tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875762894527152234.post2689165133990346905..comments2024-03-22T10:40:08.011-07:00Comments on scottishboating: More Mystery YachtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875762894527152234.post-71034463813881054592012-09-27T00:38:13.726-07:002012-09-27T00:38:13.726-07:00Wonderful detective work Leggy, once again you get...Wonderful detective work Leggy, once again you get the prize. The Bombay connection is interesting too, the Royal Bombay Yacht Club seems to have been populated by Scottish civil servants and businessmen. Later they turned to Alfred Mylne for their new ODs and the The Scottish Islanders are in fact RBYC one designs, but Bermudian rigged instead of the gunter for the Indian boats. Ewanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164790608082005605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875762894527152234.post-9596344821457706062012-09-26T16:14:21.952-07:002012-09-26T16:14:21.952-07:00What a great scene.
The steamer is not at the Hel...What a great scene.<br /><br />The steamer is not at the Helensburgh pier – the photographer is. That’s Rosneath Point above the rowing boats to the right, with the Gourock hills behind the steamer.<br /><br />The smaller of the two foreground vessels, to the left with the partly fully-battened mainsail, is one the five 18ft Linton Hope designed “Seamew” dinghies built by R. McAlister & Son of Dumbarton for £33 ex sails in 1895 for members of the newly formed Clyde Sailing Club of Helensburgh. They seem to have raced as a class only in that season; rumour has it that at least some were eventually shipped to Bombay to found the Tomtit Class there. Helensburgh Sailing Club owns a beautiful, fully detailed model.<br /><br />So the photo can be dated as no earlier than 1895, otherwise “mid 1890’s”.<br /><br />The yacht to her right is most probably an early 1890’s vintage Clyde 17/19 Footer, converted (probably) from lugsail to gaff rig.<br />Leggy Prawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-875762894527152234.post-31337637207384575292012-09-25T05:42:14.277-07:002012-09-25T05:42:14.277-07:00looks a lot like a memsahib-era 19/24looks a lot like a memsahib-era 19/24Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com