V37 - "Caprice" (1926)

<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="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V35 Pintail (1936)"><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V38 Tantivity, exHalcyon, exTrilby, exTa"><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> V37 - "Caprice" (1926)</div> <div> <A HREF="id23_caprice_v37__1926_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The SUNBEAM Index ">Sunbeam Index Page</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1926: Built by Woodnutt's as V.28 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Caprice.</I></FONT> (Mrs. H.G. Sicklemore)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id134_1926_local_yachting___the_season_s_prospects.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Cuttings Falmouth">FP Friday May 21</A>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="1926_local_yachting___the_season_s_prospects"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>1926: <B>Local Yachting - The Season's Prospects</B></div> <div> RCYC Corinthian Races will start Wednesday next. [26 May, 1926]</div> <div> Those who take an interest in yachting will be delighted to know there is an addition to the popular class of Sunbeams, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >there will be nine yachts competing in this class</FONT>.</div> <div> The latest addition is <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V37 Caprice (1926)"><I>Caprice</I></A>, which has been built to the order of Mr. H. G. Sicklemore<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >. She is a smart looking little craft and is beautifully turned out of hand. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1926: The Club Regatta was postponed from 21 August to 8 September, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >1926,</FONT> 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: 1st <I>Una</I>, 2nd <I>Little Lady</I>, 3rd <I>Berthe</I>.  The others follows in this order, <I>Trent, </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Caprice</I></FONT><I>, Halcyone, Merrythought</I> and <I>Maranui.</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >  <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><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.130]</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id76_1947___rcyc_races_resumed__first_since_1939_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post1924 history of RCYC ( refs to Sunbe"><B>1947</B></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >The Sunbeams, all owned by members of the club [RCYC], included; </FONT><I>Aida</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>(J. V. Ratcliffe)<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, </FONT><I>Binaiya</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > (C.B. & Mrs Tracey), </FONT><I>Caprice</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > (H. A. J. Silley), </FONT><I>Maranui</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > (A. Farrant), </FONT><I>Phantasy</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > (D. W. Teasdale), </FONT><I>Pintail</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > (Capt. J. N. E. Vaughan), and a newcomer, </FONT><I>Harmony</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > (Major A. B. Matthews)  </FONT>The ownership of <I>Aida,</I> <I>Caprice</I> and <I>Pintail;</I> had changed since 1939. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >The club regatta, (described in the local press as The Falmouth Regatta) took place on 30 August,, with racing controlled from Kiln Quay, instead of from the club premises.  Unfortunately the racing finished in almost a flat calm.  Results in the Sunbeam class were 1st </FONT><I>Maranui</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, 2nd </FONT><I>Caprice</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > and 3rd </FONT><I>Aida</I><FONT SIZE="2" 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.182-183]</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>1947</B> Lloyds Register # 997: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>CAPRICE</I></FONT> (1926) Falmouth S.O.D. Ratsey sails 1937/</div> <div> Owner: H. A. J. Silley, Theydon Grove, Epping, Essex.   Member -CRN *  - LLD  [* Royal Cornwall]</div> <bR> <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> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >At the beginning of the season the two most successful boats were </FONT><A HREF="id166.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Silley, H.J. ">H. J. Silley</A>'<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >s </FONT><A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="V37 Caprice (1926)"><I>Caprice</I></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, steered by </FONT><I>Mr. Carlyle,</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > and Mr. J. F. B. Gage's </FONT><I>Dawn</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >, steered by Mr. L. West [</FONT>Leonard West<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >], a member of a well-known family of local boatmen.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1951</B> Lloyds Register # 972: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>CAPRICE</I></FONT> (1926) Falmouth Sunbeam O.D. Ratsey sails 1937. Home Port, Falmouth.</div> <div> Owner: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Dr. Strangeways Dixon</FONT>, Kericho, Kenya. Member -Crn, -Mom. </div> <bR> <div> <B>1952</B> Lloyds Register # 1009, CAPRCE (1926) Falmouth Sunbeam O.D., - no owner listed</div> <div> <B>1953</B> Lloyds Register - unlisted</div> <div> <B>1954</B> Lloyds List # 1057, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >CAPRICE</FONT> (1926) Sails Gowan 1952, Falmouth Sunbeam O.D., Home port, Falmouth</div> <div> Owners: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Rear Admiral H. H. Rogers</FONT>, M.V.O., O.B.E., J.P., Carwinion, Mawnan Smith, Nr. Falmouth.  Member -Crn, -Nav.</div> <div>  and, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >C.T. Rogers</FONT>, Mawnan Smith. member -Crn [RCYC], -Cam, -Mna.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Caprice</I> appears to have retained her original number until 1965.</div> <div> Was she then sold out of the Falmouth Class?</div> <bR> <div> <B>1968</B>: V 37 <I>Caprice</I>, Registered Owner, G. A. Polglase <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" 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.37 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Caprice</I></FONT> (1926) was listed as owned by  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >G. A. Polglaze, </FONT>Esq., Albion House, Mylor.</div> <bR> <div> 1999:<I> </I>V.37  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Caprice</I></FONT> (<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Bernard & Len Trenoweth</FONT>, RCYC) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August.  Her hull colour was then Red.</div> <bR> <bR> </BODY>