BURT (Falmouth Boatbuilders)

<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="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Sunbeams Mylor "><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>    <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JACKETT, T. 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Morrison?</div> <bR> <div> <I><U>Veryan</U></I><U> is still sailing today</U>!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1896 Port of Falmouth Regatta: In the class for up to 10 tons, <I>Karenza,</I> [Cornish for "Beauty"] Major J.  Mead, made her debut. A lovely little craft deserving special mention, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >a 9-ton yawl of the Quay Punt type, built by Burt at Falmouth</FONT> the previous year.  <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> RCYC 1871-1949, p. 78]</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The RCYC Regatta was held on 29 August, 1910.  </div> <div> The handicap for yachts up to 15 tons was won by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Wild Cat</I></FONT> (R. J. Hewat) with <I>Gossip</I> (E. W. Harrison) and <I>Molly</I> (J. L. Watson) second and third.</div> <div> Other competitors in this race were <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Cynthia</I></FONT> (H. S. Norton) and <I>Marionette</I> (Capt. J.C.L. Tremayne). </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Cynthia</I> raced scratch,</FONT> allowing <I>Wild Cat</I> 26 minutes. Both were new boats. </div> <div> The former, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >a 12-ton yawl*, built by Burt 1909</FONT>, and the latter, a 10-ton cutter, built by <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JACKETT, T. (Falmouth Boatbuilder)">Jackett </A>in 1910. </div> <div> A well-known naval architecht, Andrew Thompson of Cowes, was engaged to make up the handicaps (by post) for this regatta, thus re-introducing the custom of 1895, when Dixon Kemp was employed for that work.  Prior to 1913 [when Harley Mead returned from Cowes] there was no local member of the club with sufficient personal knowledge of visiting yachts competent to work out a satisfactory handicap.   </div> <div> The four Corinthian Races held in 1910, on 20 and 27 July, 10 August and 8 Septyember, resulted in <I>Cynthia</I> winning the first prize of £3, and Kathleen the 2nd. prize of £2.<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.99]   [* Of the Quay Punt Type?]</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2ff802b0.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> FP  May 22, 1925: Falmouth - Yachting work at Messrs R. T.(sic) Burt & Sons Yard</div> <div> Lord Rendlesham's triple motor yacht <I>Lady Bee</I> (1920) which the yard built, has had an extensive overhall & refit.</div> <div> Mr. W. H. Maudsley's motor cruiser <I>Colleen II</I> was also reconditioned.. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >[</FONT>Motor/SteamYacht <A HREF="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com">photographs anyone</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >? (to help me identify moored yachts and date images)]</FONT></div> <div> Col. Faulkner-Brown's ex-8 Metre  <A NAME="kathleen__col_faulkner_brown_decks_caulked_at_burt_s_yard"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><I>Kathleen</I> has had her decks caulked and mast altered.</div> <div> Mr. Downing's motor launch has had a new keel and several new planks in her bottom and reconditioned motor.</div> <div> The new 25ft <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >Falmouth Quay Punt type yacht</FONT> belonging to Mr. Rutland S. Ely, of London, is nearing completion and the firm hopes to launch her next Spring tides. Her name will be <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><I>Sarmarande</I></FONT>. This yacht, with Capt. Hoskin's 25ft Quay Punt type of yacht [<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#33FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:xjt60@dial.pipex.com">name?</A></FONT>] which the firm also built, should stimulate yachting locally/ [Watch out for her inclusion in race results!]</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>