MIRANDA KELLY
NHS
News SOUTHERN OCEAN CIRCUMNAVIGATION
Falmouth to Falmouth – via the world
A 53-year old decorator sailed into Falmouth, Cornwall, on 12 May, after completing a solo voyage around the world. Paddy Macklin’s grand circumnavigation aboard his heavily-reinforced Buchanan-designed Clyde Cruising Club 6½-Tonner Tessa, just 27ft (8.2m) long and built of mahogany on oak, was initially intended to be a record-breaking trip for the smallest yacht to circle the world east-about and non-stop via
the three southern capes, a record that still belonged to Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Suhaili for their historic voyage of 1968/9.
That attempt was thwarted by the Southern Ocean, where Paddy suffered four knockdowns and two full inversions, forcing him to limp to New Zealand for repairs. Paddy’s eventual arrival in Falmouth marked 379 days at sea, with the NZ stopover costing a further 133 days.
WEDDING PRESENT Royal dinghy for Will and Kate
Adrian Morgan
shortlisted
We have our fingers crossed for our boat- builder columnist Adrian Morgan, who has been shortlisted for the 2011 Balvenie Masters of Craft award in his category – wood. Adrian, well known to readers, builds boats in Ullapool, Scotland. The winner was due to be announced in June, just after we went to press.
16 CLASSIC BOAT JULY 2011
Above: The Royal dinghy Left: The wedding date is inscribed on the transom
This 12ft (3.7m) puller was built by Will Stirling as a wedding present to the world’s most famous couple. It has since been delivered to Balmoral, where it will be used by the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the loch for fishing and recreational rowing. The dinghy has no name as such, but the wedding date is carved on the transom in Roman numerals. Both Wills – the royal one and the boatbuilder – are old Etonians, and knew each other at school. The boat is mahogany on oak with copper and bronze fastenings, with particular attention paid to the matching grain of the planking. Each central thwart has double knees, and side benches have been fitted in the aft of the boat. The name carving and scroll work in the transom is inlaid with gold leaf. “Fit for a king...a future one at any rate,” said Will (Stirling).
“Fit for a king... a future one at any rate,” said Will
Smack race for Thames Revival
Oyster smacks will race up the Thames into London to deliver the first of the autumn’s oysters from their beds on the East Coast. The race, which
will take place on around the 10/11 September, will coincide with this year’s Thames Revival yacht rally in St Katharine Docks. The race, held
since Victorian days but phased out in the 1970s, was resurrected by rally organiser Ian Welsh in 2009. It was suspended last year, but now the race is back on.
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