Charles Kingsley

Charles William Russell Kingsley V.R.D. A.R.I.N.A. (30 January 1910 – 13 February 1996) was a British yacht designer and surveyor.

Background His early life was spent on the Isle of Wight where he designed, built and sailed small boats or canoes of canvas covered wooden framed design. For most of his working life, he was employed in London as a Victualling Clerk for the Orient Line. His hobby, which consumed much of his spare time, was yacht designing and surveying although most of the design activity reduced considerably after the Second World War. During the war, he served in the RNVR, initially (from 1933) in the pay branch - he had poor eyesight - but volunteered successfully to transfer to the Special Branch reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1947.

He was a member of the Little Ship Club, which he joined aged 19, and won first prize in their yacht design competition in 1933, for which he received the sum of £5 5s. The competition was judged by, among others, Laurent Giles. In December 1935 he had a new design for an 8-ton cruiser (based to a certain extent on his prize winning design) published in Yachting Monthly magazine.

He was an associate of the Institution of Naval Architects (later the Royal Institution of Naval Architects) between 1935 and 1964.

Yachts

Foie Official Lloyd's number 165032.

Auxiliary Bermudian cutter. Long keel yacht of 9 tons and 36.0 ft LOA. Built by A. Everson & Sons of Woodbridge in 1936.

Date Owner Notes 1936 Capt. C. W. B. RICHARDS Built, Everson and Sons of Woodbridge. 1939-45 TBC Burnt during War, ref?

Evarne Official Lloyd's numbers and signal letters: 166103 MMNM, then 400070 from between 1965 and 1978.

Photographed (unknown date) by Beken & Son of Cowes. Photograph number 28728. Sail number 170.

Date Owner Notes 1937 G. H. B. SHELTON Built, Everson and Sons of Woodbridge. 21 May 1938 H. SHELTON Mentioned (along with Keryl) in the entry list of The Thames Estuary Race of the Royal Corinthian Y. C. at Burnham. 1948 Capt. E. M. C. BARRACLOUGH, CBE, RN (ret.) Ipswich, RORC Rating 23.85 ft 17 July 1953 Capt. E. M. C. BARRACLOUGH, CBE, RN (ret.) Picture appears on page 14 of The Times while participating in the 21st Cowes to Dinard race. 1955 A. MORRIS Ipswich April 1956 A. MORRIS Waterford 1980 G. WARD Waterford, Crosshaven?

Isonda

Official Lloyd's Number 185994.

Auxiliary cutter with Bermudian rig. Full keel yacht with classic counter stern. 8 tons, 33 ft LOA. Built by Sharp & Brewster of Woodbridge, Suffolk in 1937. Built according to the winning design from the Little Ship Club competition. Date !! Owner !! Location

In 2005 Keryl and her owner, Simon Woodhouse, were the subject of the first two episodes of a TV programme Boat Yard presented by Tom Cunliffe. They were first screened in 2005 on the Discovery Realtime TV channel.

Date Owner Notes 1937 Miss Muriel E. WILES Built, RORC Rating 26.11 ft. Ipswich. 15 May 1937 Miss Muriel E. WILES Mentioned (along with Foie) in the entry list for the RORC Maas race. 19 May 1937 Miss Muriel E. WILES Mentioned (along with Foie) as having 'given up' the RORC Maas race. 23 June 1937 Miss Muriel E. WILES Second place in cruiser class of the RORC Coronation Eddystone race. 20 July 1937 Miss M. E. WILES Entered and gave up RORC Cowes to Dinard ocean race. 31 July 1937 Miss M. E. WILES Entered RORC Channel race. 17 August 1937 Miss M. E. WILES Led the RORC Plymouth to La Baule race. 21 May 1938 Miss M. E. WILES Mentioned (along with Evarne) in the entry list of The Thames Estuary Race of the Royal Corinthian Y. C. at Burnham. 1939 Miss M. E. WILES Photographed by Beken & Son of Cowes during Cowes-Dinard Race. Photograph—210. Sail number 160. One of 29 race starters. 1947 Air Comm. B. H. C. and Mrs Muriel E. RUSSELL Ipswich, RORC Rating 25.49 ft. 1951 R. E. W. WAKEFIELD Ipswich. 1955 J. R. H. WILLIAMS Ipswich. April 1956 J. R. H. WILLIAMS Ipswich. 1966 H. F. P. CLARK Ipswich, Swanwick Shore. Sail No. 160. Jan 1976 Mentioned in Cruising World article by Eric Hiscock 1980 H. F. P. CLARK Ipswich, Swanwick Shore. 23 May 1996 Mr and Mrs M. DIFFEY From transcript of registry of a British ship. 2005 Simon WOODHOUSE Subject of Boat Yard