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Velsheda 35"

Item  #  Vel-35

Velsheda 35"
 
  • Sold Fully Assembled - Just pull this model ship out of the box and display, there is no rigging to tie or mast to assemble.
  • 33" H x 5" W x 27" L (1:57 scale).
  • Plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added to the hull of the ship model one at a time).
  • Built with rare, high quality woods. Hand painted the actual colors of the Velsheda yacht
  • Fabric sails with detailed stitching.
  • No plastic parts.
  • To build this model ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual yacht.

 
 
Designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, Owner of Woolworth chain of shops, she was built in 1933 at Gosport. She was Nicholson's second design for a J Class and Stephenson's second big yacht.

"Velsheda" was named after Stephenson's three daughters, Velma, Sheila and Daphne. She raced with the greatest names in classic yachting including "Britannia", "Endeavour" and "Shamrock" between 1933 and 1936.

In her second season she won more than 40 races and achieved an outstanding record of success at Regatta's from Southend to Dartmouth. Other venues included Torbay, Swanage and of course the Solent, all under the control of the very famous Captain Mountfield.

The permanent racing crew at that time was probably around 16 men and this would have been augmented to around 30 for racing. When not required for sail changes, spare crew were moved to below decks.

In her day - around the late 1930's, she represented the most advanced technical design for spars, rigging, sails, deck gear and ropes. Her masts were aluminum, made by bending plates and riveting them together. Sails were made from the new terylene threads and deck gear now included winches for easier handling of sheets. The standing rigging was solid rod, even in the 30's, but with so much stretch in the rigging and systems it was inevitable that J Class masts could not be held in column and would collapse in stronger winds. In anything above a Force 3, there was serious concern about holding the rig in place without collapse.

Below decks accommodation was limited to just the main saloon, owners quarters aft, and storage for sails and equipment forward.

Stephenson also had a motor yacht named Bystander built to support In 2001 the new owner purchased a 120' Feadship (originally built for Henry Ford II) and this was renamed "Bystander". It was seen at many of the main regattas around the world, usually alongside 'Velsheda".
     
     
 Velsheda 35" $179.95
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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