V18 - Polly ex Lindy; Una; Lindy; Una; Dawn; Mabs; Una; Solaire; Speedwell;Jasmine; Una(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="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V10 Saucy Sally ex Painted Lady II ex N"><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V19 Verony ex Painted Lady ex Audrey (1"><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> V18 - Polly ex Lindy; Una; Lindy; Una; Dawn; Mabs; Una; Solaire; Speedwell;Jasmine; Una(1924)</div> <div> <A HREF="id23_polly_v18_ex_una__1924_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Sunbeam Index Page</A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Built by Woodnutt's in 1924, as V18</FONT><I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe"><I>Una</I></A></FONT><I> - </I>an original of the Falmouth Sunbeam Class,<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >  for</FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Major <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WatsonSmythe, C. (Una 1924)">C. Watson-Smyth</A>.</FONT></div> <bR> <div>                   Ownership Timeline</div> <div> <A HREF="id76_1924___names_of_falmouth_sunbeams_and_owners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1924</A>: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una</I></FONT>, <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WatsonSmythe, C. (Una 1924)">Major C. Watson-Smythe</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id76_1927___rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1927</A>: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Jasmine</I></FONT>,  <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R. T. Dixon</A>, Admiralty Cottage, Flushing [Mylor Dockyard]</div> <div> <A HREF="id76_1933_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1933</A>: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Speedwell</I></FONT>, <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster, R.">R. Foster</A> </div> <div> <A HREF="id76_1935_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1935</A>: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Solaire</I></FONT>,  <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lanyon, Mrs Claude">Mrs Claude Lanyon </A></div> <div> <A HREF="id76_1935_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1936</A>: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una, </I></FONT>      <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lanyon, Mrs Claude">Mrs Claude Lanyon</A></div> <div> <A HREF="id76_1937_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1937</A>: V18<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> Mabs</I></FONT>,   <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Annear J. C. (V18 Mabs)">J. C. Annear</A></div> <div> Year? V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dawn, </I></FONT>J.F.B Gage</div> <div> 1954: V18<I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una, </I></FONT>(Light Blue)  A.D. Taylor, Kernick Manor, Penryn.</div> <div> 1956: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una,</I></FONT> (Light Blue)  Lt. Col. Campbell Jones, St. Mawes</div> <div> 1961: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Lindy,</I></FONT> (Light Blue) B. Cocking, St. Mawes</div> <div> 1965: V18<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> Lindy,</I></FONT> (Light Blue) Mrs W.N. Tranter, St. Mawes</div> <div> 1974: V18<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> Lindy,</I></FONT> (Green)  M.K. Purvis, Portscatho</div> <div> 1988: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Lindy,</I></FONT>(Green) M.K. Purvis &  D. Burnett, St. Just-in-Roseland</div> <div> 1990: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una</I></FONT>, (Green) D. Burnett & J. Milan, The Rising Sun, St. Mawes.</div> <div> 1991: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una</I></FONT>, (Green) D. Burnett & J. Milan, The Inn on the Lake, Stithians</div> <div> 1992: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Lindy, </I></FONT>(Red) K. Furness & Sarah Powell, Lostwithiel</div> <div> 1995: V18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Polly,</I></FONT> (Dark Blue) Jonathan Money, Marlborough House, Falmouth</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> FP May 9, <B>1924</B>: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Seven Sunbeams Ordered</FONT></div> <div> <I>Una</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > has already arrived, and her arrival and presence in the port has created enormous interest amongst the yachting fraternity.</FONT></div> <div> RCYC Corinthian Races on Wednesdays</div> <div> Flushing Sailing Club races on Saturday afternoons [when the working man may be free to sail]</div> <div> St. Mawes Sailing Club - on Thursdays, a little later there will also be races at St. Mawes on Tuesdays.</div> <bR> <div> The above <A HREF="id134_1924_una_has_already_arrived_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Cuttings Falmouth"><I>Falmouth Packet</I></A><A HREF="id134_1924_una_has_already_arrived_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Cuttings Falmouth"> cutting</A> appears to be the first published reference to a Falmouth Sunbeam <I><U>by name</U></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1924: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><U>The first ever Falmouth Sunbeam race took place on 31 May, 1924</U></FONT>, and was won by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una</I></FONT>, now <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Polly .</I></FONT></div> <div> [John Maunder's "Welcome" published in the Falmouth Sunbeam 75th Anniversay <A HREF="id72_1999___programme_for_the_sunbeam_class___falmouth_75th_anniversary_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Programme</A>, (1999)]</div> <div> For a report of the first race, under the Flushing Sailing Club flag, see <A HREF="id132_flushing_sailing_club___first_sunbeam_race.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Early Race Reports (news cutti"><I>Falmouth Packet,</I></A><A HREF="id132_flushing_sailing_club___first_sunbeam_race.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falmouth Early Race Reports (news cutti"> Friday June 6th, 1924</A>.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1924___rcyc__falmouth_sunbeam_class_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1924</A>: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><U>At the RCYC Regatta on 9 September, 1924 </U></FONT> , the first time the [Club regatta] event included a Sunbeam Class, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una</I> </FONT>was the winner, with<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><I>Little Lady </I>and <I>Flame</I> second and third respectively.  The remaining being in order of finishing being <I>Trent</I>, <I>Berthe,</I> <I>Halcyon</I> and<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V21 Maranui (1924) "><I>Maranui</I></A>. [CHECK]</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><A HREF="id72_mead_c__j__h__the_history_of_the_rcyc_1871_1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">[Mead, p.125]</A> </div> <bR> <div> <B>1925</B></div> <div> <I>Falmouth Packet </I>Friday May 18, 1925:<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>This year the class will number <U>eight</U> yachts, Mr. C. P. Foster's <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V21 Maranui (1924) "><I>Maranui</I></A> being a fresh arrival.</FONT>  </div> <div> The following are the names of the yachts, with the owner, numbers, racing flags, etc.</div> <div> 18 - <I>Una</I> (Major C. Watson-Smyth) White.  Racing flag: Blue, red diagonal stripes.</div> <bR> <div> <B>1926</B>: The Club Regatta was postponed from 21 August  to 8 September, 1926, due to bad weather holding up the return of the yachts from Fowey. </div> <div> The results for the [1926 RCYC Regatta] Race for Sunbeams was as follows: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >1st <I>Una</I>, </FONT>2nd <I>Little Lady</I>, 3rd <I>Berthe</I>.  The others follows in this order, <I>Trent, Caprice, Halcyone, Merrythought</I> and <I>Maranui.</I>  <I>Caprice,</I> owned by <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sicklemore, Mr Mrs H. G. ">Mrs. H. G. Sicklemore</A> was a newcomer to the [Falmouth] class and built that year.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>[<A HREF="id72_mead_c__j__h__the_history_of_the_rcyc_1871_1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Mead </A>p.130]</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="1927_v18_jasmine___capt__r_t__dixon__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>1927: V18<I> </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id23_jasmine__capt_r__t_dixon_1927__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index "><I>Jasmine</I></A>  (<A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R.T. Dixon</A></FONT>) </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1927___rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1927:</A><B> </B>In May, the Corinthian Races opened. The Club Regatta took place on 3 September, 1927. </div> <div> In the Sunbeam class the results were as follows: 1st <I>Berthe</I>, 2nd <I>Caprice</I>, 3rd <I>Flame</I>, 4th <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Jasmine</I></FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >(Capt, R. T, Dixon)</FONT>, 5th <I>Little Lady</I>, 6th <I>Trent</I><I>,</I> and 7th <I>Merrythought</I>.  <I>Maranui</I> gave up.   "<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Jasmine</I> was previously named <I>Una</I>, when owned by Major Watson-Smythe</FONT>.  It is also noteworthy that, commencing with the 1927 regatta, the protest fees were raised from 5s. to 10s."<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>p.131] </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1928.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1928</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >: </FONT>The [20 July 1928 RCYC Regatta) results in the Sunbeam class were:</div> <div> 1st <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Jasmin</I><I>e</I> (<A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R. T. Dixon</A>)</FONT>, 2nd <I>Caprice</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT>(Mrs H. C. Sicklemore), 3rd <I>Blackbird</I> (W. H. Dowman*), 4th <I>Trent</I> (F.  H. Stedman), 5th <I>Merrythought</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT>(H. G. Sicklemore) and 6th <I>Little Lady</I><I> </I>(Capt. H.  L. Wilcox, R.N.). <I>Blackbird</I> was a new name for <I>Berthe,</I> which was bought by Dowman from C.R. Stephens that season. At the second [RCYC] regatta, held on 20 August,1928, The results in the race for Sunbeams were: 1st. <I>Blackbird</I>, 2nd<I> Little Lady</I>, 3rd <I>Caprice</I>, 4th <I>Maranui</I>, 5th <I>Trent</I> and 6th <I>Merrythought</I>. The other two competitors, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Jasmine</I> </FONT>and <I>Halcyone</I>, gave up.</div> <div> At the end of the year, <A HREF="id111.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dixon, Capt. Richard Travers">Capt. R.T. Dixon</A> agreed to represent the club at the R.Y.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> The Club Regatta was held on 7 September, <A HREF="id76_1929.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1929.</A></div> <div> In the Sunbeam class, the results were: 1st <I>Flame</I> (W. H. Dowman), 2nd <I>Halcyone</I>, 3rd <I>Maranui </I>and 4th <I>Trent</I>. The other competitor, <I>Caprice</I>, gave up. </div> <div> It may be noted that <I>Flame</I> was bought by W. H. Dowman from the executors of the late H. S. Tuke.  In the dinghy class, Mrs. Norman Lanyon, of Flushing, won the "Tuke Memorial Challenge Cup" with her <I>Alert</I>. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" 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.137]</A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1930.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1930:</A> The RCYC Regatta results of the Sunbeam race were; 1st <I>Halcyone</I>, 2nd <I>Maranui</I>, 3rd <I>Trent,</I> 4th <I>Flame</I>, 5th <I>Caprice</I>, 6th <I>Blackbird</I> (Mrs. R. Foster), 7th <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Jasmine</I></FONT>, and 8th <I>Merrythought</I>.  Mrs. Foster bought <I>Blackbird</I> from W. H. Dowman when he bought <I>Flame</I>. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><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.139]</A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1931.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1931</A>: On 5 September, the race for International 14-foot dinghys, the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="1931_tuke_memorial_challenge_cup_won_by_morgan_giles"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>"Tuke Memorial Challenge Cup" was won by <I>Catherine</I> (Morgan Giles).</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >There was no race for the Sunbeam class included in this [1931 RCYC] regatta.  Apparently there had been some disagreement among certain of the owners which resulted in the class breaking up after 1930 and not starting again until three years later. </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>[ <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.142]</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1932__h_g__sicklemore_made_commodore_of_the_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1932</A>: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >[Note: </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >No Falmouth Sunbeam races between 1931-1933, but from the summer of 1932, the club's senior officers were all Sunbeam owners.</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1933_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1933</A>: At the [RCYC] Regatta on 9 September, 1933 in the Sunbeam class, <I>Caprice</I><I> </I>(Mrs. H. G. Sicklemore) was 1st, <I>Merrythought</I> (H. G. Sicklemore) 2nd, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Speedwell</I></FONT> (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster, R.">R. Foster</A>) </FONT>3rd.  The other two entries, <I>Flame</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>(<A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tremayne, E. K.">E. K. Tremayne</A>) and <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V21 Maranui (1924) "><I>Maranui</I></A><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V21 Maranui (1924) "> </A> (<A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tremayne, Capt, C.H.">Capt. C. H. Tremayne</A>), did not start.  ]</div> <div> This was the first time the Sunbeams had taken part in the club regatta since 1930, and during their absence <I>Halcyone</I> and <I>Trent</I> had left the port, while  <A NAME="1931_or_1932_jasmine_sold_by_capt_dixon"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><I>Jasmine</I>, <I>previously owned by Capt. Dixon, had been </I>[sold to R. Foster, (in 1931 or 1932) and] <I>renamed </I><A HREF="id23_speedwell_v18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index "><I>Speedwell.</I></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><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, pp.146-147 ]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1934_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe">1934</A>: The [RCYC] Club Regatta took place on 15 August. 1934.  In the race for the Sunbeams, <I>Maranui </I>(Capt. C. H. Tremayne) was 1st., <I>Merrythought</I> (H. G. Sicklemore) 2nd, <I>Flame</I> (E. K. Tremayne) 3rd., <I>Caprice</I> (Mrs. H. G. Sicklemore) 4th, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Speedwell </I>( R. Foster)</FONT> 5th.  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><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.150 ]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Prior to the 1935 season, it was decided that <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >entrance fees for the threee classes taking part in the Corinthian Races should be 2s. 6d. for Sunbeams </FONT>and 1s. for International 14-foot dinghys, and the 18-foot St. Mawes O.D.C.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >It was also ruled that owners of Sunbeams who were not members of the [Royal Cornwall Yacht] Club might race, by invitation of the Committee during 1835 only, but in future years they must join the club in order to participate</FONT>. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><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.152 ]</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="194b3350.jpg" border=0 width="435" height="565" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Pre-1930 image of V.18 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una</I></FONT><I> </I></div> <div> with the <I>Cutty Sark</I> & <I>Foudroyant, </I>ex. <I>Trincomalee </I>(1819) & Falmouth Docks</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1935_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe"><B>1935</B></A> RCYC Regatta (10 August) </div> <div> Sunbeam  results: 1st <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Aida</I> </FONT>(H. G. Sicklemore); 2nd <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC80" FACE="Arial" ><I>Maranui </I></FONT>(A. Farrant); 3rd <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracey, C.B. Mrs"><I>Merry-thought</I></A></FONT><A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tracey, C.B. Mrs"> (C.B. & Mrs Tracey)</A>, 4th <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Flame </I></FONT> (E.K. Tremayne) and 5th <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >SOLAIRE</FONT> (Mrs Claude Lanyon).  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Aida</I> </FONT>was a new boat built in 1935. </div> <div> <I>Maranui</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > had been sold by Capt. C.H. Tremayne to A. Farrant on the undertaking that she would not leave the port for three years.  </FONT></div> <div> <I>Solaire </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >was the new name given to </FONT><I>Speedwell</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > by Mrs Lanyon when she bought this boat from R. Foster.</FONT></div> <div> (<A HREF="id72_mead_c__j__h__the_history_of_the_rcyc_1871_1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bibliography">Mead</A> - RCYC 1871-1949 pp.152-153)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1936_rcyc__king_george_v_died_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe"><B>1936</B></A><B>:</B> The [RCYC] Club Regatta took place on 11 August, 1936. In the Sunbeam class <I>Caprice</I> (Mrs. H. G. Sicklemore) was the winner, with <I>Maranui</I> (A. Farrant) amd <I>Merrythought</I> (C.B. & Mrs Tracey) second and third respectively. The remainder, in order of finishing, were <I>Judy, </I>a visitor from the Solent,<I> </I> (H. G. Reynolds), <I>Pintail</I>, a newcomer to the fleet, built that year, (Francis Williams), <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Una</I>, (<A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lanyon, Mrs Claude">Mrs Claude Lanyon</A>)</FONT>, <I>Flame</I> (E. K. Tremayne), and <I>Aida</I> (H. K. Sicklemore).  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >In the case of  <A NAME="una__1936____was_her_original_name__1924_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><I>Una</I>, this was her original name, which Mrs. Lanyon had adopted after the boat had been known under several different titles.</FONT>   </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1937_rcyc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe"><B>1937</B></A>: In the Sunbeam class, the results of the first day's [RCYC Regatta] racing (7 June, 1937), were: 1st <I>Maranui</I> (A. Farrant), 2nd <I>Aida </I>( H. G. Sicklemore), 3rd <I>Caprice </I>(Mrs H. G. Sicklemore), 4th <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V35 Pintail (1936)"><I>Pintail </I></A>(Francis Williams), 5th <I>Binaiya </I>(1937) (C. B. & Mrs Tracey) and 6th <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Mabs </I>(J. C. Annear).</FONT></div> <div> On the second day, 8 June, <I>Caprice</I> was the winner, <I>Maranui</I> 2nd, <I>Aida</I> 3rd, <I>Pintail</I> 4th, <I>Binaiya</I> 5th, and <I>Mabs</I> 6th.  A new addidtion to the class, <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V3 Gwenny ex Dorothy exIvy ex Binaiya ("><I>Binaiya</I></A> was built in 1937, while <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id23_una__1924__v18___an_original_falmouth_sunbeam_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index "><I>Mabs</I></A> was yet another name for <I>Una</I> when she was purchased from <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lanyon, Mrs Claude">Mrs Claude Lanyon</A> by J. C. Annear.  </FONT></div> <div> The Sunbeam Amateur Cup in 1937 was won by <I>Maranui</I> (A. Farrant).   <FONT SIZE="3" 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, pp.160-161]</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="42eb82d0.jpg" border=0 width="440" height="301" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <A NAME="falmouth_sunbeam_v18_creek_regatta_year_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Falmouth Sunbeam, V18, in a creek regatta - location and year, name???</div> <div> <B>1949</B></div> <div> Weekly races opened on 25 May.  The Sunbeam class was joined by <I>Melody</I> (Paul & Miss J. Holman) and <I>Painted Lady</I> (Mrs. N. Greville Williams), both boats having belonged previously to the Solent Sunbeam class.</div> <div> At the beginning of the season the two most successful boats were <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id166.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Silley, H.J. ">H. J. Silley</A>'</FONT>s <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V37 Caprice (1926)"><I>Caprice</I></A></FONT>, [V37] steered by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Mr. Carlyle,</I></FONT> and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mr. J. F. B. Gage's</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Dawn</I></FONT>, [V18] steered by Mr. L. West [<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Leonard West</FONT>], a member of <A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="West Family of Falmouth">a well-known family </A>of local boatmen.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1961 Lloyds Register, # 4397 - <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>LINDY</I></FONT> (1924), Falmouth Sunbeam O.D., ex <I>Una</I>, ex <I>Dawn</I>, ex <I>Mabs</I>, ex <I>Una</I>, ex <I>Speedwell</I>, ex <I>Jasmine</I>, ex <I>Una</I> (Built Woodnutt & Co, St. Helens, IOW,1924). Ratsey sails 1958, Home Port, Falmouth. <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(p.321)</FONT></div> <div> Owner R. B. Cocking, 7 Pedn Moran Road, St. Mawes. Member St. Mawes S.C. <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >(p. 971)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>1968</B>: V18 <I>Lindy</I>, Registered Owner, Mrs G. B. Tranter.  <FONT SIZE="3" 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> In 1972, V18, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Lindy</I></FONT>, is listed as owned by W. N. Tranter, Gilnockie, St. Mawes.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="18db86b0.jpg" border=0 width="440" height="619" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> <div> 1999:<I> </I>V18 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Polly</I></FONT> (Jonathan Money, RCYC) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August.</div> <div> Her hull colour was then Navy Blue. In 1999, Jonathan was Vice-Captain of the Falmouth Sunbeam Class.</div> <bR> <div> <B>2001</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="43313620.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="354" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div>  <A NAME="johathan_money___retiring_class_captain"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Jonathan Money - Class Captain</div> <div>  (RCYC prizegiving & barbeque, 3, June 2001)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>