"Mermaid" One Design

<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="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alfred Westmacott M.I.N.A. (Designer) W"><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Solent XBoat One Design "><IMG SRC="0440e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>        <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History Homes of the Sunbeam One Design"><IMG SRC="0450e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04658020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Mermaid" One Design</div> <div> Mr. Westmacott produced a design now known as the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Solent Sunbeams. This class has a rather more drawn-out hull than that of the Mermaids, a harder bilge, more sail area, and slightly more displacement</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="25976e70.jpg" border=0 width="374" height="487" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <A NAME="comparison_of_westmacott_s_designs_sunbeam_and_mermaid_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Comparison of Westmacott's designs </div> <div> "<I>Seaview Mermaids and Solent Sunbeams</I>" by E. R. Waite</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(</FONT><I>Y</I><A HREF="id147_1925___ym___seaview_mermaids_and_solent_sunbeams_by.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yachting Monthly"><I>achting Monthly</I></A><A HREF="id147_1925___ym___seaview_mermaids_and_solent_sunbeams_by.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yachting Monthly">, April 1925, pp 368-.370</A>)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="641" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="168"><div> <U>Comparison</U> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Seaview Mermaid</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> Solent Sunbeam</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="168"><div> L.O.A.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 24 ft. 6 in.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> 26 ft. 5 in.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="168"><div> L. W. L.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 17 ft 3 in</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> 17 ft. 6 in.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="168"><div> Beam</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 6 ft.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> 6 ft.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="168"><div> Draught</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 3 ft 5 in.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> 3 ft. 9 in</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="168"><div> Displacement</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="140" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> 33.2 Cwts.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 ><NOBR><div> Lead Ballast on Keel</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 15 <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >1/2</FONT> Cwts. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >16 </FONT>1/2 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Cwts.</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="168"><div> Movable Ballast</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1 Cwt. (112 lbs)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> 150 lbs. during  1923</div> <div> 250 lbs proposed for 1925</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="168"><div> Rig</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> Bermudian</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> Bermudian</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="168"><div> Sail Area</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 250 sq. ft. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> 300 sq. ft.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 50 ><NOBR><div> No. racing / <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >1st season</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 7 in 1922</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> Solent      7 in1923</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Points winners: </FONT><I>1.</I><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V2 Joy (1923)"><I>Joy</I></A><I>; 2.</I><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V1 Dainty (1923)"><I>Dainty</I></A><I>; 3.</I><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V4 Mary (1923) exSolent V3 Mary"><I>Mary</I></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 86 ><NOBR><div> No. racing / <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >2nd season</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 10 in 1923</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Solent     10 in1924 </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Points winners  </FONT><I>1. Joy, 2.Dainty, 3.</I><A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V5 Whimsey exSolent V5 Whimsey (1923)"><I>Whimsey</I></A></div> <div> Falmouth 7 in 1924</div> <div> Falmouth 8 in 1925</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> No. Racing / <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >3rd season</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> .. in 1924</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="329"><div> Solent    ...  in 1925</div> <div> Falmouth 9 in 1926</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </BODY>