Yachts

C001: Josephine
C002: Cetewayo
C003: Frenesi of Clynder
C004: Undina
C005: Rebecca of Vineyard Haven
C006: Whirlaway
C007: Drumbeat
C008: Whooper
C009: Thendara
C010: Zoom
C011: Foglio
C012: Vanity V
C013: Talisker Mhor
C014: Pazienza
C015: Danegeld
C016: Mikado
C017: Elona
C018: Sensa
C019: Droleen II
C020: Corrie
C021: Lotus
C022: Mingary
C023: Dirk II
C024: Sceptre
C025: Thendara
C026: Outlaw
C027: Athena
C028: Bettine
C029: John Dory
C030: Swanilda
C031: Marigold
C032: Sally of Kames
C033: Monsoon
C034: Charm of Rhu
C035: Moonspray
C036: Firebrand
C037: Gluckauf
C038: Cereste
C039: Mitzi
C040: Roar for Joy
C041: Zahir
C042: Maria Hendrika
C043: Vivette
C044: Berenice
C045: Huff of Arklow
C046: Fairlight
C047: Iolaire
C048: Sibyl of Cumae
C049: Ilderim
C050: Dorothy
C051: Zaleda
C052: Dione
C053: Clarion of Wight
C054: Safir
C055: Shantih
C056: Eveline
C057: Shuttle
C058: Windflower
C059: Erica
C060: Cygnet of London
C061: St David's Light
C062: Leonie
C063: Tar Baby
C064: Caressa
C065: Tiger C
C066: Barbican
C067: A Day at the Races
C068: Kelpie
C069: Suzalah
C070: Rubicon
C071: Infanta
C072: Rampage
C073: Halcyon
C074: Thalassa
C075: Sinbad
C076: Lutine
C077: Twilight
C078: Alera
C079: Aeolus
C080: Nightfall
C081: Mossie Estelle

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Danegeld

Danegeld was designed and built in Cowes by David Cheverton & Partners in 1958 for Bobby Lowein, a well-known Cowes racing yachtsman. She was described by the yachting press at the time as "a very sweet fast little yacht" and "something of a wonderboat" since she achieved fifteen firsts, two seconds and four thirds out of 22 starts in her first full season - including the Roman Bowl for the round-the-Island Race, the Foxhound Cup for class III in the Fastnet and three firsts during Cowes Week.

Built as a class III ocean racer and finished with varnished African Mahogany planking on English Oak beams, Danegeld has a touch of transatlantic design about her appearance. The press commented that David Cheverton "seems to have developed his idea of proportions to much the same conclusions as some of the best American designers." At 35' in length and with 9'6" beam she was one of the largest boats then built with a 24' waterline. Yachts and Yachting commented: "The design, with the widest sections aft, produced a flat, sweet curve which nearly always indicates a fast boat.... and a comfortable boat below."

Cheverton then launched the design as the Danegeld cruiser class, with a higher coach roof for increased headroom below. Three subsequent boats were built with the last, Soraya, completed in 1960 by R & W Clark.
In 1960 all the members of the Island Sailing Club contributed £1 each to transport Danegeld to Newport, Rhode Island to take part in the Bermuda Race. After five days of heavy winds and rough seas, the smallest boat in the race finished as second foreign boat on corrected time. Lowein then sailed her in the Swedish Transatlantic Race to Gothenburg. An 8mm film record of the adventure was shot by crew member, Mike Henderson.

Danegeld was sold in 1964 and moved to Shoreham and then Poole where, in 1975, she was converted for cruising. Her 10hp petrol Albin was replaced with a heavy 25hp diesel and large fuel tanks were installed in her long counter stern. The extra weight and compensating ballast forward raised her waterline by a foot. Four years later she came into possession of the present owner's cousin and berthed on the Hamble for the next 17 years from where she cruised extensively including to Spain and the Azores.

In 1997 Danegeld returned to Cowes for a complete restoration. Although the hull was basically sound her interior was stripped, worn planks replaced and the teak deck re-fastened. She has been restored to her original condition as far as possible, with one or two concessions to modernity such as a lighter weight diesel. She now floats close to her designed marks while her sail wardrobe is in the process of being upgraded. Danegeld has returned to the racing scene in the Solent but now as a classic yacht.