Boat Register
F1520
Details
Name
Swan Song
Usage
Red (When built Varnish)
Location
Good Condition
Builder
Fairey Marine
Build date
May 1955
Condition
Good Condition
Hull Number
Deck Colour
Varnish Mark III (When built Varnish Mark I)
Hull Colour
Varnish Mark III (When built Varnish Mark I)
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Extra Details
Additional Build Notes
Current Owner
Joshua Speakman - Lowe
Known Owners
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RYA initial measurement – 25 May
Hull weight – 168lb (class minimum – 160lb)
Hull number – 1514
Construction mould number – not recorded
1st owner – Mr Lindley, address not recorded.
thought to have collected Firefly from Hamble workshop, 25 May
c 1965 – Robin E Delves
Hollingworth Lake SC
(Previously – Burwain SC & South Caernarvonshire YC)
(NFA Life Member, 1956)
c 1984 M Winder,
Hollingworth Lake SC
June 2003 – reported for sale, perhaps at Budworth SC
2019 – Nick Whelan, Budworth SC
See F157, F2173, 3417 and F4270
Spring 2019 – Nick reports, “this Firefly was recovered from the dinghy park at Budworth SC for spares, but found to be quite a sound Mark lll; after a refit will be raced this season”
January 2020 – Joshua Speakman – Lowe,
see F2376, F3333, and F3406.
Wigan and St Helens SC
History
NFA 03/2021
Residing Club
Region
Not Given
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