Boat Register
F282
Details
Name
Bluebottle
Usage
Fairey Marine sales ledger notes hull supplied enammeled blue
Location
Not Known
Builder
Fairey Marine
Build date
January 1948
Condition
Not Known
Hull Number
284
Deck Colour
When built Varnish Mark I
Hull Colour
When built Varnish Mark I
More Information
Extra Details
Additional Build Notes
Built on Mould Number 3
Current Owner
Present owner not known
Known Owners
.
Despatched by rail (Southern Region) from Hamble station to Shrewsbury ,
in locked covered wagon, 15 January
1st owner – Geoffrey Godber, named “Geno”,
(GE offrey and NO rah, Norah, his wife and regular sailing
partner)
see F640 and F1063
1948/1950 – South Caernarvonshire YC
1951/1953 – Shropshire SC
(Winner Firefly points series 1952)
1953 – JM Marchant and JWP Salt, Shropshire SC
Named “Bluebottle”
Undated – DRC Ferguson, Barnt Green SC,
(1969, ownership confirmed, RYA records)
July 2021 – NFA Summer Bulletin – see article, page 15, with more history
and images of the life and times of this Firefly and Shropshire SC
History
NFA 08/2020
from information kindly provided by
Christopher Godber, F640
Residing Club
Region
Not Given
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