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F597

Details

Name
Javelin

Usage
When built Varnish

Location
Not Known

Builder
Fairey Marine

Build date
March 1949

Condition
Not Known

Hull Number

Deck Colour
When built Varnish Mark I

Hull Colour
When built Varnish Mark I

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Extra Details

Additional Build Notes
Delivered by train to Lymington station

Current Owner
Present owner not known

Known Owners

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Hull number – 569
Initial YRA measurement – 21 March
Hull weight – 160lb
Despatched from Hamble – 23 March
Supplied with full and reduced rig

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1st owners – Adrian Jardine
and Stuart Jardine,
Royal Lymington YC (aged 15 years)

c1966 – Army Sailing Association
c/o War Office, London WC1

c1969 – Army Sailing Association
Southern Command Sailing Centre
Marchwood
Southampton

Undated – reacquired – Adrian Jardine
Royal Lymington YC
Royal Engineers YC
Army Sailing Association

Some racing results:

National champion points trophy
Sir Richard Fairey trophy:

1950 Poole Harbour 95 entries, Adrian and Stuart Jardine,
Royal Engineers YC and Army Sailing Assn, jointly with F320, Richard N Vine

1951 Abersoch 110 entries, A and S Jardine,
Royal Engineers YC and Army Sailing Assn

1952 Plymouth c 80 entries A and S Jardine,
Royal Engineers YC and Army Sailing Assn
5th place

1953 Hunstanton, c90 entries results still to be traced

1954 Stokes Bay 128 entries, S and A Jardine
Royal Engineers YC and Army Sailing Assn

1962 Yarmouth & Gorleston, 141 entries, 11th Adrian Jardine,
(Crew’s name not recorded)
Royal Engineers YC and Army Sailing Assn

Sir Ralph Gore Trophy:

1951 Abersoch – see details above

1952 Plymouth – see details above, 6th place

1953 Hunstanton – results to be traced

1954 Stokes Bay – see details above

1962 Yarmouth & Gorleston 141 entries 5th Adrian Jardine,
(Crew’s name not recorded)
Royal Engineers YC and Army Sailing Assn

Subsequent owners –

1976 – W Thomas, Merthyr Tydfil SC

1986 – C Cain, Llangorse SC, perhaps named “Frog”

2005 – suggestion in Lymington area

History

NFA 01/2021
With assistance and information kindly provided by
Adrian Jardine and Jeremy Vines,
Royal Lymington YC

Residing Club

Region

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