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Seeger gene sect te Red esc of Epifanes at your local chandlery or online at Damo enekooa TI RC LM a ee eeContents YEARS OF MARCH 2012 N°285 Classic Boat Oe Ete Patna’s partners erea y en) ErreM CUM cee) restore a 1920 Nicholson 20-23: NEWS: 24/25~ OVERSEAS AND AMERICA| 29 ‘SALEROOM COVER STORY COVER STORY New classic design reviewed ‘Restricted’ class enjoys freedom cover stoRY 56 | a MMe Finding a forgotten piece Caleta) of boatbuilding history a Wood, wristwatch and photography cover story How best to help our historic ships ‘The musician who was a motorboat enthusiast At Cowes and Windsor MORE CONTENTS Gastonowrmacmnzan 3LIMITED & OPEN EDITION HANOMADE PRINTS G OVERSIZED PRINTS D PRIVATE COMMISSIONS G Gire true master of winds & waves Lumas Ce | 5 www jonathanehritchley.netCONTENTS Small boat sailing to Bodiam Castle 68 Our suggestions for your cabin bookshelf 67+ LAZARETTE 72-CLASS NOTES 73 GETTING AFLOAT. 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Managing deca Pas Oe ‘eat Margin et See os Piling rector Sahat ‘ltl unser ke ton ta agin compan 127531 loate set, London SWIK AS “40707501 00 wacasearagsones com opt the Chelsea Magazine compar 212 gers FROM DAN HOUSTON, EDITOR Across the Atlantic again Back in Santa Cruz, Tenerife after what feels like a lifetime bringing up children, and being in other places, of course... Twas last here in 1985, when we hauled out the schooner Varessa Art and antifouled her. After that we crossed the Atlantic and that is why I am here again, but crossing this time in the 73ft Fife ketch Eilean. She has been restored by the Panerai company (CB 264) and is now returning to Antigua, where she lay forlorn for many years in the mangroves. ‘The plan for Eilean’s six-strong crew is to sail to St Martin, and from wep ai there to the Antigua Classics in April. And Tewill bea hey kindly invited me and Japanese photogra- passage that will _pher Yoichi Yabe for the ocean passage. : ” To say Lam excited would be a bit ofan change you’ understatement. Straight out of the electric-lit London Boat Show and the English winter and down to the balmy sunshine here is already a winter treat. But | am also filled with a sense of expectancy... fs a 2,800nM passage, which will mean a full swo weeks ~and then some possibly ~ at sea. “You're sailing the Atlantict Ah, good luck man!” said CB cartoonist Guy Venables when I told him. “That's a place where a man can shed his skin ~ whatever the weather, it will be a passage that will change you.” Tlike the idea that a long sea passage can actin a rejuvenating way ~ although I am hoping not ro shed my skin so much as to get some sort ofa tan, Bur I know what he means and I fel a bie ike Herman Melville, when he writes in the preamble of the novel Moby Dick that taking a sea voyage will make anew man of him. I don’t think one can choose how the passage will effect such a change, but think sailors agree it is always for the better, after they have gone down to the sea in ships and witnessed the wonders of the deep.abe be eae are PARTNERSHIP Greg Powlesland has restored — but this time there’s a co-owner to help. Peter Willis reportsPATNA 10 or Greg Powlesland, Pata is the second major Charles Nicholson restoration of his career He's famous, revered indeed, for whats generally considered the deeply sympathetic and authentic restoration of the 59fe (18m) 1892 Nicholson cuter Marigold ‘during the 1980s and early 9s. ‘This was an epic project that began with a boat model and a boybood dream, and then in 1981 became reality when she eas discovered in Wootton Creek on the Isle of Wight, seemingly destined to be broken up after having failed a8 a houschoat Her rescue and delivery to Plymouth were followed by a seven-year hiatus during which Marigold languished ‘on the shores ofthe River Lynher near Saltash, and Greg sough ways of funding her restoration Eventually atthe suggestion of Alex Laird, who was restoring the not- Mary Scott-Jackson g 4 e:info@msjevents.co.uk é & Tel: 01983 245100 - Fax: 01983 295329CB's stand rings the bell at ExCel DOWNS ROAD yon iS Tewas lively enough on our stand 3c which akes place cy September Above: Genera this years London Bost Show, and aruact vistors inthe 110 ew afthe co despite an overall fallin attendance 125,000 range stand, with ‘of six per cent against las year; the “There were sats exhibitors Salter Tela total vsicor number by the end ofthe though, hoth on our stand and away dingy inthe show was just ander 103,000 from ite On our stan Neil foreground. according to organiser the British “Thompson, builder ofthe popular left, rom top: Marine Federation, [Novfolk Gypsy 20 (6m) GRP eg rom the Rigger lan Bell sent a saggering _gafer reported one firm order and Roja Navy 1,200 people up the mas section ‘v0 txt sails booked for sping dim. Museums a from HMS Victory the bell ringing Geoff Mackeil rom sponsor Teamae ivan artist at asthey reached the outer end ofthe was there with hands-on advice work one Spar was the soundtrack to our stand, abot paints and varnis, cease rigger sim Also attracting interest were “The show brought alot of interest Dines at work Downs Road Boatyard, with Jim and ~ “far more than at Southampron” lanl Catherine Dines 2 runabout ftom the —aecording xo dinghy builder Will supervises the Classic Motorboat Association with Stirling. And there was plenty of mast dimbing a lovely trio of vintage outboards on interest coo in the Tela, the 16it dlsplay by i and members ofthe (4.91) daysiler from Salers and Royal Society of Marine Artists and Collars, with many visitors the Wapping Group, painting ‘live’. commencing on her good looks Although teadiionallythe giancin Elsewhere in the shows, Cockwells the Brish boae show ealenda,the reported two deposits for thee London shovr atthe ExCel centre as Duchy 27 moras launch (CH2S2)5, in resent years played second fiddle Cornish Crabbers and Churchoie tothe open-air Southampton Boat Boat also did a roaring rade. Next Show also organised by the BME, year's dates ate 11-20 January.Overseas news um NEW REGATTAS, NEW BOOK PN Yacht lost to storm ee ee td Senet terete Bence ee White of owes 1923, anchored of Port Grima wile eee erty pore eee merges rs rd ee ene) eta ares Coe ere Administration nthe USA, The mayor of nearby vilage La Cee eee ee et ey Soe nee eet een eet en eee en eee CARIBBEAN Brazil’s classic yacht scene grows N%,, “The 6th Classic Sailing Yachts Rega eld in November on Bazil Rio coast ‘marked a milestone in Bail’ ierestin classic yachting with pplication ofthe fist book om the counary’ clasie boat Nee, Clisseos do Iatismo (Classis of Yachting, and wo new spnvoff regattas Away from the shelter ofthe Yacht (Club Armagio de Bizos, he fet had plenty to contend with of the water swith winds of 25 knots and gusting Iigher canceling some ofthe races. The Bizios Regatta was fst held {in 2006, a collaboration between the Yacht Cu Aemagio de Bizios, Media Mundial the Soci [Nautique de Saint‘Trope, with baci from both towns" local Ni governments. Speaking on behalf of the event, Amanda Werneck told CB tha che yachr eu imposes a mic of around 25 boats to keep the event incimate. The increasing entes mean that more and more sailors ate being tamed awa, so last year the ist anual regata a Angra, also on Rio state coast, started in May. TV COVERAGE “We are helped by national TV coverage every year,” Amanda said, “The regatta is covered, no expense spared for the weekly Sunday shove ‘Spectacular Sport. With thi fuelling participation the yach club now plans third regatato be held every September/October ‘ef oata inthe “replicas and cass a7sfte4m) screener ule in 2003 Fight: Charms one ofthe bateras, atspees Benin Orica ol race for O11 condoms exceptional, "We S@iMt~ had what every silorloves-wind! = Barth And wind is aly a feast for those who lke wo sail” ‘ni three years ‘The sea was quite overvhelming ol Les lle de acim, particularly forthe small Saint-Barth has “bateray fishing craft raced by local addeda classic fishermen. Two (Chanmosa and lass to this year's Jeitosa) were damaged and needed regatta for the frst towing back o pors the class was time. Organisers ‘evenly wom by Assaniada, with repartaninerease Vivo winning the big class. ofathirdon ast ‘Admiral Bemardo Gamboa of the yearbased on Beazilian Navy, om his yacht Teimosa, entries. total of ‘commented tha “Bravil has a 47 yachts wil beau coastline but the people attend the event have litle eonnestion tot.” from27 Aor That includes ive lasses in their nen cass. asa warmup for Antigua asses laterin Api. They are: sis yan ‘Dorade My ya ate, W-Class nite Wings Frees sloop Heroin and schooner Marie des ites.HOG ISLAND 1 American news Junior sailors discovermg Beetles After more than five decades of autumn Sunday morning sailing, the venerable Hog Island Series of Beede Cat racing on Cape Cod has seen a resurgence, rites Chris Muscle. ‘With 15-20 coloured sails on the ine every weekend, the diinative cedarplanked galfer row has is nexe generation of ioe crews careying on che core, Teas sarod inthe late 19503 by Sloat Hodgson ofthe Chappaquoit Yaehe Club in West Falmouth, The boats were used for junior raining and Hodgson thought che adalts should take advantage of the Indian summer Since then, a family volunteers to provide food each weekend, ‘acing sas at am sharp and there are no protests, “Ifyou had a flagean foul and didnt exonerate yourself, ic would be in the weekly popes” sys parca Geog Kick, DE SOTO LANDING Last fall, che next generation of Hog Ilan salocs were initiated ‘when sons and daughters manned cenereboard and maisheet. With that have come many new boats including one for 30S world champion Beetle Catracing at Cape cod - with ent ganeration Joiingin Spanish attack Florida, again! Tewill be unde less acrimonious at 25 year's experience of working with wood: traditional skills and techniques are employed to ereate truly unique hand crafted items which vil give lastng pleasure including:- ‘= Scale mode! half mould of your own boat ‘© High quali fountain pens and rlleball pens = Bowis and chargers * Modem and traditional games during a restoration project you would ike @ unique memento or gh made from your boet's removed timber, ; Prease contact Paul direct on to:07771950911 to discuss your i requirements. Commissions welcome. Soe ood mae aig Dom & Restorers as mo a p uw ional River Launches aa. ed SE ete Red rel: +44 (0)1628 824382“He decided to take a one-off GRP moulding off her” she somehow found her way onto a beach up the Fowey Rivet John Andrew Senior (another St Mares man = there's theme running here) went up to have a look at her in aboue 1980 with a view eo buying ber for his sons bu “she was lying om er side with another boat collapsed ‘on wop of he witha ply coachroof as roten as a pear”. Below et Moey ‘Not surprisingly, John let her there, but she was waltingforthe subsequently discovered by Dougie Burect (yet another tide Sr Mawes man, and responsible fr saving many classic Below rights boats from similar fates) and John Milan who, in conjunction with John Fuge, restored her She was FALMOUTH 18-FOOTERS: relaunched in 1989 and has been sailing ever since, ow in the ownership of Bob Edwards, Daniel Duff and Chris ‘Thomas, who bough her in 2008. Myrtle was also found on a beach —in 1981 up the River Fal by Chris Monk. After he made some enquiries be decd that he wanted co restore het However, when be looked into i farther, though tha she was to far inane o he decided to take a one-off GRP moulding off her Before doing so, be planed off some of Myr’ stem ~ if he hadnt done so, the resulting hull woud ave been longer than 18 by de thickness of the Bbreglass, The Experiments with sail area, rig and freeboard there has been no restriction onthe size or type of rigs. Inthe early years most ofthe boats had a standing lug rig but then gradually adopted gaff mainsail At that time it would seem that topsals. were not avays used, or perhaps only downing, but ‘thoy gradually came into more common use. n1925, Tom lacket offered to reduce Marion’ sll area to 400satt (37m) “to encourage competition” and this was then adopted forthe class. Certainly, the 1936 St Mawes race card state that “The SA ofthe 18 Footersisrestricted to 400 square feet” Inthe late 205, couple ofthe boats experimented nth unter rigs to “improve windward performance” After the bermudar-rigged Marie was bil in 1931, ll the others follawed suit. Mat eights of 40 to Soft (12- 1m) were not uncommon, and Chin C's was reported to bea staggering 60ft (18.3m) atone time, When Mo Sale bought Marie in 1992 there were no other 18-Footers racing (Dougle Burnett had ‘Magpie bt rarely raced) and he had to race with the fay clases in Falmouth Week. He wast particulary hapoy with this so put a gafrigon hers tat he could race with the G Class ~ handicap gaff rigged boats in the mare sheltered Carrick Roads It would ili hraughout mast ofthe history of the 1-Footers, ‘seem tat, just s they had inthe 30s, the rest ofthe fleet nas flowed Warie's example with regard trig = they are now al ga again, ‘There sno restriction in sall area now, but all the ‘esting boats havea similar amount ~ around S50saft (1m for upwind sailing 2s wel as asymmetric spinnakers held ost with poles as longa te boat and ‘often used with thelr inboard ends on a shroud rather ‘than the mast o get extra reach. Such large sil areas need corespondinely deep and heavy keels. The average draught f araund St (15m), andthe lead keel that Mo Swale fted to Francis and then Moy, for instance is 1504. Magple has had a variety of keel configurations over the years =a enireboard orignal, switching to a fied keel, back toa centreboard and now afte keel again. Another important consideration with these ‘over-canvassed boats is freeboard, Lessons seem to have been learnt here over the years ~ Bob Edwards 100k the opportunity ro add 3 (78cm) co Magpie ‘when he bought he: temporary strakes were added to Iuyrtie before whisper's moulding was taken off her, and Mo Swale seems to have learnt the lesson twice as Francishad 2in(6Acr) more than Marie, while -Moey nas been given in Sem. Falmouth 18-Footer DESIGNED Various suit 1398-2010 LENGTH OVERALL 18ft (5.49m) EAM Varies DRAUGHT Typically Sft (1.5m) Sanit AREA Typically 550sqft (Sim?) Cuassic HOATMARCH 202 44“When he mentioned a transom-hung rudde! Top ken Rob ln and Danie art acting raging on Myrtle Top rig: whisper off St Mawes ‘Abo leftThe restoration of ‘aagpie,and above lt: Magpie before work began new boat, called Whisper is now oximed by Julian Davey (of Pasco’ Boatyard, ScJustin-Roseland) and Pete Lite. “Myrtle berself was then due tobe serapped but somehow she was saved and was in Pip Guests garden in Fowey for many years unt, once again, Dougie Burnett eame to the escue and instigated another restoration with John Fuge. Sadly, Dougie died eforethe work: was complete bt the projct was then taken on by Jonathan Money and Phil Badger, who sailed heron the Hlelford River ‘until 2006 when they sold her tothe “Gerrans Syndicate headed by local salmaker Rob Collins. ‘Marie is the only boat which has not been troubled by ‘seh uncertainis, Frankie sold her co local plumber Joe “Madden in the late 50s, and she then had several changes ‘of ownership before Mo Sasle bought her from Jack ‘Cannon in 1992. He puc a gaff rig on he for the first ‘ime and enjoyed many years of sailing in her, mostly racingin the Falmouth Handicap G Class 1 2008 he decided he wanted a ower maintenance boat with more freeboard, so he sold Marie ro Chris de lai, having eaken a GRP mould off het Prom that Ihe moulded himself a new boat which he called Francis, after his father Ths was his fine aterape at GRP. honking and he soon eame to realise that she was t00 ‘heavy so in early 2010, using the sare mould, he baile another hull which he expected tobe 600k liter, He «ook absolutely everything off Francis including the tg, 42 CLASSIC RON MARCHE2012 it met with disapproval” deck ftings, ballas eel and even the coekpi eoamings and toes and ited them o the new hall, Christened ‘Moey, she was launched on 25 June 2010 and took part in her fist race es than 48 hours later. The 18-Footers are clearly n Mo's blood as Fred Paseo, builder of three of the orignal oats, was his great great-unck. "That makes nine boats ~the 10th is due to be launched this year She is eng built in Falmouth by Seeve Neal who has sailed Thames A-Raters and multihulls, and will be called Datsy May after his grandmother. Construction is relatively httech cedar strip planked with epoxy/ ‘carbon inside and out. Above the waterline ee lines are very similar to those of Magpie, but shes relatively Alacbottomed and will have a kiting kel ~ mainly for ‘easier trailing but ako usefal on long dowenvind legs in passage races. Eventhough he ean do what he likes ‘within the 18fe length restriction, Steve is sensitive co the spirit ofthe class for instance, when he mentioned to ‘eotting owners that he might have a transon-hng udder and ie met with disapproval, he changed his mind, ‘While itis obviously sad thar wa or thre ofthe ‘original boats no longer exists almost a miracle tha all ‘of the others do, And iis aso highly appropriate tha the five boats curently sailing are all based inthe Peri Rives, so lose ro the birthplace of most ofthe fet. ®Learn boat building www.boatbuildingacademy.com Sails that will stand the test eae EUR Wee been making as since 183220 nobody lens more about sal dsgn and production We offer exceptional quality and service ac an sftortabe price A Msi headers, ring huts, Maatemunaal stcng systema recting system and ign Aol ee made the UK. 4 Cruising sae sped wien our unique Sear gusraneee coat (Call us on #4(0)1603 762223 or ral salls@jecels.co.uk eoerur eS caed Poovivn No better team for the job. Let our talented crew fulfill your dream of the perfect boat. Built or restore your yacht with Rockport Marine. ROCKPORT MARINE +1 207-231 Rockport, N www.rockportmari 56-9651 com posrmancnzo 43AIRLIE. aw ~ Fairlie’s new 55 is a class boat aimed at sailors who want modern features with the looks of a classic. By Dan Houston, photos: Emily HarrisPrevious spread: aie ssi ight airs. AboverThe Tong overhangs belle amadern performance hull below the watering he day of the Cannes to Se Troper feeder race davins bright and sunny with a fair ‘udook; the weather for dis 250M race thas been decidedly changeable in some recent years, lala the day the CB ream will join Fate allnew class boat the Farle 55, launched down here just afew days earlier. She's dover here with her designer, Paul Spooner and she has been racing with other modern clasis inthe mixed fleets at the annual Répates Royale. We'd seen her the day before nd with her elegant sheer and Pullman-stye coachroof she artis asimeless appeal - only the large whee! and shortsh boom of her bermuda rig suggest hee moder underwater profile Fairlie Restorations is best knew for its prestigious restoration work, The Hamble-base firm was set up in 1990 co restore the glamorous 15-M Tuigr alter the success ofthe relaunch of the Fife schooner Altairin 1997 by a team of Southampton-hased specialists. Fairlie has st the standard with many stunning yachts which now dominate the las yachting cnc, such as The Lady Anns, Mariguita, Moonbeam of Fiteand Hispania, Tack in 2005 Fair built a hybrid classic, Niebla,a {60 (18m long-kee yacht, bur the new 55 radical departure, a8 marked by beng built and sold under a new ‘company brand: Fairlie Yachts, With fin and bull keel she hasa modem dishy racing hull, chough she caries some 7c (Sm) of overhangs with elegant caperng ends ‘Only the large wheel and shortish boom suggest her underwater profile ‘The layout ofthe 55% deck is conventional, with wide uncluttered side decks giving good access tothe oredeck, “The swept Lenn plain tak covering boards ace jogaled Jno the unvarnished king plank in a homage to tradition: teak ako fels great underfoot and is naturally non-slip. ‘The eoekpit sole is als is teak covered and ‘uncluttered hy a mainsheet ca; the sheet tums around a block on the sole itself. A bench seat aft and side benches provide plenty of space for owners and guests; the side ‘benches ae long enough to lie on, and wich 9in (23cm) cockpit coamings they are going to be comfy without ‘being challenging to climb out of onto the side decks. 1 ‘hought this was a good friendly space and the low coachroof gives excellent visibility over the Foredeck ~ treat for racing and shorthanded cruising. ‘The foredeck,iemust be said, triumph of design ‘minimalism, The cabin trunk ends afew fst Forward of the mast, creating a big open space for work on the foredeck. The forecabin hatch opens onto this but Fairlie craftsmanship ensures itis fhsh with the deck; there'll he ‘homing from stubbed ees a che crew hands the spinnaker inthe night. A second hatch contains the (20k. elta) anchor gear; the eapstan-style anchor winds, for chai and warp is sited forward of chs. "The 5S also has bulwark, rather than tocrails, with a subseantil capping rail Some 14 removable stainless sce stanchions are mounted in sockets inboard ofthese.(On decal ines ae taken hack to the cockpit openly along the coacheoof, where clurches hold halyaeds and reefing lines beside Anderson winches (one electric for the ‘main halyard) on the coachroof. The headsail furlr isin sway of the cockpit cnaming, within fairly easy reach of the helmsman, Deck cleats for mooring ines are Clyde patter: all seven winches are Anderson witha second electric winch far the mainsheet aft of the cockpit. There o plenty of space on the aft deck, for visitors to be fut ofthe way when racing or just as an inviting space from the passerelle in por... OK we can call ta gangplank. The fin and bull kel of the 55 ensures that manoeuvring in pores a fairly steaightforward aff, The Volvo 5S with sildive an folding propeller erips the water, stopping the 100m boat within hee lenggh a three knots, and she ean pretty much be put where you want using a ‘combination of prop walk and windage on the bows. The engine rons quiet, especially when below. And dawn below the 55 is pleasant and airy with ood light from her gl-wing hatch just aft of the mast. ‘There isa good 6ft (1.8m) of headroom - more under the ly cambered coachroof. Accommodation is laid out in a central saloon with ewo double cabins — one inthe forepea f= extending under the starboard side ofthe cockpit. A showee/heads is sited forward in way of the mast, while a separate heads with sink is and one a Avovesonetree was usedfor the timber. The Joiner is superlative Rig {rom op-.ockes etal deck prism to being ight neo ‘thetorepeak: ydecleat-there are six ofthese on eck 4 ”FAIRLIE 55 “A modern boat offers enhanced sa ‘Above Anchor capstan and bow roller deta above right 5 sports Fiteinspired dragon asamarque ofthe fits heritage in| restoring the great xsl Above far ght opotgit ‘colour ay Hits are unabtusive reduction in cr located to port justin way of the companion. An L-shaped workspace houses the galley which serves the saloon with its bench seat to starboard and Ushaped settee to port. A forwad-facing chart table is located aft ofthis. There is substantial locker space for cruising. ie used a single erunk of utile Fr smber on the 55, ensuing that the grain matches. Worktops are datk- stained while the cabin sole and the trunk are lighter, The sdeckhead isthe grooved ply subdeck, painted white UNDER SAIL The $5 has North-built Dacron sails in the conventional ‘modem aspect. North helped in the design ofthe rig ~ sheeting positions and so on ~ bringing some of its RSD knowhow to the projet. So how does she perform? Well ‘we got a very good startin the passage race, trucking across the line seconds after che gun. She'll da six knots in ight knots of breeze and she'll accelerate quickly €00, Ineling tothe pressure an getting ina the groove. ‘Going upwind she looked very competitive and the ficiency of the hull shows most on this point of sail’ easy enough to head up, scooping some wind before losing any way; she handles ikea big dinghy inthis respect. Her helm is fing ight and she balances easily. Bat she's also big enough to handle the small chop we cencountereds she looks ood moving in the water too = check out the video of her sailing trials on our website. Handling the sails easy thanks tothe electric winch for the main halyard, and the selftailing Andersons. (Once off the wind we hoisted her chute and this moved hee well in che diminishing airs. However te sling ‘turned into frustration as the wind died and the ace was finished arly. At least we did inh, though; much ofthe fleet had given up and gone in ander power by then. isc new yacht isan exciting departure forthe ‘company which has established such a reputation for its Fine carpentry in restoring classes. The frm also holds ‘ling performance, manoeuvrability w numbers, reduced maintenance costs and so on” the archive of William Fife's designs and it would be great to seit building a traditional boat from these. However, as MD Duncan Walker explains: °A modern boat of similar size offers enbanced sailing performance, ‘manoeuvrability reduction in necessary crew numbers, reduced maintenance cost, and soon. There i also welhestablished market for the ‘Spit of Tradition’ type yacht. Bus," he ads, reassuringly, “we ean also bull a traditional replica Fite designs the clasie gene is embedded in che company Ancient or mexlern ~ i your choice. © Foie Yachts, Port Hamble S03 400, wiairievacitscom Sales: casa, to: 98 (012380 450000, wawancatacom/Falrle FAIRLIE 55 DESIGNER Paul Spooner, Fairlie Yachts : Loa 55ft (16.8m) om 38ft 2in (11.6m) sean 11ft Sin (3.5m) DRAUGHT 8ft Sin (2.6m) SL AREA ait 1,292sqft ah oe (120m?) race Vos £850,000Announce your Arrival with a Bang! 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The bled bok Gentine ey SEAFARERS’ VOICES SERIES Present st of ab dg and Wahi sdb ‘What er by Neen Cole ley Capi Wey Ab ne Mona +15 photo | foreeochy ds — fndback «an srereeanz0N30 © 228 Special offers on al these books online today at: www.seaforthpublishing.com or telephone 01226 754222 (QUOTE 125807) atime book propos are ays weleome:Infscaorthpblshing cmBy Richard Jobnstone-Bryden, Part 2 How the Yacht Club became the Royal Yacht Squadron, and ‘junk parties’ on the lake at Virginia Water Pp ie Royal Family’ involvement in the sport ‘of yachting resumed during the summer of 1817 when the Prince Regent, later King George IV, instructed Sir Charles Paget 9 approach the Yacht Clu, later the Royal Yache Squadron (RYS), on his behalf and reveal his wish to become a member. Sir Charles conveyed the Prince Regent’ interest in the two-yearold organisation in a bref leer writen onboard the recently commissioned HIM Yacht Royal George while lying of Brighton “Sit, The Prince Regent desires co be a member of the Yacht Club, and you are to consider this as an official notification of His Royal Highness’ desire.” On receiving the leter, the Yacht Club held a special meeting in Fast Cowes on 15 September which passed a resolution to express the club's appreciation of the honour accorded by the Prince's interest. To provide token of his sarus as a member, rwo copies of the club’ signal hooks were richly bound in ed morocco and despatched to His Royal Highness ‘Above: King Georges joined he Yacht hab as Prince Regent ‘That summer also marked the public debut of Royal George daring the Prince Regent’ visi to Brighton to inspect John Nash's progress with the transformation of his beloved Royal Pavilion. Crowds turned out along the resorts seafront to catch theie fist glimpse ofthe new Royal Yacht. Sadly the weather conditions proved t0 such forthe royal party and Royal George's inaugural ‘ruse from Brighton lasted only afew hours and pired one wag, ro write the moek-heroic poem, "Address the Royal George yacht’. flavour ofits ‘contents s provided by the opening and concluding lines: “Hail, gaudy Ship, what wonders ast hou done, Ta tempt to sea our Monarch’ eldest sot Ta keep the sea at such ate were van You therefore brought the Regent back again.” A year lates, the Royal Family's connection with the Yacht Club was strengthened by the Duke of Clarence, later William IV, and the Duke of Gloucester bocoming rember In 1819, the Prince Regent announced that he would visit Covres as part of is ruise along the southcoast from Brighton to Plymouth in Royal George. However, so taken withthe Solent’ beaury was the Prince that he rented a cortage on the beach at Cosees and did nor venture any further west. Following his ascension to the throne in 1820, George IV approved the cub’ petition to be known as the Royal Yacht Club, thus becoming the firs sch organisation in che country to be granted the honour of a Royal prefix Tn August 1821, George 1 returned eo Caves in Roy! George and was accompanied by HM Yacht Ronit Sovereign, which had been built For his father in 1804, along with ewo frigates, three brigs of war, che sloops and the private yachts Pearl, Loutsa and Falco. ‘Whea the squadron sailed past Cowes it reecived royal salute from the caste, which became the RYS's home in 1858, and continued to head rowars the Needles before sailing baek ro anchor off che royal coftage. As the Squadron prepared ro anchor, the men of each escorting warship manned the rigging while passing the Royal Yacht. The King acknowledged their loud i i 5 i THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN by John Thomas Serres, 1809 ‘royal yachts shown have-to off ‘anaroour believed ta be Weymouth, with king George and members of his Famity on board tis tying the Royal Standard andthe Union fag together wit the fouled anchor, thus signitying the presence of the sovereign on board, Inthe distance on the let the chalk lif of Dorset are clearly recognizable tris not clear which foyal vst the painting marks but Weymouth was a favourite watering place for George m. He first visited in uly 1789 hoping that sea bathing would improve hishealth, again in uly 180), and is last vise was beloved to be In 1805, The King canbe seen on board the yacht raising his hat towards the shoe, and other members ot his family ae aso i standing onthe deck. This painting may have been a commission trom the King ands signed and dated 1808, ‘Above: arbour chi ouse, Royal ache Ssmadron, Quen’ up. 1888ROYAL YACHTS se ¥ Below Painting byPaul saney (47312808) showing the chinese jk atloat on Virgina Water Jnuzzas by taking off his cap and subsequently remained ‘on deck for mos of the day so that he could be seen by the local people, He even bowed to the passengers on the ‘Southampton sceamboat when t passed che Royal Yacht The visit helped to establish Cowes as a fashionable seaside resort and generate further interes in yachting, Tn 1830, George IV was succeeded by his younger brother the Duke of Clarence as William IV. As along: standing member of the Royal Yacht Club, the new king ‘maintained the Royal Family’ links tothe sport of ‘yachting. In July 1833 he approved the Club's second change of tide to become the Royal Yacht Squadron and its coat of arms. Four years lates, the RY' signalled the passing of ts second Royal Patron by using its battery 0 fire 70 two-minute guns as a final mark of respect. Lets Astuarof the ‘Mandarinyacte and Belvedere belonging to HH the ouke ot cumberland at inésorby Jom Haynes (7303753) VIRGINIA WATER’S ROYAL FLOTILLA For rvo centuries, the Royal Family enjoyed simply messing about in small boats on Virginia Wacee This ‘artificial lake was created following the appointment of King George I's son Wiliam Augustus, Duke of (Cumberland as Ranger of Windsor Great Park in 1746, ‘As part of his plans for the remodelling of the historic royal park, the Duke commissioned the building of theee man-made lakes by gangs of discharged soWirs. The boggy valley of Virginia Stream, which ran through the southern end ofthe park, formed the bass for the largest ofthe ei, With its overall length of 14 miles, Virginia Water could accommodate modest passenger- ‘eareying sling boats. The fist ofthese craft was brought up the Thames in 1749 « Old Windsor, where she was sipped by the Bells ‘of Ouseley Inn using teams of oxen which then polled the wooden halk three miles tothe landTocked lake where she was transformed into the Chinesestyle junk Mandarin, ler decorations included fearsome looking fire-breathing dragons painted along both sides of her hull, omamental lntems, wooden carvings and gilding. ‘The Duke frequently took his guess for trips along the lake in Mandarin including his nephew, che Forure Xing George Ill These aquatic excursions were regularly enlivened by the sound of a military hand playing i an accompanying harge. However, che Royal Family’s ierestin Virginia Water waned for several years following che Duke's death in 1765 and the breaching of the Lakes dam three years later by a severe stom,a ‘THE ROYAL GEORGE AT GREENWICH by William Anderson George Iv was the ist sovereign since Charles to vst Scotland ‘which the artist has portrayed at anchor. Ceremonial City of London (45-27 august 1822, and here the king, wh had also sled fram barges canbe sean In the foreground, arranged ning the font of Greenric, ls portrayed on his return belng rowed tothe watergates __Greennich Hospital to witness the King’s return. The ane onthe right at Greenwich, He has disembarked from the Royal George yacht, bears a small band of musicians onthe roof of the coach, Fond memories of childhood trips onboard! Mandarin may have played a role in King George IITs decision co bring Virginia Water hack to ie in 1788 by ordering two-year restoration and extension tots present size Sadly, The King’s enjoyment ofthe lake proved short lived due to the onset of his prolonged illness His son, George IV, could not resist adding his own. cveral touch tothe surrounding landscape by building follies including a more elaborate Chinese Temple for China Island atthe northern end of Virginia Water, During the sammmer months, George TV would host lavish dinner parties at the lake which tested the ‘endurance of his guests. The Duke of Wellington referred to these events as “this perpetual ‘Junke thing” which lasted from moening el night" In 1824, he described one such partyin a letter: “We embarked yesterday at three and were upon the lake of Camo, either in a boat oF dining il nine, We chen returned, dressed as quickly as possible and passed che night at Eeare and supper from Which we broke up about one, chus passing ter hours in ‘company! In my life I never heard so mach nonsense or folly or so many les in the same space of time.” All ofthe expenses associated with Virginia Water and its boats were met by the Royal Family until the exely 1820s when George IV arranged forthe Admiralty to provide the principal crat. This led wo further expansion ofthe lake’ royal lila starting witha new Royal Barge in 1823, The 20 oarsinen who propelled chs omate rowing craft occupied the forward two-thirds of che hull, while che royal party relaxed aft under a gilded canopy. Five years later, Vietonie became the fst of the miniature warships that were to grace Viegnia Water. Tn 1830, George IV was succeeded by his younger brother Wiliam IV, who commissioned dhe miniature if, for use by the royal ehildren om Virginia Water Her lines were drafted by the Chief Surveyor of the Navy, Rear Admiral Sir William Symonds, and base on the design for the 36-gun frigate HMS Pique. ‘Me Fincham built the SOft (1.2m) craft at Sheerness Dockyard before dismantling her for thejoumey t0 Virginia Water, where she was reassembled and launched in the presence of the Royal Family in May 1834. Her ‘complement consisted of lewtenant and sx sailors on frigate Royal Adelaide, named in honour of hisROYAL YACHTS ‘Above Royal Barge by wii ent one the tanorately decorated rowing barges that were sed from the time of coorge vt ‘queen Vitoria secondment from the Royal Yacht. The King and Queen regularly visited Virginia Water whenever the at Windsor The miniature warships woud be illuminated and moored off the Chinese vemple to provide the pesfct hackdrop for special dinners which ‘sometimes culminated in fireworks dep. ‘George 1V hau taken great pleasure in sharing the delights ofthe lake with his young niece, Princess Victoria. As Queen, she brought important guest 0 Virginia Water including che French King Louis Philippe. Tealso became the setting for happy family events suchas the birthday celebrations for her husband Prince Albert. Describing the scene on Virginia Water, following aa dinner in the Chinese Temple mark her mother's birthday in 1842, Queen Vietoria wrow in her journal, “The smallest frigate was cowed round, al it up, which had avery precy effect, ~ che hand playing Rule Britannia and the guns ofthe [fort] Belvedere saluting.” ‘When the Queen saw a copy of the sketch depicting this scene in The Illustrated London News, she cut it out, and added itv her personal journal with the following, words, “Eveng of Aug 17 — Very Like.” ‘Captain David Welch assumed responsibility forthe lake's coyal flotilla following his appointment as Keeper fof Her Majesty's Boats and Orher Vessels at Virginia tere THe Roa ‘brig was based at Vina Water from 1904 01919 Water in Sepember 1861, He was nominally attached to HIM Yacht Alberta and initially based in Portsmouth hefore moving toa cottage overlooking the lake. A year later be had to handle the issue of Royal Adelaide's furare when a routine survey highlighted her poor condition. The Admiraley was reluctant to spend £3,000 fon a replacement unless it was going to be regularly used bythe Royal Family. The Queen settled the issue by retaining Royal Adelaide as an ornament on the lake rather than an active sailing vessel. She remained until ‘October 1877, when she was finally condemned by the Admiralty and broken up. The Prince of Wak, later ing Edward VIL, subsequently presented her 22 brass guns to the Royal Yacht Squadron. From the mid-19th century onwards the lake's fleet ‘included some ofthe craft presented to members of the Royal Family For example, che furure Edward VIT eccived an Indian launch from Caleuta in 1876, while his son, the future George V; was given a Canadian birch ‘ark eave by che lumbermen of Oxawsa Valley in 1901. ‘As King, Edward VII commissioned the lake's final ‘miniature warship so that his grandchildren could learn how to sail. To minimise its cose, 42fe(12.8m) cuter was converted into a 1,gun brig by Sheemess Dockyard in 1904. Known simply as Brg, she remained in ase uni 1919, when a survey found her to be red with dry rot Asa youngster, ward VII, later the Duke of Winds, enjoyed spending time in small boats on the lake with his siblings and subsequently aised eyebrows inthe early 1930s by roaring around Virgina Water in speed boats. Despicechese antics, during bis brit reign in 1936 he authorised the dishandment ofthe lake's royal Alois as pare af an economy drive inthe ry hhouschold. Of the surviving craft the Royal Barge went to Portsmouth Dockyard, while the small Royal Barge and the 12fe (3.7m) dinghy Prince George were given to the Training Ships Areabusa and Mercury. o ‘Nex month The Sallor Kings, Eeward VI ae George VCharacter Boats Seaworthy Traditional Craft / y Solent Sunbeam ‘Sail and Race a Sunbeam at Itchenor Great Racing - Great Company International Boatbuilding Training oes www.ibte.co.uk be ee Sy Sonne Sense nyeas CCU Tailor made courses and si SIS eM turin rear rs always welcome os info@ibtc.co.uk Oulton Broad, Suffolk NR323LQ Tel:01502 569663i THE NITA: IRELAND’S 1868 TRON LADY She had lain in her Irish lough for over 140 years, until a chance encounter led to her rediscovery. Theo Rye reports ‘ike many good series, this one stars “Thet was an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scorsman.." Ie was the Scot, lain McAllister, ‘who in April 2004 was in Scorland at Grace's old yard, supervising the loading ‘of the Win Fife Sne Ayrshire Lass for transi to Dunmore Fase in Ireland, to be restored. When the boat transporter artived, rather to lain’s dismay already loaded on the trailer were ro narrow-gauge shunting locomotives. Ie cmerged tht chese wore the property of a Micheal Kennedy, owner of a transport museurn which includes a part of the narrow-gauge Cavan &¢ Leitrim Railway. ‘When he heard of a transporter going between Scotland and Ireland with some spare capaci, he'd hitched ride. As they stood waiting to load the Lass onto the small, section atthe hack ofthe tale left eo her, and perhaps to deflect any awkward questions about why there were locomotives on it already, Micheal Kennedy mentioned thac he knew ofa yacht, a bit ike the Lass but “much bigger and with abi sticking out of the hack,” ina yard ‘no fa fom his home; and that she was made of ion, Tain asked a few questions and confirmed thac this was a ‘bona-fde ion hulled yacht of considerable size. Despite it being about as far from the sea as you can he in Ireland, lan was eapidly convinced cha this required further inquiry and called Hal Sisk, owner of Peggy Baw and a veteran yacht historian and restoret, “The hull was in the yard of retied ageieuleural engineer John Conlon, of Braenris, Drumlish in County Longford, who had offered it home after it had been extracted from Lough Gowna in the late 1980s. Micheal cheerfully took Hal over co see for himsel£ Tere, sure ‘enough, jus off country lane in the Irish midlands, was a dfe (13.4) sivered iron vache of obvious antiquity John Conlon knew very well what he had in his yard, and apart from being used for some light storage duties, ‘was doing pretty wel siting there. The yacht was calle The Nita built by ‘Bewley’ in Dublin in 1868 in five months for a Liewenanc Colonel Dopping Hepenstal, 25 tons Thames measurement, home por’ Lough Gosia ‘The Irish midlands have several lange lakes use for sailing, but Lough Gowns is by any standards, a prety ‘odd place to contemplate yachting around in a 40%, 25.con yacht Iris actually a collection of comparatively Opposie he wita smal interlocking lakes and stretches of water, best its prea ff but kknovin now for its appeal to coarse fishermen. The securefrom depth of water varies through the year; a its deepest determined scrap points itis about 4Ofe but itis littered with shoal areas, dale Its shores were, however, the locaton ofthe Depping- Bela right & Hpenstal family eat, Dersycassen House. The sallng photograph Doppings acquired the estate in 1765, but by the reveals vale rmid-19th century ic seems to have been barely viable. sormation on Despite this, they enjoyed gentee! Victorian boating on dimensions the lough, with a succession of sang yachts, steam launches and even the odd paddleboat. UNLUCKY OWNER ‘The frst owner of The Nita was Ralph Dopping: ‘Hepenstal, who commissioned her, possibly as a present for his second wife Annie Fox, whom he married in July 1867. Ralph was, itscems, a somewhat unlucky man; by 1887, the year of his death, he was reported tobe living, an emaciated and reclusive figute, on hoaed The Nita to escape his creditors (and posibly members of his fail). The start of the yacht’ life was, chough in beater times. The Longford Journal of Saturday 30 May 1868 reported that ‘a very fine yacht. was launched on the picturesque and impid waters of Lough Gouna, and was christened The Lady Doping Hepenstal. This was possibly a journalistic error as the yacht has only ever bee recorded as The Nits - or maybe the longer name vas frastrated hy the narrowness ofthe transom, ‘The repore notes that the yacht was built in Dublin “by the eminent frm of Messrs. Walpole, Web, and Bowley, and... was conveyed frm Dublin in rather a ‘curious manner. The matter was undertaken by Me Peter Byrne jun. of Mayor street, carter. The yacht, ‘which weighed aver 16 tons, was placed on an iron truck, specially made forthe purpose, andl drawn by 12 powerful draught horses. Me Hepenstal, accompanied by his fir and aecomplishe lady, eraveled in che yacht, and was much pleased at che way in which the whole affair was conducted. Ie finally reached ies destination in about four or five days, when, as previously announced, the launch took place. She isa beautiful yacht, having fine ary, and spacious eabins,cleganlyfted up’UROXSYS Se ail ~ CSL} Ce es SUL ee) Pees BETA MARINE 10 he }50 hp - 14 very smooth, multi-cylinder, hanger cooled engines. We offer you the best, compact, reliable engines at very competitive priest Easy engine replacement, we can supply special engine feet designed to fit your boat. Engineered in the UK, at Beta Marine in Gloucestershire, we welcome your visit. Installation, buy through our dealer network for an installation package - see our website for dealer listings, or contact us. 3 Year ‘Self Service’ Warranty“The Nita se ems to be a very moder ‘THE NITA IRON BOAT nd wholesome vessel” ate ier Ralph died in 1887, the Dopping-Hepenstal family fortunes continued to deel ‘state as ovagh by ts various tenants inthe early 20h century; the house was sold off in 1929 and demolished in the 1930s to help build a church, With memories ofthe dificulis of the incoming journey, with rumours of bridges having to be r-buile and most of the and walls knocked down, it was perhaps inevitable har The Nita would languish in the lough. Ralph's son, the last of he family co live at Detryeassen, gave hee way ‘when he left in 1923, She later changed hanl for £7. In 1967, appatenty derelict, she was erroneously identified sa possible dumb barge associated with the local ron ‘ore mining, an industry roughly contemporary with ber, starting in around 1866 and continuing for ten years ‘The ion used forthe construction of The Nita could, theoretically, ave come from mines onthe doorstep of Lough Gowna isl. Posibly she was commissioned in part to promote and support cis new local industry le was impossible to sail her away and impractical © move her by road. She was stripped and later vandalised, and the rg, timber work of the decks and the interior all clsappeared, along with such elements ofthe ironwork as could be prised or hammered off, Rather flor, she was something ofa local landmark Ty 1989, i was decided thar she could he a centrepiece for the regeneration of the area to encourage tours, located on a prominent local roundabout, The pla, however, angered sore loca councillors, who associated the Hepenstal family with a notorious militia officer nicknamed the Walking Gallows, a subject of vilification for his alleged part in suppressing the 1798 Rising, and ‘was abandoned. In stepped John Conlon, who had her ‘towed to his yar, where she stayed until 2006, If The Nita’ life has been generally unlucky, itis hard to find fale with the boa itself. She was beausifullybilt to. very high standard, in a now largely forgotten yard in Doblin which appears ro have been comparable in terms of build quality to anything in Europe at the ime Walpole Bewley 8 Webb established the fist large arf The ma shipyard in Dublin, Webb was an experienced afloat in Lough shipbuilder, having been apprenticed in northeast Gonna England, and Walpole had run Whit’ shipyard in ‘Above: Ralph Waterford, 1860-62. In 1863 they leased a site f eight bopping: eres of reclaimed ground on che North Wall including a Mepenstal and hie newly completed graving dock, 410 x 80. wife Amie Tn ther frse year they buil the remarkable fully rigged sling ship Kught Commander of 1484 tons for the ‘Calcutta trade’ for Me Ismay, who went on to own the White Sea line. They were aso credited a building ‘#0 96f¢ (29.21) wooden lightships, one of which, the Shamrock in 1967, survived in commission until 1936, MASTERY OF IRON “The mastery of ron as a material was widespread in Ireland in the 15th century. Thomas Grendon established 2 company in Drogheda in 1835 that supplied pretty ‘well anything in iron, ranging from ships ta bridges via farm implements and steam locomosives and even the Palm House at London's Kew Gardens. ‘While ehey lasted these early yards produced some fine craft. To a modem eye, The Nita seems to bea very moderate and wholesome type of wessel compared 9 many ofthe perio. There is nothing radical about the proportions or form, and she is well made toa souncl design. Her designer does not get ereitin any surviving lists, but it could be Thomas Smith MINA “of London 8 Dublin’ who wrote A Manual of Irom Shipbuilding in 1869. In 1869 Walpole Bewley & Webb built the Mari, a ‘saloon steamer’ to his design, He is che best candidate atthe moment, though another possible contender isthe John Bewley lined a8 designer ofthe Rares, a steamy yacht of 1877, who may have been ‘the’ Mr Bewley. ‘The Nita’ length on deck is about 43 Sin (13.3m) now, possibly a fraction shorter than she would have ben originally with a cap rail aft and her beam is 11 (34m), 30 her beam to overall nth ratio is about 0.25 ‘which isa good all round figore.THE NITA IRON BOAT “The extent of original material is remarkable and any restoration would mean replacement of much of it” Heer draught and waterline length are conjcture, but ‘we estimate her draught atabout 4 in, giving the LWL about 38ft in, Being iron, she had distorted very lil, nd the lines plan is directly feom the offsets with no fairing. The design convinces me that she was designed by someone knowledgeable and competent. Her hl ines are typical ofthe period, witha plum stem, slightly rockered keel and short counter stern, Her hollow entry is evident but by no means extreme. The Ill sections are easy if rather sack, a reflection oftheir ‘material to some extent. Even with her relaively strong. rise of floor she doesn look to have been a powerful hoat on the wind, Off the breeze though she might have gone prety reasonably, and given her sze she was unlikely tw have given her owners too many rights onthe loug With the excellent profile portrait of her from 1876, ‘we estimate a mainsail of about 750sqft (70m, a Fore: twiangle of about 725sqft (67m) with jib and staysail, and a copsail of about 150 sqit (14m'). The lower mast ‘cap appears to have been perhaps 33 or 34fe (10m) off the deck, andthe topmast another 20 (6.1m) above that, and the bowspri some 15 or 16it (4.7m) beyond the stem. The Fig appears rather primitive in comparison to the hull, both fn the photo and in terms ofthe proportions. ‘Theres nothing radical o unusual about her ‘canstrction; she is transversely framed and (very neatly) Aush svete. The hall plates, S/16in chick except fr the 5/8in garboards, ae abou 2 6in wide a the most and about 8fe long. The very neat riveting is all flash cextemally. There litle left of the floor structure de ro corrosion, but she evidently ha place floors. To HER NEW HOME Enter the Englishman. On 17 September 2006 [found _mysell inside The Nita, with Tain, clearing out a few years worth of accumulated weeds, mud and farm debris, in preparation for moving her to a new home, with (the other, boatbuilder) Michael Kennedy: Twas slightly doubeful about the effect om the structure ofthe necessary crane life with external stops; there are no intact deck beams for nearly the whole length of the vessel and L was concerned she might fold ‘up under the compression load of the straps, so We also ‘constructed a series of imber braces inside the hull. Our tuck drives Frank Whiten, took one look ar our efforts ad expressed his contempt The hull he declared, was ‘more than strong enough tobe lifted perfectly safely and four shores and braces were a waste of time, He was probably right, but nevertheless T was reassured by their presence as the lift commenced and she stayed intact. rank demonstrated his confidence in her strength by applying several heavy duty ratchet straps, racking them tap at what looked to me tobe extremely high tension, ignored all my helpful suggestions and drove off down the lane. It goes without saying that she arrived several hours later at her destination absolutely unharmed, “Truck drivers one, naval architect nil. ‘Aer arrival in Dunmore Bast she was moved under ‘cover in a farm building about SO yards from where Ayrshire Lass was restored. Ieannot be described asa rescue because she wasn't exactly at risk before, but she is heter off empty and under cover. The future is stable if unexciting. A restoration is unlikely; in theory it ight be possible, but it would probably be prohibitively extravagant. The extent of original material sremareable and any restoration would mean replacement of much of it “The resule could be a highly authentic and unique Vietorian cutter, but the sailing experience and the loss of original material is noe fl likely to justify the outlay. The Nita survived hecause she was nicely built in a resilient material, spent almost all her lie in fresh wanee rather than salt, and because she found herself stranded in a quiet corner of a lough in a quiet eomer of Ireland away from determined serap dealers She never won any races or conveyed anyone of real importance, oF witnessed any great moments in history, but she did manage to survive; she has passed her I42nd birthday, and is one ofa small handful of yaches ofthe period stil in existence, She is important now asa particularly fine and early example of ron yache building in general and Insh yache building in particular, and for her association with a now largely forgorten mid-19eh ‘century industrial heritage. ° Far toreietaet Kennedy and Theo ye making notes Lette Themitaat Jahn Conon yard"a AkzoNobel Goodbye... ‘Goodbye Sikkens Geto! Marne: Hello Intemational Woodskin a flexible wood oll/ varnish hybrid that acts tke a skin for your wood. 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In bis fies, he told his friends chat he had had to reduce his composing toa minimum simply bheeause he ha been spending most of his time railroading to and fro across the USA and Europe, giving a gruelling series of concerst0 support himself and his family. He ‘was one of music's mase sought after and highly paid concert stars. And he was homesick, Often he felt as if he had lfc his inspiration back in his native Russia only he could find somewhere to recharge has energies during the precious summer months Early in 1929, an old friend, (Oskar von Reisman invited the composer and his wife to join him this home beside Lake Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Hertenstein The Rachmaninovs were so taken by the beauty ofthe place that they decided to make it their home, Rachmaninov bought a sizeable plot of lakeside land ‘near the little village of Wess, on the northeen shore of the lake and knovn as the ‘Riviera of ental Switzerland, ‘Magnificent paddle steamers and comfortable saloon ‘motor vessels of the Lake Lucerne Shipping Company -gulary pled in a che ety on chair woyages Helped by his wife Natalia, Sergei conceived a villa to remind him of his family’ estate, Ieanovka in southern Russia, where he had lived before the Soviet Revolution “They worked witha reputable frm of local architects on a building ally influenced by the style created atthe avant-garde Bauhaus Insiution in Germany ‘Above ight-The composer and concert pianist moce familar pose By the Spring of 1931, returning from further international concert tours and recording sessions, che Rachmaninovs found heir villa nearing completion. ‘They decided to cal ic Senay, combining tei ist names, ‘witha final R from their family name. During the 1930s, Rachmaninov was to consider his Swiss summers as some ofthe happiest, relaxed and mose productive of his Iie, Here he wrote to of his major compositions Rhapsody om a’ Theme of Paganini in 1954 and ‘Symphony No 3 in A Minos, completed in 1936. Asa relaxation from hours, days and months spent composing and revising these works, Rachmaninov decided to buy an open motor boat. He was already known for his love ‘of fast cas, buying himself a new automobile every year. Some 20 ‘years carles living in Beverly Hill, California, he had incurred several fines for exceeding the speed limit. He acquieed a 9m (29ft 6in) motor boat second-hand, Like the house, he named it Senar, and had 4 boathouse bul for it. He wrote to a friend, “The boat only cost me SFr1,600, plus ‘SFr100 to the neighbour who took me to the auction.” (On 25 June 1933 he described the boat: “Ithas a cylinder motor. In spite of old age (I refer to the motor not to mysel) it works splendidly. Pve not had a single misunderstanding with i... ut I shookd like greater speed. Yer the wooden body of the boat ~of redwood ~is eaucifl and will serve another hundred years, $0 if 1 also las that long shan’ have to change the boat.” Soon after this, Rachmaninov replaced the +eylinder engine with a more powerful unit. This provided the increase in speed and enabled him to go out and have fun, regularly chasing che pleasure steamers across Lake _Luceme, He soon became an expert driver his large Pianists hands deftly guiding the stcering wheel, z iIn 1936, his skill even averted what could have been a tragedy In the classic biography by Bertensson and Leyda, Serge’ Rachmaninoff A Lifetime in Music, 9 friend of his called Alired Swann reals, “Rachmaninov was a great lover of motorboating and used to go out every day, He always steered himself, Often he went out alone. This hohby of his nearly proved fatal during that stay of ours, About an hour before dinner he sade" ‘hink I hall go for 2 spin an the ake.” He got up quietly He did everything quietly and firmly: hesitation was aon ro hie nature. Fewas lovely aftemoon, one of those rare and bight afteroons in the Swiss mountains in May. We joined him, Atthe last ‘minute, Me Tbbs, Rachmaninov’ agene in England, asked permission to come along ako, He was a coepolene man with around, ruddy foe. “The lake was as still as a fshpond, Rachmaninov took the wheel, and we sided smoothly out of the boathouse ‘on the lake, We were well out of sight ‘of the honse when Me Ibbs asked i he ‘ould try his hand atthe steering whec “Rachmaninoy handed it o¥er to him and joined us on the back beach, No sooner had he sat down than something very strange happened. Evidently Mr Thbs had decided ro make a sharp turn Bat, instead of tuning, the boat began to spin and bend ‘over to one side, Weal slid across the back seat and watched Mr. Ibbs in ded silence. But when his face had tamed as red as a beetroot, Rachmaninov gor up quietly, as fhe had merely given Me Ibbs ie to correcthis mistake, reached the wheel wih a few big strides, and pushed Mr Ibe ase, The serew was aleady thumping Touadly inthe as and the left rim ofthe boat was touching the water “Just as the heavy boat was about to capsize and bury us under it, Rachmaninov se it righe and we glided ack to the embankment ofthe Villa Senat. Nobody said a ‘word, Silenly we gor our ofthe boat. On the way up £0 “Just as the alley heavy boat was about to capsize, Rachmaninov set it right and we glided back” the house Rachmaninoy couches his let side several times and frowned. When we were quite nar the ‘veranda, he sad Don’t say anything to Natasha. She ‘won Fet me go boating any more." “The Rachmaninovs left their beloved Senar for the lase time on 16 August 1939, unable to return because of the outbreak of war in Europe. Back in New York, Sergei began work on the Symphonic Dances (Op. 45), his dynamic last work, Ba he sl loved motoring out from his summer home in Long Island Souind where he had a waterside studio. This time, he used a more sedate ‘cabin cruiser, with a small cabin and ven that coastal cruising tequired more knowledge, he often took a fully trained mariner along with him, For longer voyages, they rook on provisions so enabling him to spend the night om board and enjoy brs inthe healthy sea ait Daring World War I, Senar, the motor boat he had let behing, vas equistioned by the Swiss military authorities. Armed with a machine gun and an anti-aircraft gun, it patrolled the shores ofthe Lake Lacerne. ‘Over in the USA, Sergei gave ‘nunnerous charitable performances, donating large sums to the Aled cause, Hl el ill during «2 concert tour in late 1942, and was diagnosed with ‘advanced melanoma. His last rectal, given in February 1943, prophetically featured Chopin's Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat Minor, which contains the famous fune match, He died on March 28 1943, ust four days before his 7h bird, in Beverly ills, California, and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. ‘War oves, the Swiss Army handed the boat ack to Serge's daughter Tatiana, her husband Boris Conus and their son Alexander, They continued to enjoy it during the summer holidays. Senar was sold in 1959 or 60 ‘when the family rook up mono-sking: the faithful old boat was too heavy for this we and not fast enough. © fast Above: eres acnmaninow board ns Senor fntake LucerneCRUISING Rother without bother Clive Marsh finds his Drascombe Dabber ideal for exploring the environs of Rye Harbour and taking the river up to Bodiam launch my Drascombe Dabber from the slipweay next ro Rye’ RNLI staion and sailing club. This unique working port offers small-boat ‘owners many opportanitis for exploring Rye hay and the River Rother. After the strong tidal flood has subsided I generally proceed doven river and out into the bay. The harbour office provides details of shipping movements and pilotage while the Harbour of Rye Guide and Tide Tables gives usefal local information to supplement the chart “The water inthe bay changes colour depending conditions. Irean be lea, sited or sometimes even deep turquoislgreen itis an excellent fishing ground that supports a strong local ishing indasery ~alehough, surprisingly, most of the fish are eaten in France! For a large pare of the yea its easy to catch the delicious ‘mackerel -if one needs a purpose to boating in addition to simply having fun ‘Once out inthe bay [keep well offshore ofthe ‘eaucifl clifs and countryside of Fidight. Iris as well to keep a aie way off since there are many underwater ‘obseructions close in, The next and nearest harbour i Eastbourne, 21 miles away: Boulogne i 32 miles. 1 usually sail around the bay for a few hours and then return before the fll ebb tide Being a small-oat skipper I watch the conditions more carefully than some but my big advantage is that, whe all else fails, my Dabber rows wel, Under most conditions Iwill sil back into the narrow river entrance with the motor running in ease [lose wind by the wall nd single bank. Rye bar has a reputation and one should keep alere and take measures to avoid broaching, Inside che piers the channel becomes quite narrow. You will passa sinallred-roofed shed on your port side. Ac this pint, wind and traffic permiting, Iwill arn my motor off and sail upriver Rye most beautiful and inceresing owen with excellen restaurants an ins and swell worth a visit. There ate moorings in the centre oF ‘yu ean pul your boat out at Rye Hathout Ici also Possible co go through the lok (or launch from the slipway the other side ofthe lock) and proceed up river {for four or more hours to Newenden or even to Bodians if you have a shallow draught boat like the Dabber. Shallow-draught boats do enable greater exploration up river and easier heaching, Ihave owned deep- oF fi keeled boats hur they can’t he beached. Ths to me is bie lke having an aircraft without landing gearhwheels The traditional boats in this part of the world inclade the beamy Sussex beach punts, superb sea boats with lute stems that can easily be beached. Some people are now ‘converting these boats hack to sail and [have one sich conversion in progress mysel ‘There seem to he more traditional small boats now using Rye Harbour and recene sightings have inchaded Drascombe Dabhers and Luger a ralmouth Beach Boat, several AboveThe author's ‘rascombe Dabber, seentrom swampscot ‘Above lft: olan castle ‘opposite topethe recoofed shed Below Approaching diamconverted Sussex punts, a Tidewsay a leeboard several small luggers, Winchelsea yaw and even a rare clinke-buit Swampscott dory. These boats use a variety ‘of rigs including lg, gontes, andl spritsail Kes delighe co ce more tan sil inthe river and Tam sure thac the ‘owners of these small craft ge much more sailing inthe ‘bay and che sver than do many’of che owners of euising yachts. Indeed, most ofthe owners of hese small traditional craft had previously owned cruisers! “The passage up river from Rye town to Newenden {and Bodiam if tere is enough water) is delightful. eis necessary to lower your mas since there are a few bridges along the 15-mile rural journey upriver. Thre is only one lock and it likely that you wll ot sce another boat under way during your passage beyond the lock, There are good pubs at Newenden and Bodiam and 2) National Trust eestaurant at Bodian Caste ‘My litle Dabber i ust 1 6in (3.7m) on deek andl a litte more than 20 (6.1m] over her spars. She has a Sifting steel eenteplate and has «wo masts which enable the jib and mizzen ta be carried mainly outboard, leaving plenty of space forthe erew (much beter than cramming them into a small cockpit or halfway down the hatch 2a8 is the norm on small cabin cruisers) If rains th the option of a cuddly oe ent. The main i simp seanding,lugsail with no boom. ‘The Dabber and similar open boats are much easier to rig and launch than heavier trailabl cruising sailboats and are an excellent way to explore Rye from the water's ‘edge. They are also pleasing to the eyes of those who Took out from the hill of Rye aceoss the river and hay. ©IBTC Heritage www.ibtcheritage.co.uk BYE Cr UR Rant Com reunites Prete) IN BUSINESS SINCE THE 607s Probably 40000 titles in stock. 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Well priced too: ee £0, lags £40 CuAssic HOATMARCH 20267GREAT SEAFARING BOOKS Is this the ultimate cruising yacht’s saloon bookshelf? Are your favourite titles here? ‘or, you'll notice, the 25 hes sailing books’ or ‘the rop 25 yachting tiles inthe world ever’ or any definitive. sounding clam ike that. We wouklnt beso presumptuous. No, this is just a complacon of books to do with sailing thac are known and loved by Classie Boats sta, and, as we're well aware, by our readers “The fact that there are 25 of them (presented, it should be emphasise, in no particular order) is of course 1 nod to our 25th anniversary, butt also provides a nice discipline, and a sense of scale that relates tothe sore of bookshelf space to be found on a reasonable-sized cruising yacht ~ after allowing for the throwing-out of the ones you personally wouldn't give boat-room to. Sailing is peculiaey blest armong sports (if you allow ‘hart is one) in chat it deaws on an immensely rich heritage of trade, exploration, warfare, and alo pleasure and che unge for sof fulfilment. And i has literature co ntl cruising log or accounts of gations, there s always something tostir the soul, connect with our love ofthe sea and fed ‘ur hunger to experience its mysterious attraction, ‘We haven't gone very far back in time - the eldest tle here is MeMullen’s Down Chanel of 1869 = and we have come right up to date with two books published last year So these books embrace a century and a bie of yachting, Some are out of print, and unavailable for your Kindle, bat we chink they're worth seeking our. ‘And if you fel we've missed one chat we should have included — let ws know. Bue you'll have to nominate one teochuck our to make way for i ERSKINE CHILDERS The Riddle of the Sands Unfair that such a gifted tale-spinner should write just the one novel. Dramatic. atmospheric and not without humour, its evocation and use ofits Frisian islands seting mastery, McMULLEN DOWN CHANNEL © wewuten Down Channel One of the pioneers of Crinthian’ = dityoursel saline often singehanded,insralish (8-44) boats, vy Comveyed."Noman wo has reads took eve frets.” ote Artur Ransome nthe Maries brary oduct,3 HWTILMAN A) ARTHUR RANSOME Mischief in Patagonia ‘Y We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea Salor Gn pt cutters uly and mountainer Master of “The Swallows find these very ferent from fake ang the sett deprecating onetnet;"He nen mare than | ever {as ering ups rom chichood.Crosingthe North Sea in would abou sling whichis no great praise” apa vly convayed true saling case for any age 2 VOCMIN | Scene CFS SUH) ‘vr 6 nmaueice caiermas The Macic oF THe aharehan mn. ee Sea aoe / Q ERIC Hiscock o CRUISING UNDER EA (PETER) PYE Sait RED MAINS ‘repute fe water usr wos roe, Sometines of atioganta eaepcayertn Ea CIASSIC BOAT MARCH202 69E.F. KNIGHT apoRerial Davies, in The Riddle of the Sands, had this book onthe Fascinating view of946 war-torn Europe from an old Looe ‘Dulibeta’sbookshelt. What higher recommendation? Across luge. as war hero and wit sai va French canals and the the rth Sea and onwards ina converted ship's ifeboa, Med to Greece. This boat, Tuan is also stl around. JOHN LEATHER GAFF RIG. tote tainty fh cartes reat the sees, Ste gateena, a atte reading anette SEBASTIAN JUNGER THE PERFECT ‘Te ite boat at colin tis case ros the ani sTorwt ‘sty popular and ising and amsing tal of that 1951 Fae mss ‘orage nthe eponymous Laurent lesan Mud desned ie rss Junior offshore Group 1foter. 70 CLASsic HOST MARCHE 2012 PH CONRAD, THE SECRET SHARER ‘ier than Conrad 7 AJ MACKINNON ‘THE UNLIKELY VOYAGE OF JACK DE CROW Sin ray ton sweetFamily cruise around aitain wit small children ina 30ft ‘madern gaffes, narrated by a bocn parte, Observant ity, and proves it canbe dane. ILIA JONES ROBIN KNOX:JOH THE SALT-STAINED ‘AWORLD OF MY OWN BOOK ‘eninge ae desig era anu are at Fema scoring aos st tent aag an eae ti to Sslingist the bart of se ‘ates est fag) S SHUA SLOCUM T HEMINGWAY SAILING ALONE THE OLD MAN AROUND THE WORLD AND THE SEA "he sa etapa te ey Tough oa Sota tl ip Bods af Wh Sor the rae Traditional Working Vessels ofthe British Isles ED: GREENHILL How the form ofthese boats fitted their local conctions, and influenced the development of traditional yacht designs. til works as an Spy of such boats. Newly republished é aN i DUMAS JONATHAN Ri COASTING esac in, th psepe werent oie Cuassic HOATMARCH202 TLClassnotes ALLINA NAME ‘The prototype was called Dorothy after Leacens wife, However, he had 19 change the name when a saileloth manufacturer sponsored him to take ‘the boat tothe IYRU ral at La Baule, France. ‘Contender was one ofthe saliclths the company produced, International Contender BY VANESSA BIRD. Leen i probably ot of an hey a 983 12 Mee he whi ie ec ok te esa Copavay fn te Aner Te oer dap fo keen the 150) acl Contd: Dried ia {3e7 ths hgh peromane dingy sat ontario ok Se erengn gander Inwprct; anf edn tz eomeserwhi Damon the wae espe rir name bob le Ge chap ae teoge of ere condone ‘THE PRICE? Secondhand wooden Contenders can be found fra litle as £500, but fora newer, composite boat, expect to pay up to £5,000. New boats are avaiable ‘rom Chris Sommer, whe has been building them since 2006, or Gosling Dinghy Craft of mouth, Devon, eis BUILD YOURSELF Plans ae also avalable from the SAF ‘or amateur construction in woad, Bulding in GRP by amateurs isnot permitted but GRP hulls bul by ‘icensed builders may be fited out. he eft his silmaking company Niler Plan costs a te 35 £20, utters & Whitworth the protege tard work ofthe launch commie, contender alsoa cence Geich you need 0 pay Contender ad is oot he ad in parca Fede Gale back’ exMaatngwith in arder trace) costing around £20 Avseaian 18M Silas Lexcen in Austra, tae helped ensure the abit eaperence vas a ken kif silo and had clas got off och bet start possi BUYING SECONDHAND already produced a mimber of Gale and his colleague Mike Baker ‘uch waste qualty of bil that Success dsigns forthe las felpedpeomoxe the Contender around Contender hls, pareularty GRP, have “The ist protarype Contender, or dhe word cspealyin Europe. aged cuit wel Rigtensionsare only “Miler Missile’ a ir was known, The fis Workd Championships bout 300 (kg whe is celathely vrasconsiucted of asimplebox” were ed inthe UK in 1970 at fon so generally the ul arent section, had filly hatened Hing Island, and since chen have stressed op mich One meak ae, bermadan mainsail and was rigged been hosed around the word, however. ithe joint between the hull vith a rapere. Leeen had designed rotating berween America an he and dec, 35 thi can lek itaea posible replacement forthe ‘Noro and South hemiphers, td Tntemationl Finn atthe Olympic. atacting up 0 150 boats ssartenecrga Gaines Miler Missle subsequently Dest is popular the contends developed into Dorodhy a smaller Conrendr has never made ic the version ofthe Ping Dutchman, and Olympics a surpie vo may, who it was this that he took to the IYRU's consider the Contender a challenging, INTERNATIONAL CONTENDER tral in La Bale, France Sind very skill boat toa Kot LOA ‘one forthe beginner bot witha bitof 15 ft Sin (4.9m) HIGH POWER-TO-WEIGHT experience canbe very exhilarating. The Contender, with its high A highly responsive rig, which BEAM powerto-weight ratio, performed includes a flexible topmast that Aft 9in (1.5m) ‘wall, despite lig conditions, bur ie depowers che rgin gusty conditions, was decided that another set of trials allows you more time to concentrate. DRAUGHT ‘was needed before a decision was on sailing and keeping the boat 4ft 6in (1.4m) imde Lexcen again weed his upeight racer than veaking desig, increasing the Contender's However, because the mastisraked SAIL AREA : sctodaniesalanuandarte uraeoatiecotenmien 11650 (10.80) _/ tral at Medecine ‘rer to squeere between the boom i Netelnirieimgtalsndws Snidsd“atmectareckome | SSCRGSIENT eo fhe unanimous frst choice. learned quickly when tacking and (83k) ode nt Backing fom the TYRU and sphin Once mastered however the DESIGNER incmatinal seas proved msjoc Contender nvery speedy, ui ‘Bob Miller (Ben Lexcen) boorefordheclasburirwas the se upon the plane and ts fun. 72 ceassicnast MARCH 2012One-off clinker ‘Acne-of clinker cente-boarder built 2002 by Tim Golstawrn Scotland, Lacyird isa real traditionalist with arch planks on ‘growmoak frames anda topsalgaf cutter Tig though wit roles headsals which should make he less ofa handful She's 2 (6.7m) long and oes basic ‘overnight accommodation, an Inboard eset (Yanmar 1GMO) and some tasty kt including a tl pilot and cockpit cover and again, that lovely varnished hull ook. Her owner describes he a a sli built cruser but, ike the athers on tis page. she's rallable, which opens up a huge sling area nd this one comes with her tral Asking £9950, lying Cambridge. River, Broads or coast ‘Barnacle Bhas alot going for her for an 18-ooter~ she's our favourite ona page of small favourites, nt least because of her authentic old engines: refurbished Stuart Turner PS inboard anda Seagull outboard. She has abasic cabin for two and, another ‘uousual plus fra clasi, a decentsiaed cockit. ‘She's o type known as a‘Chesford 1 but in Kingsbridge evo inthe early 1960s. According toner owner, she would be hap on river, Broads or coast with her tabernacle mast. Her ‘mooring near Wallingford onthe upper Thames is on offer. Asking £9710 and ad about £1,000-52,000 fra decent tall, American trailer sailer ‘An unusual addition othe marketplace for 20" (6m) rational {GRP taller salle, the Norse 21.5, bul in Mane, has clinker effec opsides graduating 1 a smooth underbody, with a stub eel and fin. She's flexible (sal, motor or oars fast (10 knots on sea trails claims her builder), and carries her weight lw. The carbon mast weighs just 2alis but the lead keel and centreboard weigh 350Ibs she's builtas tral saler with overnight accommodation but can also go paces: in 2009/10, one rnayigated the North West Passage. Price in Americas $36,000 (£23,000), Norse Boats aso makes 175 and 125 versions, Interesting, unusual boats. Caassic HOATMARCH 202 TLEr aia sate coin = 0 2 a fe sa000 Por oa bea andro pe

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