Stephens, C.R ("Berthe" 1924)

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#FF9966" VLINK="#FF9966">  <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC3300" FACE="Arial" ><B>History & Homes of the Sunbeam One Design</B></FONT>     |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History Homes of the Sunbeam One Design"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14">        <A HREF="id101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stedman, F. Harry (Trent 1924)"><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracey, C.B. Mrs"><IMG SRC="0440e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>        <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04658020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Stephens, C.R ("Berthe" 1924)</div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Sunbeam Index Page</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> In 1924 several keen racing members [of the RCYC] introduced a new one-design class designated the<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > "Falmouth Sunbeams".</FONT></div> <div> <I>Mignonette</I> was then owned by C. S. Goldman, her previous owner <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >C. R. Stephens having bought a Sunbeam.</FONT> [<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Berthe</I></FONT>]</div> <div> The owners formed themselves into a club within the club<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, with C. P. Foster as the captain of the class and Capt. H. L. Wilcox, R. N. as the Deputy Captain and Hon. Secretary.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> In 1927 the RCYC Regatta took place on 3 September. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >In the Sunbean class the results were as follows: 1st </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC9900" FACE="Arial" ><I>Berthe</I>,</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > 2nd </FONT><I>Caprice</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, 3rd </FONT><I>Flame</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, 4th </FONT><I>Jasmine</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > (Capt, R. T, Dixon), 5th </FONT><I>Little Lady</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, 6th </FONT>Trent<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, and 7th </FONT>Merrythought<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >. </FONT><I>Maranui</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > gave up.   </FONT><I>Jasmine</I> was previously named <I>Una</I>, when owned by Major Watson-Smythe<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >.  It is also noteworthy that, commencing with the 1927 regatta, the protest fees were raised from 5s. to 10s. </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >[<A HREF="id72_mead_c__j__h__the_history_of_the_rcyc_1871_1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Mead </A>p.131] </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> During <A HREF="id76_1936_rcyc__king_george_v_died_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1936</A><A HREF="id76_1936_rcyc__king_george_v_died_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">.</A> the death of two well-known local sailing members, C. R. Stephens [<I>Berthe</I>(1924)]<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > and Capt. ("Skipper") <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilcox, H. L. (Little Lady 1924)">H. L. Wilcox, R. N</A>. [<I>Little Lady</I> (1924)] took place.  [ <A HREF="id72_mead_c__j__h__the_history_of_the_rcyc_1871_1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Mead</A>, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.157]</FONT></div> </BODY>