Author: Gavin Atkin

Another print of a Humber Keel ‘The Port of Hull’

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Port of Hull

The Port of Hull , by W Wylie, 1882

My pal Jim van den Bos grew up near the Humber Estuary, as I did, and very much enjoyed the engraving of a Humber keel that I put up a few days ago. In fact, he enjoyed it so much that he was inspired to mail me a scan of another engraving of a keel by W Wylie, dated 1882 – so here it is. Again, it’s a nice big scan and it should be possible create a print-out good enough to hang on your wall.

Thanks Jim!

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International Dragon Bluebottle at the NMM Falmouth

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Bluebottle

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Bluebottle; in the first photo young Prince Charles is aboard

Prince Philip’s well known Royal Yacht, the International Dragon class yacht Bluebottle is now on the pontoon at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, and is being regularly sailed around Falmouth Bay.

Built in 1948, Bluebottle was presented to HM the Queen and HRH Prince Philip as a wedding gift by the Island Sailing Club of Cowes, Isle of Wight.

The International Dragon is a one-design three-man keelboat designed for cruising or racing.

Over the years, Bluebottle has had a varied and successful racing career; the highpoint was the 1956 Melbourne Olympics when her crew returned with a Bronze Medal.

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A rare Uffa Fox Flying 10 at Beale Park

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Flying 10

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Flying 10
Uffa Fox’s Flying 10

I’ve managed to recover my photos from the Beale Park Boat Show a few weeks ago, and to celebrate this small miracle I thought I’d show you these shots of a sweet little Flying 10 racing keelboat designed by Uffa Fox.

Curiously for such a rare and precious craft, there was nothing to say what it was and its history, and nothing at all to indicate who owned her of who had brought her to the show. It’s probably a blessing for the person concerned, for if I’d been able to find them, they would probably have been subjected to a blizzard of questions. Nevertheless, if anyone can add some more information I’d be very grateful to hear from them please!

The little boat’s dimensions are striking: length overall 14ft; beam 3ft 11in; draught 1ft 6in; waterline length 10ft. My guess is that he intended her as a teenager’s racer, but I fear the cost of making a keelboat like this would have been too high to create a large market, and so this sweet little boat remains a rarity.

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