2006 has left HALCYON and her tea on oak teu nar perfect condition but with the sy present day expectations conveniences of a madem yacht enabling her to cruise waters wart ot col in real comfort, In 1929 Yachting Monthly commented that... Smugly vigued with Berman mai of 2.275 qf, she could be handled by a small eee = and this i tll rue toy. rmizzen, having a sail area 48 ft Sibbick Yaw! 1900 £205,000 Lying UK, [design by Charles Sibbick from 1900, SAUNTERER'S elegance could easily hide the fact derstated beauty and simple ashe extremely seaworthy, fast and very English yacht, SAUN refs undertaken by people: who know and age RER has benefited from substantial ‘understand this vessels thus leaving her ready tw he enjoyed hy her next owner ~ her previous covers incline Captain Oates of Antarctic fame 33 High Street, Poole BHI5 IAB, England. Tel: +44 1202 330077NE OGe) The Essex One-Design BY VANESSA BIRD. he las from which the Estaary One Design evolved (see lase month) was the 1920 sex One Design (EOD), whieh the sex YC (EYC) of Leigh on Sea commissioned as an updated version fof the 1911 Thames Estuary One Design {TEOD) designed by Morgan Giles. This had proved a success at several clubs, but by 1919, numbers av EYC had redaced. The lub decided it was time fora new boat, and reeurned to Morgan Giles 0 ‘pate the TEOD. ‘Compared to the TEOD, the EOD was much firmer in che bilge, and although shaving neariencical specification, had a wider eransom ‘owing coche designs beam being saried farther aft Ie also had a loegee cockpit, and was rigged a8 bbermudan sloop -the TEOD had been guner rigged. Tniially the FODs had a sll bbowspric and were also rigged with 3 “Kity boom’, a shore spar set on the luff of the jib tha allowed ico be boomed out off the wind Clinker buile of mahogany on oak, ‘he fse 12 were built by Cole & ‘Wiis of Leh on Sea, with sis by EA Tumidge. Alkhough a one-design, there was no specific lass builder and ‘erect 1920 and 1986, when the last EOD was buil, several yards along the Fssex and Kent coasts built the design. The class association's ‘only requement was a fee of one inca, £1 1 04, fr ase of che plans, ‘All the EOD built by Cole & ‘Wigwins vere name after cerms found in music, a tradition that continued for many years at EYC Ti 1925, sic were bu for Kent chs Whitstable and Heme Bay. The design proved a big success, and for over 60 years was one of EYC’s scrongest racing ees, Incest racing was a cegular activiey and inthe 19306, several also ‘cruised che Thames Estuary afer 5 weekend racing, In 1932, ovo FODs ‘even sailed across the Channel £0 Calais and back. ‘Racing resumed scaight afer che warn 1945, and dhee years laters more had been baie hough Five of the Kent FODs wer lost in gales, (Over the nexe four years further 14 ‘were launched, built by Johnson & Jago and Estuary Boat Building of Leigh-on-Sea and Tucker Brown of Bumham-on-Crouch, Five clubs now had EOD fleets, andthe class was more popular than eve. By the 1950s, variations in the rig had seared to creep in, sa unified ‘al plan was adopted, hased on the most successful EOD ever built, Nocturne, No 36 sc sidebar) Aluminium spars and modern suileloth were introdaced inthe easly 1960s, but by 1966 interest was beginning 10 dwindle ~ no new boats had been buile in 14 years, and although 14 took pain che SOc aniversary race in 1970, the clases furare looked uncertain “The introduction ofthe GRP Estuary OneDesign, a modem version, proved the EOD savious, however and although numbers sailing regularly are now smal, enthusiasm is ill keen. ‘AboveThe most successful Essex (ne-Desin ever but, Nocturne ESSEX ONE DESIGN Loa 18ft (5.5m) BEAM 6ft (1.8m) DRAUGHT (c/B uP) 10in (254mm) DRAUGHT (ci DOWN) Sit 1.5in (1.5m) SAIL AREA 210saft (195m?) DESIGNER Morgan Giles Classnotes DALLIMORE’S INPUT Norman Dalimore, wh designed the Royal Burnham One-Design in 1932, was the Essex One-Design offical ‘ass measurer, and in 1950 tweaked and updated the rig so that it ‘conformed to one-design rules. ‘THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ‘Nocturne, No 36, collected mare trophies than anyother Essex ‘One-Design ult in 1938 by anderson, igen and Perkins at whtstable in ent, his E00 won the prestigious Alfred White Memorial Cupan Increble 23 mes in her 36-year acing career, as well as the TR Jones Cup 5 times and the EOD Championship nine times. Sadly, she was wrecked in September 1974 inthe same storm in whch Sir award Heat's yacht Morning Cloud as lostin the English Channel EXHIBIT Arabesque, E68 s nam inthe National Nartime Museum, Greenwich. ‘Arabesque was orignaly med by a Miss JR Scott, who inthe 1950s raced her atthe Blackwater Sailing Cub, At the tme it as relatively unusual for women to own and race their own beats. cost Dafila te ast E00 tobe launched, ‘cost £9,000 and was built in 1986 br Peter Wilson of aldeburgh in Sutfolk, ww eodelass orguk cuassicnoaraveusranit 71Getting afloat n BABA Johan Anker 10-M -aschoolboy’s dream “The stony of Rabo is extraordinary In 1988, a 15-year-old Oslo schoolboy boughe che yacht, a move doubly precocious when you consider that ‘here was no established restoration scene in Norway a the tie. “The hull had been ashore for 10 eae plants were growing in che seams, which had opened enough to ‘puta hand through. fn theee months she was afloat anda year late, sailing. She was finaly finished eo her current standard lst yea after a ast refi including a new engine, ig and sails. Nowadays, Peter Ennal, with a family of fous is finding Baba a litle «mal or family emising, “She's 2 Peter has now bought a rare double-ended 1 Is up forsale, She’ SOA Sin (1.4m) Jong with 10 3in (3.1m) of beam and draws 6fin (1. fon the boat as been renewed 0 a and asking €350,000 (c£310,000) RAID BOAT Sail-and-oar Joel White skiff This looks lke a great boat fr rang. She's at (49m) doubleender ‘designed by Joe White and built by ulan Burn around 1990 -and she's Seen litte se since then according to her current owner. She hasa balanced lig rig with unusually. second junk rig for use as an alternative for easier ‘rising, Sailing performance and rowing performance with the it Sin (2m) sculls ae both reputed tobe excellent. Underwater, she has acentreboard ‘and lifting rudder =the dingy sallors best echo sounder. she's ofered ‘complete with aunching trolley, road tral and cover anda Yamaha ah ‘outboard. Viewable in shrewton, Witshire. offers invited fra good home. Tel +44 (01980 621924, justin heathalvecouk superb race boat though,” he tells us. M, meaning Baba Baba iso pine on sted frames and offers two cabins and mos eresture comforts, Acconing o Pats everything sod standard. Baba is lying in Oslo PURBROOK HERON Stout little sea boat from Rossiter Yachts Rossiter vachts are wellknown fr building stout sea boats with raised topsides and doghouses to an exceptionally high quality of bulla in wood and ater, GRP This gues them steat space below and this 2 (6.7m) Purbrook Heron bull af wood in 1965, ino exception. Te lite dauble-ender is what you might call ice bigun and looks just as tough as they come, Inside she has two berths anda galley, a Bukh alisel and heads. What mare do you need? 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