Posts from — February 2008
Papers found for J3 – Missy
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.
cheers
eib
February 20, 2008 Comments Off on Papers found for J3 – Missy
Canadian Jollyboat
This image was sent to me by Justin Cetas of his Jollyboat in Canada.
More info as soon as I have it
February 3, 2008 2 Comments
J26
February 3, 2008 2 Comments
Wooden Mast Foot for J3
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.
February 3, 2008 Comments Off on Wooden Mast Foot for J3
J – Mostly Joy
Unknown number or location.

February 3, 2008 2 Comments
J216
February 3, 2008 Comments Off on J216
Jollyboats at Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Regatta
This was the last time we all got together in 1996 or so.
Really about time we got back together again.
February 3, 2008 Comments Off on Jollyboats at Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Regatta