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CLASSIC BOAT AUGUST 2016 81

BOATS ENTERED

CHAMOIS
Built 1963
Type Illingworth Maica
Design Illingworth
Built Construction Mécanique de Normandie
Length on deck 11.3m
Length overall 11.3m
Displacement 5.3 tonnes
Beam 2.7m
Draft 1.8m
Sail No GBR1678R
Hull colour Blue

History
Illingworth, who is sometimes referred to as
the founding father of modern ocean racing,
was a strong advocate of building ocean racers
smaller and lighter. The highly successful Class
III French ocean racer Maica, which spawned a
class of sisterships, was typical. Construction
Mécanique de Normandie (CMN) bought the
design and added a counter to the original
transom. Chamois is the third of the CMN boats,
built in triple-diagonal mahogany on oak frames.

DAMIAN B
Built 1961
Type Nicholson Jolina
Design CA Nicholson
Built Clare Lallow
Length on deck 10.7m
Length overall 10.7m
Displacement 6.5 tonnes
Beam 2.7m
Draft 5.8m
Sail No 1750
Hull colour White

History
This is one of the last Jolinas built by
Lallow and classed to Lloyd’s 100 A1.
Damain B was bought by Squadron
Leader Ronald Kellet DSO DFC of
303 squadron and kept in Rye, East
Sussex, where she was used for
races to Calais and trips to nothern
France with his young family. Her
present owner bought her in 2013
in slightly tatty condition, but after
a bracing sail on Larne Loch, the
deal was done. She is now based in
Emsworth West Sussex.

CROIX DES GARDES

Built 1947

Type Bermudan cutter

Design Henri Dervin

Built Bonnin Arachon

Length on deck 15m

Length overall 15m

Displacement 20 tonnes

Beam 3.6m

Draft 2.3m

Sail No CDG47

Hull colour White

History

Croix des Gardes was built for a French count,

from teak hidden from the Germans in the war.

Dervin is best known in France for his smaller

Kurum and La Sereine. The yacht’s history

between 1947 and the 1970s is vague and her

original name is not known. She was restored

in part in 1993-94 at Cantieri di Imperia. She

passed to a Swiss owner, who carried out more

work from 2001-6. Her current owner sailed her

in the Panerai Transat Classique in 2012.

FLIGHT OF UFFORD

Built 2007

Type Spirit 52 bermudan sloop

Design Sean McMillan

Built Spirit Yachts

Length on deck 15.9m

Length overall 15.9m

Displacement 8.4 tonnes

Beam 3.4m

Draft 2.2m

Sail No 3598R

Hull colour Dark blue

History

Designed and built by Sean

McMillan as a fast cruiser-racer,

she participated in her first British

Classic YC regatta two months

later, taking second in class. Since

then she’s won numerous trophies,

including the Singlehanded Race

at Antigua Classics in 2014 and

overall class winner at the BCYC

regatta 2015. Flight had a full

cosmetic refit over the winter of

2014/15 including a full revarnish

for the first time.

CHARM OF RHU

Built 1963

Type 8-M Cruiser/Racer

Design Archie MacMillan

Built Fife Yard, Fairlie

Length on deck 12.7m

Length overall 12.7m

Displacement 8.7 tonnes

Beam 2.9m

Draft 2m

Sail No K12

Hull colour Varnished

History

Charm of Rhu was built to race on the Clyde.

She is the last yacht built by the fabulous Fife

Yard and carries the Fife Dragon on her bow. She

was campaigned briefly by the Le Mans-winning

driver Ninian Sanderson. In the 1980s she acted

as a sail trainer. More recently she has cruised in

Scotland, Ireland, France, the Baltic, the Canaries,

and across the Atlantic to the 2007 Antigua

Classic. In 2008 she won in class at this event and

the Classic Channel Regatta the following year.

ERICA

Built 1949

Type 8-M

Design Bjarne Aas

Built M Creese

Length on deck 14.9m

Length overall 14.9m

Displacement 9.7 tonnes

Beam 2.5m

Draft 2.1m

Sail No GBR38

Hull colour White

History

Launched in 1949, she competed

in the Sayonara Cup, winning it in

1953. She remained in Australia
      under various owners until
      2012 when she was brought to
      Britain by her present owner. She
      competed in the 8-M worlds in
      Cowes in 2012 and in 2014 at La
      Trinité. She is based in the Channel
      Islands and regularly participates
      in local and international regattas.

FOGLIO

Built 1937

Type Bermudan cutter

Design Norman Dallimore

Built William King & Son

Length on deck 12.8m

Length overall 12.8m

Displacement 12 tonnes

Beam 2.9m

Draft 1.8m

Sail No 99

Hull colour White

History

Foglio began life as Allegro with

a sister ship Marchwood Maid.

The yachts were identical, except

Allegro had wheel steering and

Marchwood Maid had a tiller. The

first owner of Allegro was Charles

Vickers VC. Allegro was briefly

owned by Fred Miles, who was a

celebrated aeronautical engineer

and aircraft designer. She spent

some time in the Netherlands,

where her name was changed to

Foglio.