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V14 - "Santa Baby" ex "Bryony"(1923)
Built by Woodnutt in 1923/24 as V12 Halcyon [Bryony?]
"Halcyone (sic) built in 1923, owners: John & Moira Foster." [Mead. p125]
[Certainly they were founder members of the "Falmouth Sunbeams in 1924"
The above date was either written in error, or she changed hands, went to the Solent in 1925, becoming V.22 Bryony, then, under the Solent re-numbering, became V14 Bryony, in 1927. [Information please!]
1947 Lloyds Register # 905: BRYONY (1923) Solent Sunbeam O.D., Ratsey sails 1936, Home Port Bembridge, I.O.W.
Owner: Capt. Arthur Paget, 19 Bryanston Square, London W.1. Member of RYS, - Bem, -TMS
1950: Lloyds Register, Bryony, No Registered owner.
1951: Lloyds Register, Bryony - Not listed in the register.
1956: V14 Santa Baby
1961 Lloyds Register #6897, SANTA BABY (1924), ex Bryony Solent Sunbeam O.D., Home Port Itchenor (p.502)
SANTA BABY (1924), ex Bryony Solent Sunbeam O.D., Home Port Itchenor (p.502)Owner, M.J. Williamson, 17 Petersham Mews, London S.W.7. Member Itchenor S.C and - Isl. (p.1097)
1968: V14 Santa Baby, Registered Owner, M.J. Williamson. [Lloyds Sail Numbers of Racing Yachts, 1968]
1972: V.14 Santa Baby (1925), Solent owner, M. J. Williamson, Esq., 47, Queens Gate Mews, London SW7