'Mariquita'

[Poignard]

A French friend sent me this photo of 'Mariquita', taken by him in the Rade de Brest in 2021.

"She walks the waters like a thing of life, ​

And seems to dare the elements to strife."​

Lord Byron "The Corsair"​

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[Chiara’s slave]

Was, until recently, part owned by one of our club members. She is fabulous, I took some pictures of her sailing in the Fife regatta last summer.

 

[Poignard]

Was, until recently, part owned by one of our club members. She is fabulous, I took some pictures of her sailing in the Fife regatta last summer.

It would be good to see them.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

It would be good to see them.

Seeing her, an 8m and Kelpie in almost the same frame was awesome. The ex owner of Kelpie is a friend too, he had a Fife 8m after that. Kelpie is a Mylne design of course, but similar (smaller of course) in age and appearance.

 

[John_Silver]

Mariquita is truly exquisite. We ended up moored in front of her, riding out a gale, in Brest, this August. I never tired of the view of her, towering above Stargazer's transom. There was a group of Fifers, including Mariquita, already in when we arrived. And as the gale wore on Le Francais, joined us. Closely followed by another tallship, which took shelter beneath the castle battlements. Brest Classics pix

 

[Leighb]

I remember her sitting in the mud as a houseboat at Pin Mill for many years until taken away on barge for her eventual restoration. Great to see her back in fabulous condition

 

[yotter]

Many thanks for posting, a good friend used to be a part owner.

 

[alahol2]

Thankyou, I've been searching for the name of the yachts in this photo since I took it... Can anyone put a name to No 8 ?

 

[Adios]

They used to make boats by eye didn't they, if it was beautiful it was right. And the sea agreed.

 

[blush2]

I remember her sitting in the mud as a houseboat at Pin Mill for many years until taken away on barge for her eventual restoration. Great to see her back in fabulous condition

Think she was restored at HYS some time ago. I worked with a chap who was temporary mate in the early 2000's. They offered him a permanent job but he had to turn it down because the pay wouldn't support a wife and triplets

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Think she was restored at HYS some time ago. I worked with a chap who was temporary mate in the early 2000's. They offered him a permanent job but he had to turn it down because the pay wouldn't support a wife and triplets

Some things are even more important than beautiful sailboats.

 

[dunedin]

Think she was restored at HYS some time ago. I worked with a chap who was temporary mate in the early 2000's. They offered him a permanent job but he had to turn it down because the pay wouldn't support a wife and triplets

I think the senior crew in a big Wm Fife are well paid now. But can be long spells away from family

 

[BobnLesley]

I'm pretty sure that's the yacht we once anchored with at Le Ecrehous off the western end of Jersey; they got their anchor stuck and a French naval helicopter arrived and dropped a diver in to clear it.

 

[creeks]

Thankyou, I've been searching for the name of the yachts in this photo since I took it... Can anyone put a name to No 8 ?
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Could No. 8 be Moonbeam IV?

 

[dunedin]

Could No. 8 be Moonbeam IV?

Good spot. They are often at the same events

 

[alahol2]

I think you're right...


Photos were western Solent in July this year.

 

[zoidberg]

I'm pretty sure that's the yacht we once anchored with at Le Ecrehous off the western end of Jersey; they got their anchor stuck and a French naval helicopter arrived and dropped a diver in to clear it.

[pedant ode] Ahem! [/pedant mode]

 

[dunedin]

These Wm Fife beauties now seem to berth permanently in the South of France, but occasionally venture back home for the Wm Fife regattas at Fairlie/ Largs every 4 years or so.
With a Fairlie regatta this year, that would explain sightings in Channel Islands and Solent en route

 

[Chiara’s slave]

These Wm Fife beauties now seem to berth permanently in the South of France, but occasionally venture back home for the Wm Fife regattas at Fairlie/ Largs every 4 years or so.
With a Fairlie regatta this year, that would explain sightings in Channel Islands and Solent en route

We had a fife regatta in the Solent this summer.

 

[dunedin]

We had a fife regatta in the Solent this summer.
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This was the main one they came for, where they were designed and built .... Welcome to the Richard Mille Fife Regatta - Fife Regatta