Boat Register

Additional Build Notes

Current Owner
July 2009 - reported for sale, Devon, Doug Newman

Known Owners

1st owner – RAF Sailing Assn, based at RAF Leuchars

Championships successes:

1960 Herne Bay Sir Ralph Gore Trophy, 178 entries, 4th place, Doug Newman, RAF Sailing Assn

1961 Falmouth Sir Richard Fairey Trophy, Doug Newman, RAF Sailing Assn, 5th place

1962 Yarmouth & Gorleston Sir Richard Fairey Trophy 141 entries 9th place and Sir Ralph Gore Trophy 3rd place Doug Newman RAF Sailing Assn

1963 Holyhead Sir Richard Fairey Trophy, 150 entries, 2nd place, Doug Newman, RAF Sailing Assn

1963 Burnham on Crouch, Royal Corinthian YC
Endeavour Trophy “Champion of Champions”
Doug Newman and R … Martin representing Peter Canham on behalf of Firefly class. Boats provided by organising club, probably sailed in Enterprise dinghies.

1964 Weymouth Sir Richard Fairey and Sir Ralph Gore trophies winner Doug Newman and (probably) Jackie Jonson, RAF Sailing Assn

1965 Herne Bay Sir Ralph Gore trophy c180 entries, 1st place, Doug Newman and Jackie Jonson RAF Sailing Assn

1967 Torquay Sir Richard Fairey Trophy, 163 entries, Doug Newman, RAF Sailing Assn, 6th place

Chichester-Smith Single Handed National Championships Trophy winner –
Doug Newman RAF Sailing Assn –
1961 – Stokes Bay
1964 – Herne Bay
1965 – Stokes Bay

History

Last contact, reported for sale, Devon, Mark ll conversion, Spring 2009