Old club classes

Oh boy this post could get me in trouble on my next visit. Hey-ho

Fowey still has Troys (keelboats in which I started crewing my dad, aged about 10) and the abomination that is the "Fowey River" class going stronger than ever.
I'd add images if I could make the function work. But no. The hyperlink at least works for the Troy, but not the FR, which is, ironically, a kindness. Why is it so hard on this forum?

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photo/7844

https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photo/318561

Oh boy this post could get me in trouble on my next visit. Hey-ho

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fab100 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1005	Post Options Post Reply Quote fab100 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Old club classes Posted: 06 Apr 22 at 4:58pm
	Fowey still has Troys (keelboats in which I started crewing my dad, aged about 10) and the abomination that is the "Fowey River" class going stronger than ever. I'd add images if I could make the function work. But no. The hyperlink at least works for the Troy, but not the FR, which is, ironically, a kindness. Why is it so hard on this forum? http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photo/7844 https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/photo/318561 Oh boy this post could get me in trouble on my next visit. Hey-ho
	Great book for Club Sailors here

Gordon 1430 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Jun 17 Location: Lee on Solent Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordon 1430 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 22 at 3:24pm
	From another topic what other local classes have you experienced mine are From living in Leigh on Sea Essex, Thames Estuary one designs both were amalgamated into the Estuary one design when made from GRP. Lymington Oxybird another clinker with a handicap from heaven. Lee on Solent Solent Seagull seems to have been much loved and had anchorages off a lee shore which had to be swum out to and released to come ashore if a gale was due. (ideal thing to ask local teenagers to do at night in a building gale. see below info from CVRDA seems more than one version existed for periods before being destroyed. Charles Nicholson designed a 16ft Lee-on-the-Solent One Design; 12 were built and raced until 1930. In 1934 the first of the Lee-on-the-Solent Seagull Classes appeared. These were 15 feet long, reverse clinker, three quarter decked boats with a 5ft 6inch beam. Racing was very active until 1937 when a force 10 storm destroyed all the boats. Not willing to give in readily to the weather, 20 Mk2 Seagulls were built and ready for the start of the 1938 season. During the war about half the fleet was damaged by stray bombs so only 10 Seagulls remained in 1946. Charles Nicholson redesigned the Seagull to be 18ft long with a 6ft beam. 20 of these were built and some remain today. Construction is an unusual reverse clinker with canvas covered plywood decks.
	Gordon Phantom 1430