A Blog-site for sharing news and views on Jollyboats

Fancy starting a Fairey Marine collection?

Want something like the Jollyboat, but a bit shorter?

Always fancied a 14?

If so, grab this 14 now:

See details at: http://www.cvrda.org/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1497

It would be hard to find a Fairey 14 nicer than this.

For more details, post here, or email me on ed@cvrda.org.

Jollyboat Sula is looking for a careful new owner.

She needs quite a bit of work doing to her.  She was given to me a couple of years ago, by the owner at the time, who had started to undertake the work, but had then lost faith.

She certainly needs new decks and a few holes in the hull need fixing.  But there is no doubt that she is certainly worth it.  I was going to do this work myself, but at moment my hands are full with getting J3 back on the water in time for the Nats in July.  I am also picking up another Jollyboat project in the near future, so Sula really needs to find a new home.

I have got a centre-plate and rudder, most probably a boom, but I suspect the mast has had it.  There are some sails, but I would really suggest getting some new canvas I think.

She was a Fairey hull that was fitted out by another boat-builder.  I do not know exact date, but suspect she is an early boat 1955-1957.  She does not have a number as she has never been registered.

I do have some photos and paperwork as I have been in touch with the original owner.

I am not looking for any money, but would just really like to see Sula go to a good home.

She is presently down in Cornwall, but I may be able to deliver her if you could pay the petrol.

If you want to hear any more, please do just post here or contact me on ed@cvrda.org.

cheers

eib

I used to race (J35 Samantha ) in the late 60 s early 70s and we were using the new profile rudder blade which had a straight ( horizontal) base but still had the swept back leading edge . It was far superior to the old blob type rudder.

Terry

This film is mainly about the YW Scow…..but towards the beginning of this film there is a bit with what certainly looks like a Jollyboat being passed through a 1st story window.

Strange thing is that it has smaller side-decks and seats inside rather like an Albacore.  What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxZTNTINLUk

Keep in touch with Steve Moore’s incredible new boat.

http://steveboat.blogspot.com

To the best of my knowledge, this is the first Jollyboat to be built in the last 35 years in the UK.

It looks like a fantastic effort and we are all itching to see her on the water.

What number does she get? Now there is a good question and maybe one that Andrew Richardson - keeper of the records can answer….but not I!

I never knew the name for my Jollyboat…..and have normally called her ‘Effie’ after my mother.
I knew that it was made for Max Aitken and lived for a long while in his boat house next to Uffa Fox’s in Isle of White.  I knew it was sailed by Hillary Laing (Feranti) quite a bit before being used for development and research into ‘fast’ hull shapes when it was fitted with a speedo gland and presumably big clocks.  The clocks have gone although the place where they were is still evident.

But Andrew Richardson - Keeper of the Records for all things Jollyboat has found the original measurement form for J3 andnow I know she was called ‘Missy’.

Great news and hopefully we will be able to bring out more of this kind of information in the future.

Here is the Measurement Form.

J3 Missy Measurement Papers

cheers

eib

This Blogsite has got a few of these images on it.

But here is the full set:

http://picasaweb.google.com/tchanter/J9Restoration/

This image was sent to me by Justin Cetas of his Jollyboat in Canada.

More info as soon as I have it

Looking fantastic!!

Looking forwards to seeing Jiminy on the Water!

I think this is another of Andrew R’s.

I will look up the details shortly - or you can put them in if you know what they are

These days most Jollyboats are using aluminum masts and stiff ones at that. But it wasn’t always that way, for a while the ‘wooden-tops’ were common in the fleet, but the earliest boats had wooden masts. Wonderful examples of wood-work. Amazingly light, there was not much weight advantage to going to an ali mast. They were made from two halves, some parts as thin as 1/4in. J3 still has its original mast, but is normally sailed with a Needlespar.

A few more shots of Jiminy in the Workshop:

I can’t remember what the story is with this Jollyboat. The decks look in very good condition or have recently been re-built. The hull does not look quite so good, but nothing too hard to fix.

I can’t quite tell from the photo, but there looks like something slightly funny going on around the stern decking.

Anybody know the full story on this. If so please do leave a comment.

Looks like some pretty serious high quality boat building going on here:

I particularly like the shot showing the innerds of a Jollyboat under the decks -It certainly shows how thin the Jollyboat is and also how little reserver bouyancy is provided by the side tanks.

Can’t remember what the story is with this one. Will do some more research and update post. If you know the story - leave a comment.

Need to check details on this one

J9 was rebuilt recently and is now in good hands. It was a really good job and they took an interesting approach to the problems the Jollyboat always has of keeping the hull rigid by putting in a set of ribs. This seems like a good idea on the whole as long as you don’t fall over them.

There are a few Jollyboats on the Isle of White, but I am afraid I am not aware of any of the still on the water.

I am told that there is one hanging from the ceiling of the Royal Squadron bar…..if you can confirm….do.

These are some photos of the Jollyboat in the museum. Will confirm number later.

I do like the centre-sheeting on this boat. This method used to be very common, but many boats that had it have now died and the few that still have it have been reverted to stern sheeting. I think there is a fair chance that I will use this on next Jollyboat that I renovate…..whenever that is.

Which I guess will be when I can next afford it

This was the last time we all got together in 1996 or so.

Really about time we got back together again.

Hopefully we will hear more about J17 soon as there does not look like too much work to do on her.