Boat Register
F2570
Details
Name
Pygmalion
Usage
Racing
Location
Laid up in Winchester area
Builder
Fairey Marine
Build date
May 1960
Condition
Not Known
Hull Number
2584
Deck Colour
When built Varnish Mark I, later white
Hull Colour
When built Varnish, later Wedgewood blue
More Information
Extra Details
Additional Build Notes
Initial RYA measurement - 27 May Hull weight - 160lb
Current Owner
Sarah Fielding
Known Owners
Fairey Marine sales ledger suggests supplied direct to FG Darley and Son, boatbuilders at Itchenor with F2571 and F2572
1st owner – thought to be – J Newton, Stroud. Named “Senta”
Spring 1974 – Martin Royle
July 2024 Martin reports: “My father bought F2570 from a chap near Carr Mill Dam, North St Helens, Lancashire in the spring of 1974, paid £165, boat complete with trailer and trolley. Painted Wedgewood blue with white Mark I decks; an instant hit, sailing her with school friends at Lymm Secondary Modern School within Cheshire Schools Sailing Association. I re – decked her, retaining the Mark I layout and sailed for a year at Budworth SC until 1980. Now sailing an International 12 and Uffa King design National 12 dinghies. Firefly named “Splashed Out”
1980 – DR White, West Kirby SC
1984 – MS Critchley, Upper Thames SC
October 2005 – Sarah Fielding, Upper Thames SC, named “Pygmalion”
(May 2023 – boat laid up in Winchester and advertised as a renovation project, NFA Bulletin, Spring 2023 edition)
History
NFA July 2024
Residing Club
Region
Not Given
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