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JERSEY CLIPPER

Post by aukepalmhof » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:57 pm

The MS sheet of Jersey issued in 2001 shows us the yacht JERSEY CLIPPER as given on the stamp, the correct name is JERSEY under that name she took part in the Clipper Round the World Race in 2001/2.
The Clipper Round the World Race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robert Knox-Johnston, more info on the race is given on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper_R ... Yacht_Race
A fleet of sail yachts was built by Colvic Craft in the Blackwater Estuary, Sussex for the race of 1996, who were designed by David Pedrik. One of this yachts was the JERSEY.
16 October 1996 the first race started with 8 yachts from Plymouth.
It are monohull yachts, with a displacement of 24,000 kg and dimensions of 18.26 x 4.75 x 2.21m. (draught), length on waterline 15.93m.
Auxiliary engine one Perkins M165 diesel engine of 130 hp.
Sail area?
The JERSEY was delivered under the name MERMERUS, and under that name she took part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in 1996 and 1998, before she in the races of 2000 and 2002 sailed under the name JERSEY.
After the 2002 race she was sold when a new class of yachts entered the race, sold to a private owner and converted in an ocean cruise yacht.
December 2014 she was sold to Blue Box Sailing, Southampton, who will use the yacht I believe again under the name MERMERUS from June 2015 after a rebuild and restoration for sailing education on the Solent and match racing.

Jersey 2001 £1.50 sg?, scott?
Source: Wikipedia and internet.
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