History & Homes of the Sunbeam One Design

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#FF9966" VLINK="#FF9966">  <div> <B>History & Homes of the Sunbeam One Design</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04658020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Images of and references to the SUNBEAM class of One Design racing boats of Falmouth and the Solent</div> <div> featuring images of the history and new construction of Sunbeams courtesy of Roger Graffy of Mylor Harbour.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Index</A>        </FONT><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V1 Dainty (1923)">Solent Sunbeam Pages >></A>       <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V3 Gwenny ex Dorothy exIvy ex Binaiya (">Falmouth Sunbeam Pages >></A>    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Bibliography trail</A> >>     <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Early Sunbeam owners</A><A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers"> >></A></div> <bR> <div> In Memorium</div> <div> <A HREF="id185.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arthur Charles Toby West (1919 2001)"><IMG SRC="70ab4520.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="82" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div>  <A HREF="id185.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arthur Charles Toby West (1919 2001)"><B>Arthur 'Toby' West</B></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#A0A0A4" FACE="Arial" >(1919-2001)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05bbefa0.jpg" border=0 width="702" height="506" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A pre-1930 view of the Falmouth Sunbeam class running past the<I> Cutty Sark</I> and <I>Foudroyant, </I>off Trefusis. (<A HREF="id76_1930.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">see 1930</A>)</div> <div> Apart from name and number changes, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Halcyone</I> </FONT>and<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > <I>Trent,</I></FONT> two of the original eight removed to join the Solent class. (<A HREF="id76_1933_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">see 1933</A>)</div> <div> From 1923-1926 the first 30 Sunbeams were numbered as one series, the original 8 Falmouth Sunbeams numbered V.14 - V.21 inclusive.</div> <div> Cecil Blight was Boatman for the RCYC. His son, who sailed on <I>Maranui,</I> identified seven of the eight above as;</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V14 Santa Baby ex Bryony(1923)">V14-</A><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V14 Santa Baby ex Bryony(1923)"><I>Halcyon</I></A><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V14 Santa Baby ex Bryony(1923)"> (now </A><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V14 Santa Baby ex Bryony(1923)"><I>Santa Baby</I></A><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V14 Santa Baby ex Bryony(1923)">)</A>      <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V15 Ecstasy ex Ivy(1925) ">V15-</A><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V15 Ecstasy ex Ivy(1925) "><I>Merrythought</I></A><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V15 Ecstasy ex Ivy(1925) "> (now </A><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V15 Ecstasy ex Ivy(1925) "><I>Ecstasy)</I></A>      <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V17 Comedy, ex Kay, ex Y (1926)">V17-</A><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V17 Comedy, ex Kay, ex Y (1926)"><I>Flame </I></A><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V17 Comedy, ex Kay, ex Y (1926)">(now </A><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V17 Comedy, ex Kay, ex Y (1926)"><I>Comedy</I></A><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V17 Comedy, ex Kay, ex Y (1926)">)</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V37 Caprice (1926)">V?? </A><A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V37 Caprice (1926)"><I>Caprice</I></A>?     <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V20 Verity ex Lively (1926) ">V20-</A><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V20 Verity ex Lively (1926) "><I>Trent</I></A><I>.</I>(now V29<I> Sugar Daddy</I>)    <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V18 Polly ex Lindy Una Lindy Una Dawn M">V18-</A><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V18 Polly ex Lindy Una Lindy Una Dawn M"><I>Una</I></A><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V18 Polly ex Lindy Una Lindy Una Dawn M"> (now </A><I>Polly</I><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V18 Polly ex Lindy Una Lindy Una Dawn M"><I>)</I></A>     <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V21 Maranui (1924) ">V21-</A><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V21 Maranui (1924) "><I>Maranui</I></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The finest One-design class that was ever built. I'm telling you, it's true!<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> [Arthur 'Toby' West, 20 March, 2001]</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Many thumbnails are linked to larger images on other pages (click on an image to enlarge it)</div> <bR> <div> Meanwhile anyone with interesting images, or wanting prints or jpegs from these pages </div> <div> PLEASE e-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com">Andy Campbell</A> </FONT>who begs your patience while this site develops!</div> <div> [<A HREF="#links_to_sites_by_andy_campbell" TITLE="History Homes of the Sunbeam One Design">sites by the same author</A> include old images, boats, characters & Falmouth Packet history]</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Links to Pages on this site</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Each sunbeam has a devoted page, in sequence >>, starting with V1 for </FONT><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V1 Dainty (1923)">Solent</A> >> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >and V3 for </FONT><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V3 Gwenny ex Dorothy exIvy ex Binaiya (">Falmouth</A> >> </div> <div> Once the history of each boat is detailed, the hunt for interesting images will begin!</div> <div> To avoid the page-to-page 'tour',  direct links to individual boat pages can be found on the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Index</A></FONT> page </div> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Index</A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >of Sunbeams (Falmouth & Solent)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id118.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class Captains (Timeline)">Class Captains</A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > -  Timeline</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Sunbeams Mylor ">New Building of V45  </A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Sunbeams Mylor "><I>Milly</I></A></FONT><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Sunbeams Mylor ">  and V46 </A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Sunbeams Mylor "><I>Spray</I></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Bibliography</A></FONT> trail takes you along to pages, such as,</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alfred Westmacott M.I.N.A. (Designer) W">Westmacott & Woodnutt,  Designer & Builders</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Solent XBoat One Design ">The Solent X-Boat One Design</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mermaid One Design">The Mermaid One Design</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id152.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam History 1922">Solent Sunbeam History 1922+</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Rules (1939)">Solent Sunbeam Rules (1939)</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe"><I>Post-1924 History of the "Falmouth Sunbeams"</I></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Early history of the RCYC (187"><I>Falmouth - Early History of the RCYC</I></A><I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >(1871-1923)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id183.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The War Years">The War Years</A> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" MEAD Family the RCYC"><I>Mead Family History, and the RCYC</I></A><I> </I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chisholm, Sir Henry (19001981) C.B.E., M"><I>References to owners >></I></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chisholm, Sir Henry (19001981) C.B.E., M"><I> </I></A><I> (pages trail A-Z)  </I></FONT><A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corke, George A."><I>Corke</I></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> / </I></FONT><I> </I><A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers"><I>Dixon</I></A><I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>/ </I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Misc images"><I>Images relating to text </I></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>on various pages</I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Crew</FONT> / <A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Family of Falmouth">West</A>  /</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Personalities</FONT> & <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Personalities local Characters!">Local Characters</A></div> <bR> <div> Early <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Early Race Reports (news cutti">Race Reports</A> (Falmouth) &  <A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Regattas (Falmouth)">Regattas </A> (Falmouth)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Images">Images</A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id139.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Images"> of Solent Sunbeams </A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Early Press Cuttings</FONT>  <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yachting Monthly"><I>Yachting Monthly </I></A><I>/  </I><A HREF="id134.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Cuttings Falmouth"><I>Falmouth Packet </I></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="053dbff0.jpg" border=0 width="731" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "X" Class One Design Keelboats, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >designed by Alfred Westmacott, of which 198 were built since 1909.</FONT></div> <div>  LOA  20ft. 8ins., LWL 17ft. 6ins., Sail area 212 Sq. ft.</div> <div> See Christian Brewer's Coaching Tips at:  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="arial" ><A HREF="http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/coachingtips/article.asp?ArticleNumber=10" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/coachin">X One Design Tuning Guide</A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="737" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 216 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id17_designer_of_the_sunbeam.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alfred Westmacott M.I.N.A. (Designer) W"><IMG SRC="04d9db40.jpg" border=0 width="157" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#bembridge_boats_designed_by_alfred_westmacott" TITLE="History Homes of the Sunbeam One Design">Designer</A> - Alfred Westmacott</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><div> <IMG SRC="25c6e8f0.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Seaview Mermaid </I>OD</div> <div> (Designed by Westmacott in  1921. Woodnutts built 10 which raced at Cowes 1922)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="07b7ab10.jpg" border=0 width="122" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id168_sunbeam_original_sail___rigging_plan__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997">The Sunbeam One Design</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id168_sunbeam_original_sail___rigging_plan__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997">1922</A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id168_sunbeam_1997_modified_sail___rigging.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997"><IMG SRC="4f684b10.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id168_sunbeam_1997_modified_sail___rigging.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997">Modified Sunbeam OD</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id168_sunbeam_1997_modified_sail___rigging.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997">1997</A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="056a7810.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Builder of yachts </div> <div> St. Helens, I.O.W. </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="059b4710.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="113" ALT="I_8 Westmacott motor launch (Courtesy of Roger Cafree)" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  Westmacott & Stewart </div> <div>  Motor Launch </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><div>  </div> <div> <A HREF="id17_woodnutt___co___advert__1922_1938_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alfred Westmacott M.I.N.A. (Designer) W"><IMG SRC="062b4470.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="71" ALT="I_22 Advertisement by Woodnutt & Co., builders of yachts (Courtesy of Roger Cafree)" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A> </div> <div> Woodnutt & Co.,builders of the</div> <div> SUNBEAM One Design, </div> <div> and, in 1929, two of 13 Yarmouth One Designs (21ft) </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="077b47c0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Outside Woodnutt & Co.</div> <div> (Alfred Westmacott?)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 203 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1bf90b40.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The "<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >X</FONT>" One Design</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="050a8b40.jpg" border=0 width="168" height="180" ALT="I_9 Westmacott design? (Courtesty of Roger Cafree)" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Y</FONT>" (1926) now <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V17 Comedy, ex Kay, ex Y (1926)"><I>Comedy</I></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><div> <IMG SRC="04fb4800.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="128" ALT="I-16 Z30 and Z16 racing (Courtesty of Roger Cafree)" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Victory</I></FONT><I>,</I> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Z</FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >class</FONT>, formed in 1934, were built by Woodnutt & Co, Ltd.</div> <div> (Visit <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/ceportsmth/victorys/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.aol.com/ceportsmth/victor">Victory Class Keelboats</A>) </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="07d7fb40.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 232 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05cb4850.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> V1 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V1 Dainty (1923)"><I>Dainty </I></A></FONT>leading </div> <div> V3 <I> </I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V4 Mary (1923) exSolent V3 Mary"><I>Mary </I></A></FONT><I> </I>(now V4 <I>Mary</I>)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com">Event? Year? info</A>?</div> <div> (click to e-mail details)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="4f3b4790.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="121" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> 1929: Solent Sunbeams </div> <bR> <div>  V8  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V8 Clary (1924)"><I>Clary </I></A></FONT><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V8 Clary (1924)">(</A>1924) </div> <div> V14 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V14 Santa Baby ex Bryony(1923)"><I>Bryony</I></A></FONT> ex V22 (1925-27) </div> <div> V24 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V24 Fay(1927)"><I>Fay </I></A></FONT>(1927) </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >V3    </FONT><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V4 Mary (1923) exSolent V3 Mary"><I>Mary</I></A><I> </I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(1923)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><div> <A HREF="id139_solent_sunbeams_racing_circa_1928.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Images"><IMG SRC="4f4b47a0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A> </div> <div> <U>1928-1933:</U> V18 <I>Mayfly </I>(ex-V26 <I>Lady Day</I>, now <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V7 Pixy ex Melody ex Girl Friday ex Fan">V7 </A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V7 Pixy ex Melody ex Girl Friday ex Fan"><I>Pixy</I></A></FONT>)</div> <div> V3-<I>Mary</I> (now V4 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V4 Mary (1923) exSolent V3 Mary"><I>Mary</I></A></FONT>)</div> <div> V14 <I>Bryony </I>(ex-V11 <I>Whiskey,</I> now V14-<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V14 Santa Baby ex Bryony(1923)"><I>Santa Baby</I></A></FONT>)</div> <div> V11 <I>Harmony</I> (V11 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V11 Harmony ex Whiskey (1925)"><I>Harmony</I></A></FONT>)</div> <div> V16 <I>Mystery</I> (ex V24 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V16 Mystery(1925)"><I>Mystery</I></A></FONT><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V16 Mystery(1925)">)</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="08092b40.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Yawl by Westmacott?</div> <div> (photo by Bekon of Cowes)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 220 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="500b4860.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="134" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> V1 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V1 Dainty (1923)"><I>Dainty</I></A> </FONT>leading</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > V4 </FONT><A HREF="id158.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="exV4 Judy (1923) Lost 1939"><I>Judy</I></A><I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(lost 1939)</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V8 Clary (1924)"><IMG SRC="50e8ab30.jpg" border=0 width="138" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> 'Bomber' Holms, V8 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V8 Clary (1924)"><I>Clary</I></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <div> The 'oldest' Falmouth owner!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V1 Dainty (1923)"><IMG SRC="5109cb30.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> Peter Nicholson, V1 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V1 Dainty (1923)"><I>Dainty </I></A></FONT></div> <div> The 'oldest' Solent owner</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><div> <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers"><IMG SRC="5129fb50.jpg" border=0 width="159" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A> </div> <div> <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R. T. Dixon, R.E</A>. (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V18 Polly ex Lindy Una Lindy Una Dawn M"><I>Jasmine</I></A></FONT><I>) </I>30-yrs YRA<I> </I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 282 WIDTH="176"><div> <IMG SRC="26298bf0.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V18 Polly ex Lindy Una Lindy Una Dawn M"><I>Polly </I></A>leading <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V11 Harmony ex Whiskey (1925)"><I>Harmony</I></A></div> <div> (Illustration from 1999 brochure The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1923-1998</div> <div> Solent Sunbeam Class</div> <div> <IMG SRC="07eb4790.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="121" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 75th Anniversary </div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1997</div> <div> Combined Class Rules </div> <div> <A HREF="id168.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997"><IMG SRC="4e0b4d40.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id168_1997_solent_sunbeams___owners_list.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997">Solent Boats & Owners </A></div> <div>  <A HREF="id168_1997_falmouth_sunbeams___owners_list.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunbeam Rules 1997">Falmouth Boats & Owners</A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1939</div> <div> <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Rules (1939)">Solent Class Rules</A> </div> <div> <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Rules (1939)"><IMG SRC="503a1d50.jpg" border=0 width="161" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id156_1939___list_of_boats_v1_13_year_of.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Rules (1939)">1939 Boats & Owners list</A> </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 263 WIDTH="176"><div> Crew</div> <bR> <div> Leonard West</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Crew</div> <div> <A HREF="id181.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Feety Spear"><IMG SRC="9169ee40.jpg" border=0 width="158" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <I>Feety</I> Spear</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><div> Crew</div> <bR> <div> Frank Cock</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><div> Crew</div> <bR> <div> Doug Chaffyn</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 158 WIDTH="176"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="158" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="176" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="158" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="176" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="158" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="176" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="176"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="158" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="176" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="bembridge_boats_designed_by_alfred_westmacott"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Solent XBoat One Design "><U>Bemb</U></A><A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Solent XBoat One Design "><U>ridge boats</U></A>, designed by Alfred Westmacott, were described  as <I>a 20' 9" clinker built boat with a beam of 5' 10", draft 2' 6" carrying 195 sq ft of sail and with half a ton of ballast on the keel</I>.  </div> <div> In 1934, when the Victory Class was formed, Bermudan rig was adopted in place of the Bembridge gaff. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >[See an undated image of Bembridge boats at </FONT><A HREF="http://members.aol.com/ceportsmth/victorys/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://members.aol.com/ceportsmth/victor">The Victory Class, Est. 1934</A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >official site]</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> LINKS: </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.itchenorsc.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.itchenorsc.co.uk/">Itchenor Sailing Club</A></FONT> -<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>home of the Solent Class of Sunbeams since 1950</div> <div>  [<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.itchenorsc.co.uk/sunbeam%20News.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.itchenorsc.co.uk/sunbeam%20Ne">news page</A></FONT>]                                  <A HREF="mailto:webmaster@itchenorsc.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:webmaster@itchenorsc.co.uk">Webmaster</A>                              Mail to:<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" > <A HREF="mailto:sunbeam@itchenorsc.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:sunbeam@itchenorsc.co.uk">Tim Hill</A>   </FONT></div> <div> Itchenor Sailing Club</div> <div> Itchenor, Chichester </div> <div> West Sussex, PO20 7AG </div> <div> <B>Tel: </B>01243 512400 </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>The two classes amalgamated in 1958, although they sail as two separate divisions</I></div> <div> [qf. <I> </I><A HREF="http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/or01/dinghy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/or">Roger Wickens, Solent Sunbeam Class Captain</A> ]</div> <bR> <bR> <div>      I<I>n 1965 these two groups amalgamated to form </I><I><U>The Sunbeam Class.</U></I><I>  </I></div> <div> [qf. "<A HREF="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co.uk/history.htm " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co.">A brief history of the Sunbeam</A>" ]</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co."><U>The </U></A><A HREF="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co."><B><U>Falmouth</U></B></A><A HREF="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co."><U> Sunbeam Homepage</U></A>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >by Ian Andrew</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="227c70b0.jpg" border=0 width="455" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.royalcornwallyachtclub.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.royalcornwallyachtclub.org">Royal Cornwall Yacht Club</A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> In <A HREF="id76_1924___rcyc__falmouth_sunbeam_class_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1924</A> the RCYC hosted a Club within a Club - the Falmouth Sunbeam Class </div> <div> The club has been the official Class home since 1997 </div> <div> Greenbank, Falmouth</div> <div> 01326 - 312126 (Secretary) </div> <div> 01326 - 311105 (Steward)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="626" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 177 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.mylor.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mylor.com/">Mylor Yacht Harbour Ltd</A></div> <div> Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5UF</div> <div> Tel: 01326 372121     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:enquiries@mylor.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:enquiries@mylor.com">email </A></FONT>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbsunbm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbs">Link to Mylor DY pages on new builds, </A><A HREF="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbsunbm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbs">V</A><A HREF="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbsunbm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbs">45 </A><A HREF="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbsunbm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbs"><I>Milly</I></A><A HREF="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbsunbm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbs"> and V46 </A><A HREF="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbsunbm.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mylor.com/pages/nbsunbeam/nbs"><I>Spray</I></A></div> <div> LOA 26ft 6ins, LWL 17ft 7ins, Beam 6ft, Draught 3ft 9ins, Sail Area 300sq ft</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> See also:   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co.uk." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.falmouthsunbeam.freeserve.co.">Falmouth Sunbeams</A></FONT> </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="521" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 154 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="51d637c0.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="251"><div> The Boat House</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.riggers-uk.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.riggers-uk.com/">http://www.riggers-uk.com/</A></div> <div> Commercial Road, Penryn </div> <div> Cornwall TR10 8AE</div> <div> 01326 374177</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="mailto:info@riggers-uk.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@riggers-uk.com">email</A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:info@riggers-uk.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@riggers-uk.com"> </A></FONT></div> <div> See David Carne's Record at Cowes with <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V7 Pixy ex Melody ex Girl Friday ex Fan"><I>Pixie</I></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="51f814c0.png" border=0 width="129" height="76" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF=" http://woodenships.free.fr/bermudian%20yacht%201.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" http://woodenships.free.fr/bermudian%20">Wooden Ships</A>  </div> <div> "For Sale" [18 March, 2001]</div> <div> Bermudian sloop. 25'4" Designed by Alfred Westmacott & buiIt by his yard, Woodnutts, Isle of Wight in 1924</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="links_to_sites_by_andy_campbell"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Links to <U>sites by Andy Campbell</U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.falmouth,packet.archives.dial.pipex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.falmouth,packet.archives.dial">Falmouth Postal Packet Archives (1688-1850)</A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >You will need TIME to absorb the development of the port of Falmouth, pre and post 1850!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.falmouthmaritime.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.falmouthmaritime.co.uk">www.falmouthmaritime.co.uk</A>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >You may suddenly be faced with images of local friends, mostly taken by Andy over the past 30 years or so!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.imagedelivery.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.imagedelivery.co.uk">www.imagedelivery.co.uk</A>         <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >A site devoted to pre-1950 postcards for sale, or as downloadable images at 'photocopy' prices.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Courtesy & Test Pages provided by Andy Campbell </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.imagedelivery.co.uk/id70_cf.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.imagedelivery.co.uk/id70_cf.h">Hypatia Trust Prospectus</A></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>[www.image.delivery.co.uk]</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sara Kendalls Wedding 14 April 2001">Sara Kendall's Wedding</A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(14 April 2001)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id160.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Review Images">Images for review</A><A HREF="id160.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Review Images"> </A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id160.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Review Images">by Andy Tyler</A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id162.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enlargements ">Enlargements of same "  "  </A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >"</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id163.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enlargements II">Enlargements (II) of same "  "  </A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id163.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enlargements II">"</A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> <div> w.e.f. 01 May 2001</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>