The Channel class was designed in 1937 and the list of owners of the third of class Triune of Troy is most distinguished: Triune was built in 1938 for Langley Russell, 2nd Baron Russell of Liverpool, a lawyer by profession who became involved in investigating the sensational A6 murder in rural Bedfordshire in August 1961 […]
Historical Yachts Racing Yachts Yacht RegisterWhen three is not a crowd it is a triune According to Jack Giles dairy notes “the design team worked together extremely happily, Van de Stadt producing a very beautiful set of lines, and John Illingworth applying his practical knowledge to the sail plan, masting and rigging with, as results have shown, very easy and […]
Game changers Historical Yachts Racing Yachts Yacht RegisterHistoric records refer to Rhakotis as a settlement on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast before Alexander the Great founded the famous Mediterranean port city of Alexandria in B.C. 332. Alexandria was an important city of the ancient world; for more than two thousand years, it was the largest city in Egypt and was its capital for almost […]
Boat Plan Sets Historical Yachts Model Plans Racing YachtsRobert Erskine Childers, the father of future president of Ireland was one of the most famous names in Ireland’s battle for independence and subsequent civil war. He was executed by firing squad as a traitor in 1922, nineteen years after the publication of his novel Riddle of the Sands. “A story with a purpose” in […]
Historical Yachts Uncategorised Yacht RegisterThe hull lines of Konsort were laid down in late 1978 however early design discussions had started between Laurent Giles’ Partner Dick Stower and David Sanders of Westerly Marine in the spring of that year. Initial planning and sketches centered around an auxiliary sailing cruiser two feet shorter (design number 0761), before switching to a […]
Posters and Prints Production YachtsIn a dinner speech in 1964 Jack spoke of his initial interest in yacht designing ‘I first got the silly idea of designing yachts when I was at school. Then I had three years of comparative sanity doing engineering at Cambridge, At the end of my time there the lunacy took on a slightly different […]
UncategorisedArthur Ransome, who had owned little ships in which to work, did not want his new 29′ yacht to be named Peter Duck which was Giles suggestion, and at first Ransome insisted just the abbreviation PD. He also was in rather a rush to take delivery, lines were drawn in November 1945 and somehow Giles […]
Boat Plan Sets Historical Yachts Posters and PrintsIn earlier posts we have referred to Laurent Giles use of research in the towing tank and wind tunnel. Inspired by a need to know more it appears that Jack spent more time at these Institutions than he did at his desk. Much of what we consider common place design features exist because Giles and […]
Game changers Historical YachtsA culture is only as great as its dreams, and its dreams are dreamed by artists. Who said that? Ok we don’t expect you to know, we don’t expect you to check our web page to find out. It was L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction novelist and founder of the Church of Scientology. He also […]
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