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Title: N153 Witch
Post by: National 12 Webmaster on 15 Mar 2007, 10:19
The life of N153 Witch.   Design: Uffa King, designed by: Uffa Fox in 1936

Original boat name: Itch.  



Itch, Burton Cup & YW Points Cup winning boat, Poole 1936, Cyril A Stollery & Kenneth Palmer and Burton Cup, Calshot 1948, by then re-named Witch, Robin Steavenson & Harry Whitaker. 
Title: Re: N153 Witch
Post by: JohnMurrell on 09 Oct 2007, 09:31
Fortunately all my books have kept their dustjackets!!!!!
Title: Re: N153 Witch
Post by: edwillett on 11 Aug 2008, 06:26
The picture on the cover of "When Dinghies Delight" is of Robin sailing Witchcraft (N1153) on the Tyne Estuary
Title: Re: N153 Witch
Post by: ken goddard on 23 Aug 2010, 10:46
I attach, hopefully, a nice picture of Witch being sailed by Brian Miatt and Margaret Purkis at the 70th Anniversary Regatta at Pitsford.
Ken Goddard
Title: Re: N153 Witch
Post by: NTOACertification on 25 Feb 2015, 03:44
A photo from Robin's collection.
Robin Sailing Witch Circa 1950 possibly at YOSC