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F2729

Details

Name
Kipper

Usage
Racing

Location
Not Known

Builder
Fairey Marine

Build date
June 1961

Condition
Not Known

Hull Number

Deck Colour
When built Varnish Mark I

Hull Colour
When built Varnish

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Extra Details

Additional Build Notes
*** Please see note below should contact be established with this Firefly, Many Thanks! ***

Current Owner
Present owner not known

Known Owners

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Initial RYA measurement – 16 June
Hull number – 2773
Hull weight – 160lb
Constructed mould 4

Fairey Marine sales ledgers and RYA records not certain

Perhaps:

1st owner – Fairey Aviation (Hayes) Ltd, staff sailing club
Upper Thames SC
Probably originally named “Evaine VIII”
Despatched Hamble – 17 June
See F1844

c 1966 – B Anderson, Rhyl

c 1968 – JS Burgess
Oxford University YC

c1970 / 1974 Andrew Hurst
Shoreham by Sea

September 1974 – D Fotharingham
London SE9
Perhaps Wembley SC

March 2023 – enquiry on NFA Facebook page from Andrew Hurst, (see F2938) seeking location of his once owned and beloved Firefly, sailed early 1970’s at Shoreham by Sea

***  Should contact be established with this Firefly, please advise any information to Andrew Hurst, via NFA Boat Register ***

History

NFA update March 2023

Residing Club

Region

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