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Houri
Basics
Class: | International 6 Metre Rule: First metre rule | ||
Sail no: | GBR3 | Home port: | Aldeburgh, Suffolk |
Year designed: | 1911 | Country: | United Kingdom |
Year built: | 1911 | Current Status: | Not in commission: Mid-restoration |
Designed by: | Arthur E. Payne | ||
Built by: | Alexander McDonald & Co., Woolston, Southampton, United Kingdom |
Rig: Originally Lug Sloop, but will be Bermudan
Construction: Originally 33'0" (Bowsprit 2'6")ûOriginal sail area = 570 sq. ft.ûCarvel: Mahogany planking on American Elm framesûBowsprit: 2'6"
Measurements
Specify unitsLOA: | 33ft 0"in | Displacement: | d/k |
LWL: | 22ft 420in | Trim tab: | No |
Beam: | d/k | Wings on keel: | No |
Draft: | 4ft 204in | L (Measured): | d/k |
Luff (A) IRC (P): | d/k | Date of last measurement certificate: | d/k |
Fore triangle (J): | d/k | Measurer: | d/k |
Foot (B) IRC (E): | d/k | IRC Rating: | d/k |
Sail area: | d/k | n year: | d/k |
History
This section records what is known about the past history of the boat.Complete one row for each change of name, sail number, location and/or owner and the year in which the change(s) occurred. The current owner is not displayed unless permission has been given.
Year acquired: 2000; Current owner: Mr David Seer,
Year: 1985; Previous owner: Peter Sillet
Year: d/k; Previous owner: Maj. Henry Maitland Kersey DSO
Year: 1965; Previous owner: Leonard. C. House
Year: 1957; Previous owner: Donald P. Bunday
Year: 1945; Previous owner: Mr. Harrington
Year: 1936; Previous owner: Fredman Ashe Lincoln Q.C. R.N.V.R.
Year: 1932; Previous owner: D. F. R. Evans & R. W. Aldridge
Year: 1912; Previous sail no: changed
Year: 1911; Previous sail no: L13; Previous owner: Edward John "Jack" Baker & Harold Richard William Wintle FRGS
Restorations & Modifications:
Year | Name, Address of restorer | Details |
Story
Use this section to note any anecdotes, successes, etc. or add any notesHouri was the last International Rule yacht designed by Arthur Edward Philip Payne, and the first of two built by Alexander MacDonald & Co. at the Ferry Yard, Woolston, on the East bank of the River Itchen, roughly where the Itchen Bridge now stands. She was comissioned by a young Edward John "Jack" Baker of Hasfield Court in Gloucester, and his tutor and friend Harold Richard William Wintle FRGS. Originally the pair were reportedly planning to build a Seven Metre.
Through a number of her previous owners, Houri has links (some more tenuous than others) to a number of well known people, places and events:
Edward Baker was the son of William Meath Baker, of Hasfiled Court. He in turn was a close friend of Edward Elgar, and is said to be the subject of the fourth of the Enigma Variations, entitled WMB.
Later, she was owned by the one time British representative to the America's Cup commitee, Maj. Henry Maitland Kersey DSO (see http://www.angloboerwar.com/DSO/k/kersey_hm.htm)



Shortly before the second world war, she came into the ownership of Fredman Ashe Lincoln, a prominent member of Jewish society, a well known Queens Counsel, a member of the RNVR, and latterly a conservative MP. His son is now Senior Rabbi at the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York. There is a short biography, and a very good photograph at http://www.dangoor.com/72page24.html


Unfortunately, her short racing career was less than illustrious. Initially, Harold Wintle put this down to a mixture of bad luck, poor equipment, and a poor mainsail. Firstly, to redress the issue of luck, she had her origninal Sail Number changed from L-13 for the 1912 season, then she had a new suit of sails form Ratsey & Lapthorn, the originals having been made by Cranfield & Carter. As for the issue of poor equipment, one can only speculate. However towards the end of her fisrt season, she had a particularly bad day, about which Wintle commented, "Each day she carried away something, and then finally her mast".
Lloyds Register holds only a first entry report, and no drawings are known to exist. Beken of Cowes holds three photographs, all taken in 1948. Plate Nos. 28312, 28313 & 28314. At the time of writing, the owner also has the original sail cutting templates, from the Cranfield & Carter archive.
Uploaded Pictures & Documents
Sources & References
Use this section to note any web resources or published references to this boatRegisters/Yard Lists:
- Basil Carmody's 6mR Research, edited by Tim Street & Pekka Barck : 192
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