The pre-war designer Alfred Westmacott is today remembered for his dayboats, the X boat, the Seaview Mermaid and the Sunbeam. But his yard, Woodnutts at Bembridge, turned out a string of sensibly-designed and soundly-built craft which included electric and steam...

Message from the Class Captain I confirm that, due to the worsening situation regarding Coronavirus, all programmed Sunbeam events are cancelled until further notice. This means that the Spring meeting and the Rules Talk will now not take place. In line with ISC’s...

Today’s classic sailing and motorboat scene owes its existence to the passion and dedication of many people – boat owners, regatta organisers, crew, naval architects, volunteer yacht club officers and of course the skilled boatbuilders who have built or restored the...

See "Classic Boat" January 2020 issue for two articles about Sunbeams. Reproduced with permission.

This exquisite classic hull form is the 10th new GRP Solent Sunbeam, currently being built on the IOW at Mark Downer’s AM Structures factory at Sandown Airport. When completed she will be finished with sustainable timber covering boards, coamings, seats, and platform;...

Image: Dainty and Cambria at CannesBosham-based Peter Nicholson, owner of Solent Sunbeam ‘Dainty’ hull no. 1, sets off for the annual Regates Royales and Voiles de St Tropez regattas in the South of France What started 15 years ago as an unusual and challenging...

A week later after Cowes Classics Week, five Sunbeams re-convened for Cowes Week. Hereby some words from our roving reporter: With all racing abandoned on Saturday and Sunday, the 5 Sunbeams were desperate to get out racing. We got a course going West as far as...

The Dainty Dish race to Cowes 15 Sunbeams started in a light north-westerly and had a very pleasant sail to Cowes once the rain cleared just before the start, when the Class Captain was able to put away his disintegrating umbrella! The start was fiercely contested and...

It must be said that it wasn't the hottest Points Week in recent years! Indeed, on day 2, your Class Captain decided to try and keep warm and stay dry as long as possible, which is why an umbrella came in very handy on the long run down to the start! The racing was...

13 Solent Sunbeam classic keelboats are already signed up for racing at this year’s Cowes Classic Week, with another couple expected to be on the start line on 29th July, taking the total to at least 15.Among this year’s entries is Solent Sunbeam hull no 1, Dainty,...