Troy class boats are a class of
sailing boats
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
unique to
Fowey
Fowey ( ; kw, Fowydh, meaning 'Beech Trees') is a port town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town has been in existence since well before the Norman invasion, with the local ch ...
in
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
and are raced competitively.
History
In the winter of 1928/29, the first boat was built by Archie Watty, for
Sir Charles Hanson (a former
Lord Mayor of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powe ...
).
The name comes from ''Troy town'' which is the fictional name given to Fowey by the writer and scholar Sir
Arthur Quiller-Couch
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (; 21 November 186312 May 1944) was a British writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication '' The Oxford Book of English Verse 1 ...
in many of his books.
Since 1929, a total of 29 boats have been built. Seven new boats have been built in the last ten years, five of them by Marcus Lewis, boatbuilder in Fowey.
The Troy class has been dominated over the years by Alan Toms, so wins by other competitors have been well received by the Fowey sailing community.
See also
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References
External links
Troy History
Keelboats
Sport in Cornwall
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