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V20 - Verity ex Lively (1926)

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No.	Name	Colour	Year	Owners
V29	Lively		1926	B.T. Rumble, Hamble
V20	Lively		1928	Jan Orr-Ewine, Bembridge
			1933	R. G. Perry & W. T. Wallace*, Itchenor
			1947	R. G. Perry, W. T. Wallace & W. I. W. Wallace, Itchenor
			1949	H. J. Ellam, Itchenor
			1951	P. F. G. Mathey, Itchenor
			1953	A. T. Lennox-Boyd, Itchenor (to Bosham 1956)
			1960	Lord Boyd * (to Saltash 1960)
V20	Lively	White	1976	A. D. Sharp, Bridge Farm, Mawgan, Helston
		White	1980	D. C. Burnett, Freshwater Boatyard, St. Mawes
V20	Verity	Black	1982	J. O. Tresidder, Surrey [St. Mawes w.e.f. 1983]
		Ice Blue	1994	J. O. Tresidder, St. Mawes
		Ice Blue	1996	R. N[eil] & J[ackie] L. Andrew, Swanpool, Falmouth

*14 years, including 5 war years when not raced

** As the “Lively” she was presented to A.T. Lennox Boyd, later Lord Boyd of Merton, when Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation by his constituents in Mid Bedfordshire by public subscription. He was a Conservative M.P. from 1931-1960. During the 23 years of his ownership she probably only raced for about 7 years. From his retirement in 1960 she was kept at Saltash for 16 years and during this period an engine was fitted.

[courtesy of Jacky Andrew, 26 July, 2001]

1947: Lloyds Register # 3971: Lively (1926), Solent Sunbeam O.D. Ratsey sails 1936, Home port Itchenor. Owner: W. T. Wallace, 6 Addison Crescent, London W.14. Member -Ich -Tms.

1950 Lloyds Register # 3645: Lively (1926) Solent Sunbeam O.D., Ratsey sails 1948. Home port Itchenor. Owner: H. T. Ellam. -[also the owner of V9 Wendy, 1947-1954+]

[Note: Solent Class Captain,1948 - 1957, H. J. Ellam]

1951 Lloyds Register # 3942: LIVELY (1926) Solent Sunbean O.D.. Ratsey sails 1948, Home port, Itchenor. Owner: P.F.G. Matthey, 49 Palmeira Ave., Hove, Sussex. Member -Ssx, -Tms [also owns HEATHERBELL (1932) 52-tons, 66ft Aux Ketch, built Miller, St. Monans. Oil engine, Mathway Daimler. and, also owns SALLY II, 5-ton Aux Bm. Sloop 25ft 2 LOA, Built E.F. Elkins, Christchurch 1937. Designed by Laurent Giles & Partners. Home port, Falmouth.]

1968: V20 Lively, Registered Owner, The Rt. Hon. Lloyd Boyd of Merton. [Lloyds Sail Numbers of Racing Yachts, 1968]

To Falmouth 1976

1978: Lloyds Register: Lively (1926) Sail no. V20. Sails, Banks 1977. Capt. A. D. Sharp, R.N.V.R. (Ret.) Helford River Sailing Club.

1982: Lively re-named VERITY

Jim Tresidder

Commodore St. Mawes S.C.

Jim Tresidder bought Lively from Dougie Burnett in 1982, and renamed her “Verity”.

S. L. Tresidder, (Sam Tresidder) Jim's uncle, joined the RCYC in 1909. He was joint owner of V19 with C. P. Stevens, she was named Berthe (pronounced "Bairt") after Sam's French wife. [nee Darras]. A local dentist, with a busy practice opposite the Polytechnic, in Church Street, Sam lived at Stratton Terrace, Falmouth, and had previously owned the yacht “ Sally” built in 1904 and subsequently sold to Miss Darras in 1913. [D'Arras?]

[“Berthe” (Blackbird, Merle) moved to the Solent in 1947, was renamed “Emily” V30, “Santa Margarita” and finally “Gay Lady.” ]

Jim's father Hereward Tresidder, a local amateur artist and manager of the Trustee Savings Bank, was Hon. Sec. of the RCYC from 1923 to 1937. He was made a life member in 1945. [courtesy of Jacky Andrew, 26 July, 2001]

1999: V20 Verity (Neil & Jacky Andrew, RCYC) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August. Her hull colour was then Dark Blue. [In 1999, Dr. Neil Andrew was Hon. Treasurer of the Falmouth Sunbeam Class.]

LINK: For Sunbeam Class Captains and Officers, past & present, see Falmouth Sunbeams - published by Ian Andrew, brother of Neil Andrew.