Photographs of the Chrismas Rick Pond Meeting supplied by Anthony Warren

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David Bell's very nice 36R shows just how to turn out a modern timber built boat.

A rather nice tinplate clockwork motor boat.

An impressively engineered steam launch powered by an enclosed 2 cylinder high speed engine is also visible on the right of the shaky shot of a table full of largely steam power.

This Littlejohn 36R Eagle design carved from bread and butter by John Gale, now sports a beautiful finish and a lined deck with Eagles' hatch cover from the old South London Club. This was one of three boats whose hulls have now reached completion, the other two being 10R's of which we shall doubtless hear more when they are on the water.

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B,C Chas Howe's most attractive Bassett Lowke sloop shows off her fine finish and superior fittings.

D Perfectly canvassed for the breeze. The Bassett Lowke looks the part as she heads up wind.

E Tony Hatherall's 30" Ailsa was very elegant and at this size made of fibreglass; she sailed very well during the course of the day.

F This radio Bristol channel pilot cutter shows significant wave displacement as she heads confidently to wind.

G And an apparently Chinese ketch converted to sail by Trevor Smith; very prominent red (for joy) sails!

H Grahame Davis' 21" earlier Sugg cutter sports new spars, rudder and sails but original hull finishes. She sailed well.

J, K A most attractive 34" Alexander built of two different hardwoods; newly rigged and canvassed with original spars, she was one of several interesting boats brought by Chas.

P The boats of the book; one of a pair of matching and relatively rare 30Rs true in all detail (including the stand) to Daniel's and Tucker's instructions from their book published in 1932. This was superseded in 1936 by their new printing which now included a 36R 'for yourself' instead. The MYA adopted the 36R as a junior (and still current) class in the early 30's

Q,S Max Buttimer trims his Marblehead Cheerio replica for an exciting board against Paul Drewett's 6m K 808. Surprisingly well matched, they ended kissing each other at the finish with Max pulling ahead by just inches. Titania is an interesting boat of fibreglass with aluminium spars and twice National winner in the early 60's and again in the 90's. She was designed in the 30's by W H Davey ('Ethel' design) and built around 1961 by Clem Edwards as one of a total of 6 from the same plug.

T,U Great fun to sail, extraordinarily well balanced and quick on a guy, K808 sailed the Rick with ease, ending reliably in her intended position at each end. In the background Chris Dick's Revolution design Rebel was very quick when her whole waterline length kicked in.