Big Boat Racing at Falmouth 1920-1939

<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="id134.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Cuttings Falmouth"><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id178.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The War years"><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> Big Boat Racing at Falmouth 1920-1939</div> <div> FP 20/6/1924: Big Boat Racing, Chamber of Commerce - No Financial help</div> <div> The Chamber of Commerce wrote the RCYC suggesting some attempt be made to induce the yachts <I>Britannia</I> and <I>Shamrock </I>to visit Falmouth.  </div> <div> A letter received from Mr. Tresidder, the RCYC Secretary [explained] it was too late to arrange a visit this season, and there was the question of expense, £60 first, £40 second prize.  </div> <div> Mr. A.W. Chard said if there waere a regatta at Camborne they would get a grant from the Shilling Fund for a visit of such yachts, which would advertise the County.</div> <div> Mr F. J. Bowles, presiding, agreed. It would be a great novelty to have a yacht race at Camborne. [!]</div> <div> Mr. E. J. Moseley did not think it worth giving two yachts £100 for two hours' sailing.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Amongst the papers of the late <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corke, George A.">George A. Corke</A>, former Sunbeam owner, and former proprietor of Mylor Dockyard, is his handwritten list of J. Class vessels which (I believe) he recorded as having visited Falmouth between 1920-1939.</div> <bR> <div> His interest in the class was inevitable, given the length of his relationship with <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R.T. Dixon</A>, crewing on an America's Cup J Class, (see medallion) and, perhaps from his career in salvage tugs, "<I>Lead keels, 50 -100 tons</I>" </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="732" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <B>Vessel</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> <B>Rig</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> <B>Builder</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Tonnage</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> <B>L.O.A.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> <B>Beam</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Draught</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Sail Area</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <I>Britannia</I> (1893) </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> Cutter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> Watson</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 221</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 100</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 23.3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 15.0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 9,235</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <I>Nyrie</I> (1905)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="68" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 169</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 98</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 22.4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 13.9</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 8,260</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <I>Westward</I> (1910)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Schooner</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Hereschoff</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 323</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 135</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 27.1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 13,455</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <I>Lulworth</I> </div> <div> ex <I>Terpsichore </I>(1920)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> Cutter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> White Bros</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 186</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 95</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 21.8</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 14.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 8,300</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <I>Astra </I>(1928)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> Cutter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 164</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 115</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 20.2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 13.8</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7,500</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <I>Cambria </I>(1928)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> Cutter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 162</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 120</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 20.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 13.0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7,680</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <I>Candida</I> (1929)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> Cutter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 98</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 117</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 20.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 13.3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7,500</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <I>Shamrock V (1930)</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="68" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 163</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 120</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 19.6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 14.7</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7,529</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <I>Velsheda </I>(1933)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="68" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 205</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 127</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 21.4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 14.96</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7,600</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <I>Endeavour I (1934)</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="68" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 205</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 129</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 22.3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 14.9</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7,500</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <I>Endeavour II</I> (1936)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="68" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> C & N</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 228</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 135</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 21.58</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 15.0</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 7,500</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <I>White Heather II </I>(19??)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> Cutter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><div> Fife</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 179</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 96</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 21.27</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 14.95</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 8,408</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <I>White Heather I (19??)</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="68" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="79" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <I>Shamrock I (19??)</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><div> Cutter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="79" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> 175</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="164"><div> <A HREF="#yankee__gerard_l__lambert__5th_in_j_class_race_28_june_1935__" TITLE="Big Boat Racing at Falmouth 19201939"><I>Yankee </I></A><I>(19??)</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="68"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="68" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="79"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="79" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><div> <A HREF="#yankee__gerard_l__lambert__5th_in_j_class_race_28_june_1935__" TITLE="Big Boat Racing at Falmouth 19201939">see 1935</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="76"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="76" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Mead's references (combined) give useful details of additional vessels, their owners and rigs when racing in Falmouth:</div> <bR> <div> <B>1926</B></div> <div> In view of the impending visit of the "King's Class" , it was decided to hold two regattas in 1926, a special race in June for the big yachts only, followed by the usual annual regatta in August.  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> In  <A NAME="1926___a_special_race_for_yachts_over_110_tons__j_class_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><B>1926</B> a special race for yachts over 110-tons, Thames Measure took place on 19 June, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >the first  time since 1894 that the biggest class had competed in the RCYC programme</FONT>.  Sailing under Y.R.A. allotted handicaps over a course, two rounds totaling 42 miles, four vessels took part. The 221-ton cutter <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> (H. M. the King), the 179-ton cutter <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>White Heather II </I></FONT>(Lord Waring), the 175-ton cutter <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock</I></FONT> (Sir Thomas Lipton) and the 338-ton schooner <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Westward</I></FONT> (T.F.B. Davis).  The race was controlled from a Committee Boat (<I>Joyce Mitchell</I>) the Officer of the Day being Major John Richardson, with J. Harley Mead and assisted by F. Latham, R. C. Cripps, C. J. H.. Mead (Harley's son, and author of this history), H.V. Willcox, and the Secretary (H. H. Tresidder).  There was an exciting moment when <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>White Heather</I> got jammed between <I>Westward </I>and the Committee vessel, scraping her side against the Committee Boat</FONT>.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock</I></FONT> won the first prize, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT>, who crossed the line 39 seconds later, secured the 2nd prize [£40, so, the joint-patrons got their money back!]. <I>Westward</I>  was 3rd and <I>White Heather</I> last. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> [Mead p.128]</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="34180690.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="361" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><I>Britannia</I> (H.H. the King) leading <I>Lulworth</I>  and <I>White Heather II</I>, RCYC racing off Falmouth in 1927    [Osborne]  </div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1927__j_class_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1927</B></div> <div> The RCYC accounts for 1926 showed a wine profit of £304, unequaled until seventeen years later (1943), and was probably due to an increased attendance at the club during the first visit of the big yachts.  The big boats which arrived for two days special races were as in the previous year, except for the addition of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Lulworth</I></FONT> (Sir Mortimer Singer), ex <I>Terpsichore</I>, a 168-ton cutter built in 1920. [Mead recounts Mr. T. B. T. Davis, owner of the biggest racing yacht afloat, the 338-ton schooner <I>Westward</I>, saying he started life as a fisher lad in Jersey....]  [Mead p.131]  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>White Heather II </I></FONT>came 1st., <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock </I></FONT>2nd and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> 3rd, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Lulworth</I></FONT> 4th and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Westward</I></FONT> last.  </div> <bR> <div> On the second day's racing, in 1927, C. J. H. Mead was invited by  Sir Philip Hunloake, who had known him in pre-war days as a small boy in Cowes, to sail in <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT>. Mrs. C. Foster and her son and daughter, John and Moira, were the other guests that day. "Unfortunately,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> Britannia</I></FONT> gave up." [Mead p.131] </div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1928__j_class_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1928</B></div> <div> It was decided to hold two club regattas on 1928, the first on 20 July, to include special races for the big yachts of the ex 21-metre class and the 12-metre class, and the second in August for the usual classes. There were no entries in the 12-metre class, due, in part, to a regatta in [Le] Havre.  In the big boats, all last year's competitors took part, except <I>Westward</I>, plus two new cutters, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Cambria</I></FONT> (Lord Camrose) and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra</I></FONT> (Sir Mortimer Singer, K.B.E. (died 1930)).  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock</I></FONT> (Sir Thomas Lipton) was the winner,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> Lulworth</I></FONT> (A. A. Paton) second, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra</I></FONT> third, followed by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>White Heather II</I></FONT>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Cambria</I></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> At the end of 1928, <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R.T. Dixon</A> agreed to represent the club at the Y.R.A. Conference, and to invite the big yachts, the 12-metre class and the dinghy class to race at Falmouth in 1929. </div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1929__j_class_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1929</B></div> <div> The Special Race for the big yachts took place on 19 July, 1929. </div> <div> 1st. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Candida </I></FONT>(H.A. Andreae), a new 174-ton cutter built by Camper & Nicholson that season, 2nd. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Westward</I></FONT> (T. F.B. Davies), 3rd. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Lulworth</I></FONT> (A. A. Paton), 4th. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>White Heather II</I></FONT> (Lord Waring). Unfortunately, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> did not fit out that year owing to the illness of H. M. the King.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1930__j_class___8_metre_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1930</B></div> <div> It was decided to have two regattas in 1930, the first, in July, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >a ten-day programme to accommodate the big yachts</FONT>, and the second, in September, following the race from Fowey, to coincide with a week's visit of the International 8-metre class. On 3, 5, 8 and 9 September*, the 8-metre class raced under the RCYC flag. <I>Anthea</I>. (H. G. Sicklemore), <I>Cutty</I>, (W.H. Dowman), <I>Unity</I>. (B. W. & F. R. W. Preston), <I>Sposa</I>, (Sir Ernest and Miss E. Roney), and, <I>Emily</I>, (E. J. and E. R. Roney)</div> <bR> <div> * The old wooden frigate <I>Foudroyant </I>left the port Falmouth for Milford Haven, on 9 September, 1930. [ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.139 ],</div> <bR> <div> On 17 July, 1930, the first day's racing, ....</div> <div> <U>On 18 July, 1930, the patron of the RCYC, H. M. King George V, won with his yacht </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>Britannia</U></I></FONT><U>, at their regatta, her 199th victory.</U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1931__j_class___8_metre_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1931</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="34280fc0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="252" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Postcard showing three  <A NAME="1931___three_j_class_vessels_sailing_past_viking_4m"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><I>J Class</I> vessels sailing out past the 4-mast steel barque '<I>Viking' </I>in 1931*</div> <bR> <div> In 1931, the special race for the "J" class and old yachts of 76 feet rating and above, took place on <U>17 July</U>.*  </div> <div> There were only four competitors - <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> (H. M. the King), <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra</I></FONT> (Hugh F. Paul), <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Candida</I></FONT> (H. A. Andreae) and the new vessel <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock V </I></FONT>(Sir Thomas Lipton). <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock V</I></FONT> beat <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra</I></FONT>, while <I>Britannia</I> and <I>Candida </I>gave up.</div> <bR> <div> In 1931,  the International 8-metre class visited Falmouth for a week's racing in the port.  At the club regatta, on 5 September, <I>Cutty</I> (W. H. Dowman won, <I>Unity</I> (B.W. & F. R. W. Preston) was 2nd and <I>Anthea</I> (H. G. Sicklemore) third. <I>Sagitta</I> won a second place (to <I>Cutty</I>) in a race on 7 September.   <I>Cutty</I>, a new boat built by Camper & Nicholson the previous year, won the Gold Medal of the Solent Classes for the best record in the International 8-metre during the 1931 season.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Steered for the owner by an expert Cornish helmsman, Capt. R. T. Dixon,</A></FONT> she captured 20 first prizes, 8 second and 5 third prizes, a total of 33 prizes in 35 starts.   </div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1932___no_j_class_or_sunbeam_races_at_the_rcyc_regatta"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1932</B></div> <div> In the absence of both the "J" class and the Sunbeams, the Club regatta, on 10 September was rather disappointing.</div> <div> In the 1932 Summer General Meeting,  <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R. T. Dixon</A> agreed to represent the club at the next R.Y. A. Conference and to offer the "J" and 12-metre classes a race in July 1933. </div> <bR> <div> In 1932, Bill Stephensen scrapped his <I>White Heather II</I> (1907), one of the first 23-meters ever built.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1933__j_class___12_metre_races_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1933</B></div> <div> The Special Races for the "J" and 12-metre classes took place on 17 July, 1933.  </div> <div> There were four competitors in the "J" class, of which <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock V </I></FONT>(T. O. M. Sopwith) was the winner,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> Astra </I></FONT>(Hugh J. Paul) 2nd, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> (H. M. the King) 3rd, and a new vessel, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Velsheda</I></FONT> (W. L. Stephenson) 4th.   </div> <bR> <div> Only two boats took part in the race for 12 metre boats, <I>Veronica </I>(Sir William Burton) winning the first prize of £25 and<I> Iyruna</I> (G. Glynn Terrell) won the second prize of £10.  [ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.146 ]</div> <bR> <div> At the Summer General Meeting, it was moved by the Commodore (H. G. Sicklemore) and seconded by the Rear-Commodore (Captain C. H. Tremayne) that the club's Y.R.A. representative, Capt. R. T. Dixon be empowered to invite the "J" class to race again at Falmouth in 1934. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >An ammendment by J. Harley Mead, and seconded by F. C. Bond, that the big yachts be NOT invited to race in 1934, having been put to the vote and defeated, the original motion was adopted. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1934__j_class___12_metre_races_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1934</B></div> <div> The Special Races for the "J" and 12-metre classes took place on 29 June, 1934.  </div> <div> There were six competitors in the "J" class.  </div> <div> The American Cup competitors <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Endeavour</I></FONT> and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Velsheda</I></FONT> were both scratch vessels.  On corrected time, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra </I></FONT>(Hugh F. Paul) was the winner, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia </I></FONT>(H.M. the King) 2nd, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Candida </I></FONT>(H. A. Andreae) 3rd, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Endeavour</FONT> (1934)  (T. O. M. Sopwith) 4th, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock V</I></FONT> (C. R. Fairey) 5th, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Velsheda</I></FONT> (W. L. Stephenson) 6th.  </div> <bR> <div> In the 12-metre class, <I>Flica</I> (Hugh Goodson) 1st., <I>Westra</I> (W. & A. C. Connell) 2nd., <I>Veronica</I> (Sir William Burton) 3rd., and <I>Miquette </I>(Major R. S. Grigg) 4th.   [ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.149 ]</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1935__j_class___120_metre_races_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1935</B></div> <div> The Special Races for the "J" and 12-metre classes took place on 28 June, 1935.  </div> <div> There were six competitors in the "J" class.   </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra</I></FONT> (Hugh F. Paul) was the winner, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Endeavour </I></FONT> (T. O. M. Sopwith) 2nd, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Shamrock V</I></FONT> (C. R. Fairey) 3rd,  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Velsheda</I></FONT> (W. L. Stephenson) 4th,  <A NAME="yankee__gerard_l__lambert__5th_in_j_class_race_28_june_1935__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Yankee</I></FONT> (Gerard L. Lambert) 5th.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> (H.M. the King) gave up during the race. </div> <bR> <div> In the 12-metre class,  <I>Marina </I>(Sir William Burton) [see Vernonica 1934] was the winner,  <I>Westra</I> (W. & A. C. Connell) 2nd., <I>Flica </I>(Hugh Goodson) 3rd.   [ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.152 ]</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1936__j_class__king_george_v_died"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1936</B></div> <div> On 20 January, 1936,  King George V died.  H.M. King Edward VIII acceeded to the throne, and in April, the Vice-Patron graciously consented to become the Patron of the RCYC, following the custom of his father, grand-father and great-grandmother. </div> <bR> <div> In March 1936, Wilfred H. Dowman, the Vice-Commodore, died at the age of 56.  A retired Master Mariner, he had been mate of the cadet training ship Port Jackson, and, like many deep-sea mariners, unaccustomed to yacht racing technique, shied away from steering the several well-known boats which he had owned. A rich man and a genial host, he delighted in giving a dinner party at the Green Bank Hotel, and to rope in anybody he chanced to meet at the club.  Certainly no one who availed themselves of his hospitality could complain at the quality or quantity of the champagne and liquor brandy provided.   </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >***</FONT> Does anyone know of any picture of the <I>Cutty Sark </I><U>together</U> with J Class, 12-metre or International 8-metre yachts in the back/foreground?<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >***   </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >If, so <U>please</U></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com"> e-mail me</A></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >! </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Special Races for the "J" and 12-metre classes took place on 25 June, 1936, preceded by identical races the previous day under the auspices of the Port Regatta Committee<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >.  </FONT></div> <div> On the first day's racing, The "J" class results were, 1st <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra,</I></FONT> 2nd <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Endeavour I</I></FONT>, 3rd <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Velsheda</I></FONT>, and 4th <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Endeavour II.</I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>This was the last appearance of the "J" class yachts at Falmouth</U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >.  </FONT></div> <bR> <div> The event was marred by the absence of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Britannia</I></FONT> and the death of her Royal owner. </div> <div> In July, <I>Britannia</I> was taken from her berth at Cowes and purposefully sunk.  As a child, C.J. H. Mead remembered her well, from 1906 - 1909, watching her race with King Edward VII aboard. "Her sinking was a sad but majestic finish."  </div> <div> Through the influence of Sir Philip Hunloake the [Royal Cornwall Yacht] Club acquired <I>Britannia</I>'s racing flag, which was framed and hung in the Smoking Room. [C. J. H. Mead's father, Harley Mead was a friend of Hunloake, from Harley's Cornubia Shipyard days, in Cowes)].  </div> <div> [ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.157]</div> <bR> <div> On 12 June, 1936, the second day's racing (R.C.Y.C. day) The new "J" class boat <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Endeavour II </I></FONT>(1936) (T.O.M. Sopwith) was the winner, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Astra</I></FONT> (Hugh F. Paul) 2nd, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Velsheda</I></FONT> (W. L. Stephenson) 3rd, and the remaining competitor,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> Endeavour I</I></FONT> (H. A. Andreae) last. </div> <bR> <div> In the 12-metre class, <I>Evaine</I> (C. R. Fairey) was 1st, <I>Marina</I> (Sir William Burton) 2nd, and <I>Flica</I> (Hugh Goodson) 3rd. </div> <div> [On 3 July, 1936, the big yachts started their race from Falmouth to the Clyde.]</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="1937__12_metre_races_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>1937</B></div> <div> The Club regatta took the form of a two-day programme, in which the same events were repeated.  </div> <div> At the first day's racing, on 7 June, 1937, the <U>12-metre</U> results were; 1st. <I>Marina</I> (Sir William Burton), 2nd, <I>Flica</I> (Hugh Goodson), and 3rd <I>Evaine</I> (C. R. Fairey). On the second day, 8 June,<I> Evaine</I> was the winner, <I>Flica</I> and <I>Marina</I>  2nd & 3rd. <I>Little Astra </I>(Hugh J. Paul) gave up.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>