THE BRILLIANCE OF SUNBEAMS

PETER NICHOLSON

Verlag: SOLENT SUNBEAMS, 2005

Beschreibung

A celebration of the Classic Keel Boat The year was 1922, the location Riverside Cottage on the River Hamble, deep in unspoilt countryside which is difficult to imagine if you visit the Hamble today. Three men sat down around the table. F.G.T. Dawson, Freddie Leith and Basil Lubbock who had set the ball rolling by asking the distinguished naval architect Alfred Wesmacott to design ?.an improved Mermaid? for his particular enjoyment. These three founders of the Sunbeam class ended their meeting by drawing lots to decide sail numbers for the first three Sunbeams to be built ? No 1"Dainty, No 2 joy and No 3 Mary. More than eight decades later, Messrs Westmacott, Dawson, Leith and Lubbock must surely be gazing down from on high, delighted to see their three craft out among the 46 Sunbeams that race at Chichester, the Solent? or Falmouth. And with the double delight of the Sunbeams? names still ending in a ?Y?. ?Buying a Sunbeam is a life changing experience. Partly this comes from the sheer joy of sailing in your own classic wooden yacht; partly from the glorious sight of the Sunbeam ?eet, like a corps de ballet, racing with you; partly from the mental challenge of racing; partly the enjoyment of the sea, the sky and the coastline around you and partly, perhaps mostly, the wonderful friendships forged both afloat and ashore.? CONDITION; Very Good with Dust jacket, front board has a slight mark to it visible in scan, lavishly illustrated a large book which will incur extra postage . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000041

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE BRILLIANCE OF SUNBEAMS

Verlag: SOLENT SUNBEAMS

Erscheinungsdatum: 2005

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition