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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Marigold

Greg Powesland discovered Marigold in Wooton Creek, lonely and deserted. Lord Montague of Beaulieu offered a temporary six-month berth at Bucklers Hard. Once the tide swept seams were caulked with rags Marigold floated and, with the help of Mike Stansfield and his tug Fred, she was towed across the Solent and sunk into the mud of the Beaulieu River.

Next Greg purchased a derelict boathouse in Cornwall, a neighbour having offered the use of a piece of his land nearby for the restoration project. Further progress was limited by lack of funds but an exhibition at the Sail '82 Exhibition in Southampton hoped to attract sponsorship for the project. This proved fruitless but Robbie Henderson of Lambert Haulage did offer to transport the hull to Cornwall.

By 1982 Marigold had been emptied of mud and extraneous gear, surveyed and temporarily roofed over until a way could be found to pursue the restoration.

As a base for the project Greg decided to restore the boathouse, meanwhile collecting history and gear for Marigold and part-time teaching for a living at Plymouth Art School. Two years turned into seven during which all attempts to raise sponsorship failed.

Although Greg could no longer continue to fund a major boat restoration he had managed to unearth a large body of Marigold's history. In 1989 Alex Laird (who had coincidentally been restoring a similar Victorian yacht named Partridge) had an entirely new idea: a major international auction devoted exclusively to classic yachts. He suggested putting Marigold up as one of the yachts for sale.

Mr Glen Allan, a Bermuda-based yachtsman, had been on a flight to London from his home when he happened to read a Telegraph article about the sale. He called Greg; "Would you be able to restore Marigold to her original specification if I purchased her?" he asked.

Marigold sold for five times her estimate to Mr Allan. The brief was to restore Marigold as faithfully as possible to her original specification as a Victorian yacht. Working plans were produced by Chris Temple and the hull reconstruction was undertaken by Canal & Marine Services and completed, bar the counter, to Lloyd's A1 by 1992.