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Description
1906 Salcombe Yawl 'FOAM'
Stunning
prototype Salcombe Yawl; recently restored and painted; sails unused; ready
to rig and go; room for the whole family
Foam was
apparently built in 1906 by the Dornom Brothers for Andrew McIlwraith, the donor
of Cliff House to the Salcombe Yacht Club and town. Press reports from 1910 and
1911 list Foam and McIlwraith winning the class for boats not exceeding 20 foot
for both years.
There is another pre-War record
of Foam in the 20 foot waterline class in the 1925 Regatta, sailed by I Jennings
who is believed to have been McIlwraith’s son-in law.
Sail numbers were allocated to the Yawls in 1926 and Foam was given
Y1. Foam is said to be one of the first, if not the very first Salcombe
Yawl. She was re-rigged in the 1930’s as an A-class and went on to win
frequently before it got banned for being too fast!.
Foam was restored by
David Carter in 1999 and rigged back to a gaff rigged yawl. The last owner
had the boat maintained by Banger Boats in Salcombe and the vendor acquired
it through them. He believes that previous owner had the boat
well looked after but never really used it and thinks the sails are
all new and un-used but he himself has never had them
up.
The boat was repainted and varnished before
taking position undercover with him, coming with a simple trailer and a
boat cover as well as the sails and rigging.
He
got very excited when he saw it simply because it is such a lovely
thing. There is something about a Salcombe Yawl and the thought of owning
the first one really caught his attention. Sadly though, with three
small children and a non-sailing wife, Foam really needs to be out on the
water being used properly.
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