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V23 - "Phantasy" (1935)
Built in 1935 as a Solent Sunbeam, V23 Phantasy appears to have joined the Falmouth Class in 1938, when ownership passed to D.G. W. Teasdale.
Lloyds refer to the Port of Registry as Southamton, but the Home Port as Falmouth.
No.
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Name
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Colour
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Year
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Owners
|
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V23
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Phantasy
|
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1935
|
Mr. Rees Reynolds
|
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V23
|
Phantasy
|
 |
1937
|
Major Rodney King
|
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V23
|
Phantasy
|
Bright Green
|
1938
|
J. Scaramanga (Not Racing)
|
 |
V23
|
Phantasy
|
Bright Green
|
1938
|
|
 |
 |
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Bright Green
|
1948
|
Miss J. M. V. Teasdale St.Mawes
|
 |
 |
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Bright Green
|
1954
|
Miss J. M. V. Teasdale, Penbracken, St. Mawes
|
 |
 |
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Turquoise
|
1958
|
" " " " "
|
 |
 |
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Turquoise
|
1959
|
Miss J. M. V. Teasdale, Hotel Tresanton, St. Mawes
|
 |
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 |
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1963-65
|
Not Racing
|
 |
V23
|
Phantasy
|
Turquoise
|
1965
|
Racing [owner?]
|
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V23
|
Phantasy
|
Turquoise
|
1966
|
Cdr. Buard R.N. Retd., Mawnan Smith,
J.M. Stevens, Mawnan Smith & Miss Crossley Meates, Heyle, Helford.
|
 |
V23
|
Phantasy
|
Blue
|
1967
|
(Buard / Stevens / Crossley Meates)
|
 |
 |
Phantasy
|
Blue
|
1968
|
J. M. Stevens, Goldmartin, Mawnan Smith
|
 |
V23
|
Phantasy
|
Blue
|
1973
|
J. H. Stevens, Kilter, Coverack
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
1976
|
Not Racing
|
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V23
|
Phantasy
|
Blue
|
1976
|
Graham Scobie, Flushing
|
 |
V23
|
Phantasy
|
Yellow
|
1978
|
D. H. Bennett, Gavel Goth, Mylor Yacht Harbour
|
 |
V23
|
Phantasy
|
Yellow
|
1988
|
D.H. Bennett & Mr J. & Mrs L. Maunder, St. Albans
|
 |
V23
|
Phantasy
|
White
|
1991
|
John & Liz Maunder, Falmouth
|
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 |
 |
|
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The [RCYC] Club Regatta took place on 3 September,
1938.
In the Sunbeam Class; 1st
Pintail (Francil Williams), 2nd
Mabs (J. C. Annear). 3rd
Aida (H.G. Sicklemore), 4th
Caprice (Mrs. H. G. Sicklemore), 5th
Maranui (A. Farrant), and 6th,
Phantasy (D.G.W. Teasdale), a visitor from the Solent. [ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.164]
The Sunbeams, all owned by members of the club [RCYC], included; Aida (J. V. Ratcliffe)
, Binaiya (C.B. & Mrs Tracey), Caprice (H. A. J. Silley), Maranui (A. Farrant), Phantasy (D. W. Teasdale), Pintail (Capt. J. N. E. Vaughan), and a newcomer, Harmony (Major A. B. Matthews) The ownership of
Aida, Caprice and
Pintail; had changed since 1939.
[ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, pp.182-183]
1947 Lloyds Register # 5437 (163692): Phantasy (1935), Solent Sunbeam O.D., Ratsey sails 1935. Home port, Southampton.
Owner:
D. W. Teasdale, M. C., 34 Ballygunge Park, Calcutta, India.

Member -Bom., -C.A., -Crn.
1950 Lloyds Register - same as 1947
1951 Lloyds Register - same as 1947
1961 registered owner: Miss J. M. W. Teasdale [ Lloyds Register of Yachts, 1961, p.449]
In 1972, V23 Phantasy (1935) is listed as owned by J. M. Stevens, Esq., Goldmartin, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth.
Notes of 1972 refer to "Phantasy, built in 1935, was numbered 23 because the rightful No. 23, Ecstacy, ex-Golightly, had withdrawn from the class. "
1999: V.23 Phantasy (John & Liz Maunder, RCYC) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August.
Her hull colour was then White. In 1999, John Maunder was the Falmouth Sunbeam Class Captain.
(2001 - Sold to a Helford owner (?) by John Maunder, who also owned, but retained
Tantivity?)