V1 - "Dainty" (1923)

<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">        <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14">    <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V2 Joy (1923)"><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> V1 - "Dainty" (1923)</div> <div> <A HREF="id23_dainty__1923__v1_an_original_solent_sunbeam.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Sunbeam Index Page</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >1923: Built by Woodnutt & Co. Ltd., of St. Helens, Isle of Wight - </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#66FF00" FACE="Arial" >An original Solent Sunbeam, </FONT><I>Dainty</I> won the <A HREF="id152_1923__cowes_regatta_race_was_won_by_dainty_trilby_then_whimsey.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam History 1922">1923 Cowes Regatta Race</A>, the first year for the class.</div> <bR> <div> 1923: V.1 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dainty</I></FONT> was built for <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lubbock, Capt. Basil (1876 1944)">Captain B. Lubbock</A></FONT>, who was Captain of the Hamble River One Design Class.</div> <div> Apparently, the Hamble River O.D. Class, after several successful seasons, [presumably after the 1914-18 war] was dying a natural death. </div> <div> He promised to build to a new class himself, <A HREF="id152_1922___oct__9th_f_g_t__dawson_f_w__leith_and_basil_lubbock_meeting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam History 1922">getting two others to agree to do the same</A>,  Ideas were exchanged and in the Autumn of 1922 Mr. Westmacott was approached to design an improved <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Seaview</FONT> [Y.C.] <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Mermaid.</FONT>  </div> <div> Thus was created a successful design known as the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Solent Sunbeam.</FONT>  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id156_1939___list_of_boats_v1_13_year_of.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solent Sunbeam Rules (1939)">1939</A> Sunbeam Rulebook lists V1 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dainty's</I></FONT> owner as W. C. & W. R. Mathew, of Warner Lodge, Selsea, Sussex.</div> <bR> <div> <B>1947</B> Lloyds Register # 1477: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>DAINTY</I></FONT> (1923), Ratsey sails 1936, Home Port <I>Itchenor</I>.</div> <div> Owners: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Capt. Wm. C. Mathew & W. R. Mathew</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(sic)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1950 Lloyds Register [same owners as 1947]</div> <div> 1951 Lloyds Register [same owners as 1947]</div> <div> <B>1952</B> Lloyds Register # 1540, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>DAINTY</I></FONT>, Ratsey sails 1936, Solent Sunbeam O.D., Home port, Itchenor</div> <div> Owner <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Major Wm. C. Matthew</FONT> (sic)</div> <div> 1953 Lloyds Register # 1583, - same as 1952</div> <div> 1954 Lloyds Register - same as 1952</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Which year ? <IMG SRC="40bb48e0.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> V1 racing V25 <I>Query</I></div> <div> In 1937, Falmouth V13 <I>Query</I> (1925) became Solent V25 <I>Query</I></div> <bR> <div> Detail of name-boards...          <A NAME="v1_does_not_seem_to_read_dainty__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>V1 does not <U>seem</U> to read "Dainty"  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="40cf8e20.jpg" border=0 width="760" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Enlargement of V1 & V25                           <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(courtesy of Peter Nicholson)</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2cdf8830.jpg" border=0 width="760" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>1961</B>: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dainty </I></FONT>Registered # 1747. Owner: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Ernest M. Combes</FONT>, Comblea, Penzance Lane, Bosham, Sussex. Home Port, Itchenor. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >[1961 Register p. 971]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>1968</B>: V.1.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dainty </I></FONT>Registered Owner: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >H. P. Brauner</FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id115_1968___sail_numbers_of_racing_yachts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lloyds Register of Yachts">[Lloyds Sail Numbers of Racing Yachts, 1968]</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>1972</B>: V.1 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dainty </I></FONT>(1923) owners, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >H.P. Brauner</FONT>, Esq, London S.W.3., <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >J. Pither</FONT>, Esq., Kingston Hill, Surrey, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >P. W. Nicholson</FONT>, Esq., De Vere Gardens, London W.8.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1979 - 1981</B>  P. W. Nicholson was the Solent Sunbeam Class Captain</div> <bR> <div> 1999: V1 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dainty</I></FONT> (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Peter Nicholson</FONT>, of Itchenor S.C.) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August. Her hull colour was then pale yellow.</div> <bR> <div> <B>2001</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="428305c0.jpg" border=0 width="304" height="348" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="42a475d0.jpg" border=0 width="327" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Peter Nicholson at the RCYC (3 June, 2001)  and... more, by special request,......  PIMMS for good measure!      </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>