V26 - "Danny"

<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="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V25 Query ex Merrythought (1924)"><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V27 Jenny ex Peggy ex Mayfly II ex Tril"><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> V26 - "Danny" </div> <div> <A HREF="id23_danny_v26__1938_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Sunbeam Index Page</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The late Mr. Francis Balkwill bought <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Danny</I></FONT> in Jersey. </div> <bR> <div> According to Mr. Sincock, there would appear to be an interesting story attached to sailing her with just "five or six feet of mainsail up" in poor weather conditions on her passage to Falmouth. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Mr. E. Sincock bought </FONT><I>Danny</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, and owned her for 18 years, before selling her out of Falmouth, around the time when a fierce debate ensued over Bernard Trenoweth's use of the West (rabbet & epoxy) System when rebuilding </FONT><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V31 Daisy (1923) ex V16, ex Solent"><I>Daisy.</I></A>    </div> <bR> <div> Apparently,<I> Danny</I> was the first Sunbeam the shipwright <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Brian Crockford</FONT> sailed on (circa 1972). He helmed a race out into the bay and rounded 3 mile buoy in the lead, while the owner (Mr. E. Sincock, see V5 <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V5 Whimsey exSolent V5 Whimsey (1923)"><I>Whimsey</I></A>) and his wife sat on St. Anthony, watching their apple green (Brian hated green!) boat increase it's lead, up to the Flushing turning mark and back to win at St. Mawes.  Brian Crockford, shipwright, was then running the boatyard at Flushing.</div> <bR> <div> <B>1968</B>: V26 <I>Danny</I>, Registered Owner, F. J. Balkwill.  <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> 1972, V.26 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Danny</I></FONT> was listed as owned by F. J. Balkwill, 1, The Park, Penryn, thus (then) a Falmouth Sunbeam.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> ********** Interview with <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Jimmy Morrison</FONT>, 21 March, 2000</div> <bR> <div> "I remember <I>Danny</I> very well.  It must have been around 1970, she was in a poor state in a corner of St. Helier harbour.  She had a wooden mast, cotton mainsail and rough gear. The late Francis Balkwill [the new owner] was a schoolteacher, and his wife, still living, was a member of Mabe Women's Choir. </div> <bR> <div> I thought, well, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >it's a job,</FONT> you've got to get her home, Jimmy.  I scrubbed her off, had a good meal in the St. Helier Y.C., and got under way in an strong easterly, 6-7,  with full mainsail.  The weather didn't deteriorate until we crossed from <A HREF="id75_corbiere_lighthouse___jersey.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Misc images">Corbiere</A> to Hanois, the I had to make my mind up, I was on my own, there was no way back!  Dismasting was my main fear. </div> <div> I'd done a few passages, and wanted a run, especially if under jury rig, with boom up,  towards the Start [Point], being handy for Dartmouth or Salcombe.  Once the sail was down to what I wanted, I was on a one-wy ticket. </div> <bR> <div> We made Corbiere Light, 8 miles or so from St. Helier, when the wind made up E.S.E. on the starboard quarter.  </div> <div> By the time we were off the Hanois Light, Guernsey, 30 miles on, there was no question of turning back to windward.  </div> <div> We hove to, for about an hour, while we reduced the mainsail.  </div> <div> Francis wouldn't pull the foot of the mainsail tight.  He had his brand new RCYC hat on. </div> <div> "<I>Pull the heel in</I>" ... said I. </div> <div> <I>"Jim, I've just lost my hat, it cost me £6. 10s.</I>"</div> <div> "<I>Forget that!</I>"    I couldn't pick his hat up, I was then out of control!</div> <div> I took her to 8 -10ft of main and no foresail.  </div> <div> <I>In a wind, once reefed in to the maximum, you could steer a Sunbeam so good if you only had your hand up in the air. </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> I decided to head for Start Point, arriving one and a half to two miles of the Start early morning, turned to port, sea foaming all the way, "<I>a handsome sight!</I>"   from force 7-8 , making St. Anthony in about 4 hours, where we found Joe Feather's [Weather's?] cutter working under the Light.  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Twenty three and a half hours from St. Helier to St. Anthony.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> It was blowing in the harbour, I told Francis to give her plenty of way, but, falling short of the buoy, she fell away and we filled up!  The RCYC boat was handy by, and we pumped her out before making the mooring on another run up.  </div> <div> <I>A</I> b<I>ugger really, after all that effort,  I was expecting a pint in the club</I>!"</div> <div> [Some images of <A HREF="id74_jimmy_morrison___boatman___delivery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Personalities local Characters!">Jim Morrison</A> ]</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1999:<I> </I>V.26 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Danny</I></FONT> (Roger & Jackie Wickens, Itchenor S.C.) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August.  Her hull colour was then Dark Red. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>