V6 - "Little Lady" (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="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V2 Joy (1923)"><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V9 Wendy (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> V6 - "Little Lady" (1924)</div> <div> <A HREF="id23_little_lady__1924__v16___an_original_falmouth_sunbeam.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Sunbeam Index Page</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1924: Built for Capt. H. L. Wilcox, R. N., by Woodnutt & Co. Ltd., of St. Helens, Isle of Wight</div> <bR> <div> 1924: Joined the new Falmouth Sunbeam Class as V.6 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Little Lady, </I></FONT> Capt. <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilcox, H. L. (Little Lady 1924)">H. L. Wilcox</A>, R. N. -<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#66FF00" FACE="Arial" > An original Falmouth Sunbeam </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1924___names_of_falmouth_sunbeams_and_owners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1924:</A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >That year, several keen racing members introduced a new one-design class designated the "Falmouth Sunbeams".</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >The owners formed themselves into a club within the club</FONT>, with <A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster, C.P. (Maranui 1925)">C. P. Foster</A> [<I>Maranui</I>] as the captain of the class and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilcox, H. L. (Little Lady 1924)">Capt. H. L. Wilcox</A>, R. N. [<I>Little Lady</I>] as the Deputy Captain and Hon. Secretary.</FONT>  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Early Race Reports (news cutti"><U>The first ever Falmouth Sunbeam race took place on 31 May, 1924</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, and was won by </FONT><I>Una</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, now </FONT><I>Polly </I></div> <div> [John Maunder's "Welcome" 75th Anniversay <A HREF="id72_1999___programme_for_the_sunbeam_class___falmouth_75th_anniversary_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Programme</A>, 1999)</div> <bR> <div> <U>At the RCYC Regatta on 9 September, 1924 </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > , the first time the [Club regatta] event included a Sunbeam Class, </FONT><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"> </A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >was the winner, with</FONT> <I>Little Lady </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >and</FONT> <I>Flame</I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >second and third respectively.  The remaining being in order of finishing being</FONT> <I>Trent</I>, <I>Berthe,</I> <I>Halcyon</I> and <I>Maranui</I>.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id72_mead_c__j__h__the_history_of_the_rcyc_1871_1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">[Mead, p.125]</A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1924</B>: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Little Lady, </I></FONT>Capt. H. L. Wilcox, R. N., founder member of the "Falmouth Sunbeams in 1924" [<A HREF="id72_mead_c__j__h__the_history_of_the_rcyc_1871_1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Mead</A>. p125]</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1934</B>: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Little Lady </I></FONT>was sold out of Falmouth, and joined the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Solent Sunbeam Class</FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1936. The death of two well-known local sailing members, <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stephens, C.R (Berthe 1924)">C. R. Stephens</A> [<I>Berthe </I>(1924)] and Capt. ("Skipper") <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wilcox, H. L. (Little Lady 1924)">H. L. Wilcox, R. N</A>. [<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Little Lady</I></FONT> (1924)] took place.  <FONT SIZE="2" 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>, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.157]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>1947 </B>Lloyds Register # 3785: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>LITTLE LADY </I></FONT>(1924) Solent Sunbeam O.D.  Ratsey sails 1937, Home port Itchenor.</div> <div> Owner: H. Ian Palmer, 156 Whyteleafe Hill, Whyteleaf, Surrey.  Member -Plymouth</div> <div> <B>1950</B> Lloyds Register - same owner</div> <div> <B>1951</B> Lloyds Register - same owner</div> <bR> <div> <B>1968</B>: V6 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Little Lady,</I></FONT> Registered Owner, H. Ian Palmer.  <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.16 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Little Lady,</I></FONT> Solent owner, H. Ian Palmer, Esq., East Croydon, Surrey.</div> <bR> <div> <B>1999</B>:<I> </I>V6 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Little Lady </I></FONT>(Gayle Palmer, Itchenor S.C.) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August.</div> <div> Her hull colour was then Yellow.</div> </BODY>