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N886 Flare

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The life of N886 Flare.  Design: Little John, designed by: Dick Wyche & Digby Coppock in 1950

ken goddard

N.886 "Flare" appears in the Trent Valley Fixture Card and Boat List in 1952, as owned by P.E.J. "Joe" Hunt. Joe probably bought this boat new, from Wyche & Coppock. By 1957 this boat had moved on.
She was seen by me in 1963, rather a long way away, at the annual Regatta held by Beer Sailing Club in E.Devon. I believe that the then owner of the boat lived in Taunton. After that she disappeared from view.
Ken Goddard

Andy Bussell (Guest)


Andy Bussell


Andy Bussell

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My earlier efforts seemed not to register.  Here goes again:
We bought Flare from the owner who kept her at Burton Sailing Club in 1959/60. Shortly afterwards we moved to Ilminster, Somerset. My Father Peter Bussell and I sailed Flare from the Axe Yacht Club in the early '60s and after moving from the area used to come down in the summer for Beer Regatta. Happy Days!

Steve Crook

N.886 "Flare" appears in the Shropshire Sailing Club year book in 1970, owner R. Bowles

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