Seabird Half Rater
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The Seabird Half Rater is the oldest one design class still sailing in Britain. It is a 20 ft carvel
planked sailing boat, with a design dating back to 1898. To date there have been 106 built. The class has a Portsmouth Yardstick
of 1100.
passed a resolution favouring the founding of a new One Design Class boat, not to cost more than £35 complete.
The class owes its inception and inspiration from the design by Mr. Herbert Baggs in collaboration with Mr. W. Scott Hayward who drew up the original plans on the back of a cigarette packet under a street lamp in Southport
. The first eight boats were built by Latham of Crossens at a cost of £34 17s 6d each. The boats were named after Seabirds and their ratings were assessed at 0.5 hence the term Half Rater. The design is similar to that of a 0.75 rater but on a smaller scale and with one or two improvements, the most notable difference was the Seabird didn't have the overhanging 'counter' of the 0.75 rater.
The original 8 boats were balloted for once they were all complete, which was a good method of ensuring a strict compliance to the one design rules. Mr. Herbert Baggs and Mr. W. Scott Hayward dedication to the class was demonstrated by them being amongst the first owners of the new boats owning Seamew No. 7 and Sandpiper No. 10 respectively.
The first race was sailed off the Southport Pierhead on 13 June 1899 when eight boats participated over a ten mile course and Goshawk No.2, helmed by owner Mr Dudley Coddington took the winning gun, ahead of Fulmar No.1. Goshawk went on to have the best record in both the 1899 and 1900 seasons.
Within a year or two the Class was adopted by the Donaghadee Sailing Club
under the name of 'The Seashells' and by Gourock YC under the title of 'The Gaels'. Inter club racing was first held on the waters of Belfast Lough during the summer of 1902 when a fleet of 17 Seabirds competed over a weeks worth of racing which gained considerable praise from the yachting press. Further inter club racing was held in the Menai Strait
in August 1903 and returned to Belfast Lough during the summer of 1904.
There was great enthusiasm at this time and the 1902 August edition of The Yachtsman reporting on the Menai Strait Regattas states "none of the Threequarter Raters which generally give good sport at the Regattas were able to sail down but the Seabirds managed to arrive by rail in time for the first day at Caernarvon
".
In 1902 Caernarvon SC adopted the Class and the boats were known as 'Cariads'.
Some years later the Class was adopted by West Kirby Sailing Club, Liverpool Yacht Club and Wallasey Yacht Club
. By the time the Seabirds, Seashells and Cariads O.D. Association was formed in the autumn of 1905 to keep the One Design concept intact 31 boats had been built. In 1908 R. Perry & Son, Birkenhead
were appointed sail makers, their price being £3 19s 6d for a full suit.
In 1910 it was agreed that the Association Burgee
be a "White Seagull" on a red background. Prior to the First World War, 41 boats had been built and were racing regularly and the cost of a new boat had risen to £60.
The association was strict in its principles and at a meeting at the West Kirby clubhouse in October of 1912 decided not to admit one Seabird built by Roberts of Chester. The entry was refused on the grounds that he had been given authority to build five boats, not six. The rules were so strictly adhered to that this Seabird, Seasnipe number 33, was not recognised by the association until 1963.
The first Half Rater appeared in Trearddur Bay in 1921, and she presented a problem because, although she conformed to the design, she had broken the Seabird Association rules by being built singly and for one specific owner. However when they found that she was no better than the others the Association accepted her as legitimate. A year later in 1922 Trearddur Bay Sailing Club officially adopted the Class.
In 1924 the newly formed South Caernarvonshire YC offered races in June for Seabirds. The first race at SCYC was held on the 9th of June between 5 boats of the seabird class (four of them new). By the onset of world war 2 in 1938, 81 seabirds had been constructed with 17 sailing at Abersoch, 12 on the Mersey, 8 at Trearddur Bay, 7 at West Kirby, 5 had returned to Southport where racing on the bog hole had resumed, 4 in the Menai Straits, 2 at Lytham and single boats at Holyhead, Windermere, Torquay and Potter Heigham. Osprey, number 41, was in the Isle of Man but she had been modified out of class by having a metal keel added, although there were plans to purchase her and restore her to seabird association specifications.
The 60's saw a revival in the building programme of ten new boats, by this time the price of a seabird had risen to around £800. A news article at the time claimed there was a buyers market for "at least one new seabird per year". In 1965 there were 56 seabirds sailing regularly, mainly at Trearddur Bay (24 boats), Abersoch (21 boats), 6 boats at West Cheshire Sailing Club
on the Mersey and single boats at Holyhead, Rhyl and Conway, although Cormorant, number 9, was being used as a fishing boat out of Liverpool docks. The Association became affiliated to the RYA.
Hurricane Charlie in 1986 resulted in 10 of the fleet at Abersoch
being sunk and badly damaged but thankfully they were all salvaged and the repairs were carried out by AMP Marine of Birkenhead.
The present day fleet is based in North Wales at Trearddur Bay and Abersoch
and on the Mersey
at Wallasey
. 1979 saw recognition by the Guinness Book of Yachting that the Seabird Half Rater is the oldest OD Class still racing in Britain, and the Liverpool Maritime Museum hold the Association documents on loan.
The highlight of 1999 class centenary year was when the three Stations raced together in the Menai Strait Regattas when 47 Seabirds out of a total fleet of 65 met. Many of the older boats have been lovingly restored and the regattas saw Goshawk No 2, the winner of that very first race in 1899, racing against Oystercatcher No 100 which was built in 1998.
The price of a new boat is in the region of £36,000, a far cry from £34 7s 6d in 1899.
, jib
and spinnaker
may be flown at any one time while racing. Sails may be coloured, but the most common colour is white, and they must display the number designated to the boat by the seabird association.
In 1889 a full suit [ mainsail
, jib
and spinnaker
] of sails cost £3 19s 6d, this had risen to £52 by 1965 and currently costs in the region of £1,250.
Sail battens and Headboards are not allowed. However the class is trialing the use of windows in existing sails.
The spinnaker
boom may not be passed to leeward of the forestay
and its length must not exceed 8 ft overall.
Carvel (boat building)
In boat building, carvel built or carvel planking is a method of constructing wooden boats and tall ships by fixing planks to a frame so that the planks butt up against each other, edge to edge, gaining support from the frame and forming a smooth hull...
planked sailing boat, with a design dating back to 1898. To date there have been 106 built. The class has a Portsmouth Yardstick
Portsmouth yardstick
The Portsmouth Yardstick or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a system of handicapping used primarily in small-boat yacht racing.The handicap is applied to the time taken to sail any course, and the corrected time can be used to compare widely different sailboats on even terms. Portsmouth Numbers are...
of 1100.
History
In the autumn of 1898 West Lancashire Yacht ClubWest Lancashire Yacht Club
The West Lancashire Yacht Club was founded in 1894. In 1999 WLYC was awarded the status of Volvo/RYA Champion Club, which is an award recognising the standard of training and performance of its members in sailing competitions and the club has helped teach some top sailors.-History:In 1898 the...
passed a resolution favouring the founding of a new One Design Class boat, not to cost more than £35 complete.
The class owes its inception and inspiration from the design by Mr. Herbert Baggs in collaboration with Mr. W. Scott Hayward who drew up the original plans on the back of a cigarette packet under a street lamp in Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
. The first eight boats were built by Latham of Crossens at a cost of £34 17s 6d each. The boats were named after Seabirds and their ratings were assessed at 0.5 hence the term Half Rater. The design is similar to that of a 0.75 rater but on a smaller scale and with one or two improvements, the most notable difference was the Seabird didn't have the overhanging 'counter' of the 0.75 rater.
The original 8 boats were balloted for once they were all complete, which was a good method of ensuring a strict compliance to the one design rules. Mr. Herbert Baggs and Mr. W. Scott Hayward dedication to the class was demonstrated by them being amongst the first owners of the new boats owning Seamew No. 7 and Sandpiper No. 10 respectively.
The first race was sailed off the Southport Pierhead on 13 June 1899 when eight boats participated over a ten mile course and Goshawk No.2, helmed by owner Mr Dudley Coddington took the winning gun, ahead of Fulmar No.1. Goshawk went on to have the best record in both the 1899 and 1900 seasons.
Within a year or two the Class was adopted by the Donaghadee Sailing Club
Donaghadee Sailing Club
Donaghadee Sailing Club is located in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland on the south approaches to Belfast LoughThe club is one of the clubs on the lough that form part of the Belfast Lough Yachting Conference...
under the name of 'The Seashells' and by Gourock YC under the title of 'The Gaels'. Inter club racing was first held on the waters of Belfast Lough during the summer of 1902 when a fleet of 17 Seabirds competed over a weeks worth of racing which gained considerable praise from the yachting press. Further inter club racing was held in the Menai Strait
Menai Strait
The Menai Strait is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.The strait is bridged in two places - the main A5 road is carried over the strait by Thomas Telford's elegant iron suspension bridge, the first of its kind,...
in August 1903 and returned to Belfast Lough during the summer of 1904.
There was great enthusiasm at this time and the 1902 August edition of The Yachtsman reporting on the Menai Strait Regattas states "none of the Threequarter Raters which generally give good sport at the Regattas were able to sail down but the Seabirds managed to arrive by rail in time for the first day at Caernarvon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
".
In 1902 Caernarvon SC adopted the Class and the boats were known as 'Cariads'.
Some years later the Class was adopted by West Kirby Sailing Club, Liverpool Yacht Club and Wallasey Yacht Club
Wallasey Yacht Club
Wallasey Yacht Club is based in Hope Street, New Brighton, on the Wirral Peninsula, England, near Liverpool. Founded in 1903, the club regularly sails on the River Mersey and New Brighton marine lake. The club's burgee is a red dolphin on a blue background with a white cross.The club mainly sails...
. By the time the Seabirds, Seashells and Cariads O.D. Association was formed in the autumn of 1905 to keep the One Design concept intact 31 boats had been built. In 1908 R. Perry & Son, Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
were appointed sail makers, their price being £3 19s 6d for a full suit.
In 1910 it was agreed that the Association Burgee
Burgee
A burgee is a distinguishing flag, regardless of its shape, of a recreational boating organization.-Etiquette:Yacht clubs and their members may fly their club's burgee while underway and at anchor, day or night, but not while racing. Sailing vessels may fly the burgee from the main masthead or from...
be a "White Seagull" on a red background. Prior to the First World War, 41 boats had been built and were racing regularly and the cost of a new boat had risen to £60.
The association was strict in its principles and at a meeting at the West Kirby clubhouse in October of 1912 decided not to admit one Seabird built by Roberts of Chester. The entry was refused on the grounds that he had been given authority to build five boats, not six. The rules were so strictly adhered to that this Seabird, Seasnipe number 33, was not recognised by the association until 1963.
The first Half Rater appeared in Trearddur Bay in 1921, and she presented a problem because, although she conformed to the design, she had broken the Seabird Association rules by being built singly and for one specific owner. However when they found that she was no better than the others the Association accepted her as legitimate. A year later in 1922 Trearddur Bay Sailing Club officially adopted the Class.
In 1924 the newly formed South Caernarvonshire YC offered races in June for Seabirds. The first race at SCYC was held on the 9th of June between 5 boats of the seabird class (four of them new). By the onset of world war 2 in 1938, 81 seabirds had been constructed with 17 sailing at Abersoch, 12 on the Mersey, 8 at Trearddur Bay, 7 at West Kirby, 5 had returned to Southport where racing on the bog hole had resumed, 4 in the Menai Straits, 2 at Lytham and single boats at Holyhead, Windermere, Torquay and Potter Heigham. Osprey, number 41, was in the Isle of Man but she had been modified out of class by having a metal keel added, although there were plans to purchase her and restore her to seabird association specifications.
The 60's saw a revival in the building programme of ten new boats, by this time the price of a seabird had risen to around £800. A news article at the time claimed there was a buyers market for "at least one new seabird per year". In 1965 there were 56 seabirds sailing regularly, mainly at Trearddur Bay (24 boats), Abersoch (21 boats), 6 boats at West Cheshire Sailing Club
West Cheshire Sailing Club
West Cheshire Sailing Club is located at Coastal Drive, off Harrison Drive, Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula, England, near Liverpool. The club was founded in 1892 and the members regularly sail on the River Mersey and New Brighton Marine Lake. The club mainly sails dinghys and has a thriving...
on the Mersey and single boats at Holyhead, Rhyl and Conway, although Cormorant, number 9, was being used as a fishing boat out of Liverpool docks. The Association became affiliated to the RYA.
Hurricane Charlie in 1986 resulted in 10 of the fleet at Abersoch
Abersoch
Abersoch is a large village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a popular coastal seaside resort with approximately 1,000 inhabitants, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is about south-west of Pwllheli and south-west of...
being sunk and badly damaged but thankfully they were all salvaged and the repairs were carried out by AMP Marine of Birkenhead.
The present day fleet is based in North Wales at Trearddur Bay and Abersoch
Abersoch
Abersoch is a large village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a popular coastal seaside resort with approximately 1,000 inhabitants, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is about south-west of Pwllheli and south-west of...
and on the Mersey
Mersey
Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian...
at Wallasey
Wallasey
Wallasey is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England, on the mouth of the River Mersey, at the northeastern corner of the Wirral Peninsula...
. 1979 saw recognition by the Guinness Book of Yachting that the Seabird Half Rater is the oldest OD Class still racing in Britain, and the Liverpool Maritime Museum hold the Association documents on loan.
The highlight of 1999 class centenary year was when the three Stations raced together in the Menai Strait Regattas when 47 Seabirds out of a total fleet of 65 met. Many of the older boats have been lovingly restored and the regattas saw Goshawk No 2, the winner of that very first race in 1899, racing against Oystercatcher No 100 which was built in 1998.
The price of a new boat is in the region of £36,000, a far cry from £34 7s 6d in 1899.
Dimensions
- Length over all: 20 ft.
- Length on load water line: 16 ft. 4in.
- Beam at deck: 6 ft.
- Beam at load water line: 5 ft. 6in.
- Draft: 1 ft. 3in.
- Sail area: 182.2sq. ft.
Racing regulations
- The safety of every seabird is the responsibility of the owner/and or helm.
- Each Seabird must hold a valid racing certificate issued by the association.
- Each Seabird must have valid insurance covering the boat and crew against liability in respect of third party claims for at least half a million pounds whilst racing.
- Every Seabird must carry at least 2 crew and personal buoyancy must be worn at all times.
- Each Seabird must carry:
- An anchor weighing no less than 9.1 kg.
- 17 to 20 fathoms of quarter inch small link chain.
- One pair of oars and rowlocks or a sculling oar and rowlock.
- Distress flares.
- No Seabird may take part in a race for boats of the Seabird class unless it has been weighed and the weight is not less than the minimum regulation weight, 650 kg for the hull (centre plate, rudder, floorboards (and deck seats/buoyancy where fitted)) and 245 kg of ballast after the boat has been in commission for 28 days. If a Seabird is under this weight then additional ballast shall be added in positions designated by the committee.
Sails
Racing under strict one design rules Seabird Half Rater sails are only supplied by only 2 sailmakers, Sanders Sails and Mouse Sails. Sails must be measured by the official class measurer and stamped before use in races. No more than 3 sails, a mainsailMainsail
A mainsail is a sail located behind the main mast of a sailing vessel.On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast....
, jib
Jib
A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast...
and spinnaker
Spinnaker
A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind, i.e. with the wind 90°–180° off the bow. The spinnaker fills with wind and balloons out in front of the boat when it is deployed, called flying. It is constructed of...
may be flown at any one time while racing. Sails may be coloured, but the most common colour is white, and they must display the number designated to the boat by the seabird association.
In 1889 a full suit [ mainsail
Mainsail
A mainsail is a sail located behind the main mast of a sailing vessel.On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast....
, jib
Jib
A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast...
and spinnaker
Spinnaker
A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind, i.e. with the wind 90°–180° off the bow. The spinnaker fills with wind and balloons out in front of the boat when it is deployed, called flying. It is constructed of...
] of sails cost £3 19s 6d, this had risen to £52 by 1965 and currently costs in the region of £1,250.
Sail battens and Headboards are not allowed. However the class is trialing the use of windows in existing sails.
The spinnaker
Spinnaker
A spinnaker is a special type of sail that is designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind, i.e. with the wind 90°–180° off the bow. The spinnaker fills with wind and balloons out in front of the boat when it is deployed, called flying. It is constructed of...
boom may not be passed to leeward of the forestay
Forestay
On a sailing vessel, a forestay, sometimes just called a stay, is a piece of standing rigging which keeps a mast from falling backwards. It is attached either at the very top of the mast, or in fractional rigs between about 1/8 and 1/4 from the top of the mast. The other end of the forestay is...
and its length must not exceed 8 ft overall.
Equipment not sanctioned
- Bottle screws.
- Kicking straps.
- Winches.
- Joined tillers.
- Sliding fairleads.
- barber haulers.
- Topping lifts, downhauls and sliding mast tracks for spinnaker boom attachments.
- The covering of the keel centre board slot with strips of any material.
- Toe straps
Modifications sanctioned
- Jamming cleats and blocks.
- All wire main halyards or Spectra rope.
- Buoyancy (as long as no structural alterations are made to the hull.)
- The main sheet may not have more than a three part purchase and no block on the boom may be positioned beyond 7 ft 0" forwards of the lacing hole.
- Replaceable plastic gudgeon bearings.
- The use of epoxy glue and fillers on all repair work.
Current fleet
Number | Name | Year Built | Boat Builder | Current Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seasnipe | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | Lost off Southport Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England... |
2 | Goshawk | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | SCYC |
4 | Kittiwake | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | Lost off Southport Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England... 1936 |
5 | Seagull | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | Lost at Abersoch Abersoch Abersoch is a large village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a popular coastal seaside resort with approximately 1,000 inhabitants, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is about south-west of Pwllheli and south-west of... |
6 | Scoter | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | TBSC |
7 | Seamew | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... prior 1914 |
8 | Dovekie | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | WYC |
9 | Cormorant | 1898/9 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | WYC |
10 | Sandpiper | 1899 | R. Lathom & Co., Crossens | WYC |
11 | Teal | 1899 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | WYC |
12 | Merlin | 1899 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | Lost at Trearddur Bay 1989 |
14 | Petrel | 1899 | R. Latham & Co., Crossens | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... 1967 |
15 | Fansy | 1900 | P Wright, Crossens | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... prior 1914 |
16 | Dodo | 1900 | P Wright, Crossens | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... |
17 | Mallard | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | TBSC |
18 | Chila | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | TBSC |
19 | Fansy | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | Lost at Conway Conwy Conwy is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. Conwy has a population of 14,208... 1945 |
20 | Puffin | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | WYC |
21 | Dotterel | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | Lost at Abersoch Abersoch Abersoch is a large village in the community of Llanengan in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a popular coastal seaside resort with approximately 1,000 inhabitants, on the east-facing south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula at the southern terminus of the A499. It is about south-west of Pwllheli and south-west of... 1970 |
22 | Seahawk | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... before 1925 |
24 | Skua | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | WYC |
25 | Valmai | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | WYC |
26 | Fulmar | 1902/3 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | WYC |
27 | Gannet | 1905/6 | W. Roberts & Son, Chester | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... 1910 |
28 | Albatross | 1905/6 | W. Roberts & Son, Chester | Lost at West Kirby West Kirby West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, England, at the mouth of the River Dee across from the Point of Ayr in North Wales. To the north-east of the town lies Hoylake, with the suburbs of Grange and Newton to the east, and the village of Caldy to the... 1953 |
29 | Tern | 1905/6 | W. Roberts & Son, Chester | WYC |
30 | Curlew | 1905/6 | W. Roberts & Son, Chester | Lost off Hoylake Hoylake Hoylake is a seaside town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, on Merseyside, England. It is located at the north western corner of the Wirral Peninsula, near to the town of West Kirby and where the River Dee estuary meets the Irish Sea... 1926 |
31 | Goeland | 1905/6 | W. Roberts & Son, Chester | Lost in Merseyside Merseyside Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool... 1926 |
32 | Whimbrel | 1906 | Hilditch, Carrickfergus | WYC |
33 | Seasnipe | 1905/6 | W. Roberts & Son, Chester | SCYC |
34 | Gannet | 1906 | Hilditch, Carrickfergus | Lost off Hoylake Hoylake Hoylake is a seaside town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, on Merseyside, England. It is located at the north western corner of the Wirral Peninsula, near to the town of West Kirby and where the River Dee estuary meets the Irish Sea... |
35 | Royal Tern | 1906 | Hilditch, Carrickfergus | SCYC |
36 | Grebe | 1906 | Hilditch, Carrickfergus | U.S.A. |
37 | Sealark | 1906 | Hilditch, Carrickfergus | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... 1923 |
38 | Gael | 1906 | Hilditch, Carrickfergus | WYC |
39 | Whaup | 1910/11 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | Lost off Southport Southport Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England... 1963 |
40 | Penguin | 1910/11 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | SCYC |
41 | Osprey | 1910/11 | W.H Rowland & Co., Bangor | WYC |
42 | Bobolink | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | WYC |
44 | Fleetwing | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... 1957 |
45 | Stormy Petrel | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | Burnt at Lytham 1956 |
46 | Dodo | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | WYC |
47 | Mollyhawk | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... |
48 | Dunlin | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | Lost in Trearddur Bay 1950 |
49 | Sealark | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | TBSC |
50 | Seamew | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | TBSC |
51 | Dot | 1922 | Rowlands Dockyards Ltd., Bangor | TBSC |
52 | Pintail | 1922 | Rowlands Dockyards Ltd., Bangor | SCYC |
53 | Auk | 1920 | John Crossfield & Co., Conway | TBSC |
54 | Gannet | 1922 | Rowlands Dockyards Ltd., Bangor | Lost in Trearddur Bay 1923 |
55 | Shearwater | 1922 | Rowlands Dockyards Ltd., Bangor | TBSC |
56 | Kittiwake | 1922 | Rowlands Dockyards Ltd., Bangor | WYC |
57 | Tern | 1922 | Rowlands Dockyards Ltd., Bangor | TBSC |
58 | Sea Swallow | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | TBSC |
59 | Gull | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | TBSC |
60 | Guillemot | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | WYC |
61 | Pipit | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | SCYC |
62 | Merganser | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | SCYC |
64 | Heron | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | Lost in Trearddur Bay 1944 |
65 | Golden Eye | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | WYC |
66 | Smew | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | Lost on the River Dart River Dart The River Dart is a river in Devon, England which rises high on Dartmoor, and releases to the sea at Dartmouth. Its valley and surrounding area is a place of great natural beauty.-Watercourse:... 1956 |
67 | Scaup | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | TBSC |
68 | Gannet | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | WYC |
69 | Eider | 1924 | Enterprise Small Craft Co., Rock Ferry | Lost in Mersey Mersey Mersey may refer to:* River Mersey, in northwest England* Mersea Island, off the coast of Essex in England * Mersey River in the Australian state* Electoral division of Mersey in the state of Tasmania, Australian... |
70 | Dipper | 1926 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
71 | Ruddy Duck | 1926 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | SCYC |
72 | Sula | 1926 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
74 | Avocet | 1922 | Rowlands Dockyards Ltd., Bangor | TBSC |
75 | Curlew | 1931 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
76 | Tringa | 1935/6 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
77 | Eider | 1935/6 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | SCYC |
78 | Cygnet | 1935/6 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
79 | Dunlin | 1935/6 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
80 | Gwylan | 1939 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
81 | Egret | 1939 | A.M. Dickie & Son, Bangor | TBSC |
82 | Widgeon | 1953 | S. Bond, Rock Ferry | WYC |
84 | Sanderling | 1953 | S. Bond, Rock Ferry | Lost in Trearddur Bay 1983 |
85 | Halcyon | 1953 | S. Bond, Rock Ferry | TBSC |
86 | Solan Goose | 1953 | Western Marine, Pwllheli | SCYC |
87 | Calloo | 1953 | Western Marine, Pwllheli | WYC |
88 | Goosander | 1961 | Kenneth M. Gibbs Ltd., Pwllheli | WYC |
89 | Kayoshk | 1961 | Kenneth M. Gibbs Ltd., Pwllheli | SCYC |
90 | Pochard | 1967 | WYC, New Brighton | WYC |
91 | Marila | 1967 | Philip Winram & Sons, Liverpool | SCYC |
92 | Snowgoose | 1968 | Philip Winram & Sons, Liverpool | TBSC |
93 | Redshank | 1968 | Philip Winram & Sons, Liverpool | TBSC |
94 | Terek | 1968 | Philip Winram & Sons, Liverpool | WYC |
95 | Turnstone | 1968 | Philip Winram & Sons, Liverpool | TBSC |
96 | Shellduck | 1968 | Philip Winram & Sons, Liverpool | TBSC |
97 | Herring Gull | 1969 | Philip Winram & Sons, Liverpool | TBSC |
98 | Merlin | 1994 | J. Jones, Trearddur Bay | TBSC |
99 | Razorbill | 1998 | A.C.F. Morris, West Mersea | TBSC |
100 | Oystercatcher | 1998 | Classic Sailboats, Caernarfon | TBSC |
101 | Sanderling | 2005 | Classic Sailboats, Caernarfon | TBSC |
102 | Chough | 2005 | Classic Sailboats, Caernarfon | TBSC |
103 | Arctic Tern | 2006 | Classic Sailboats, Caernarfon | TBSC |
104 | Petrel | 2006 | Classic Sailboats, Caernarfon | TBSC |
105 | Rockhopper | 2007 | Classic Sailboats, Caernarfon | TBSC |
106 | Harlequin | 2010 | Classic Sailboats, Caernarfon | TBSC |
? | SEA EAGLE | 1980 | Not Known | EMESA ??? |