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Scows at Burnham-on-Crouch

West Wight Scows came to Burnham after WW2, since then they have become a part of the sailing scene, many of todays sailors learnt to sail in them and continue to do so. This is a list of those that can be remembed by the people who have loved them, it is not yet complete and if you have any information to add to it or corrections please write to James Young

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Frisky
Sail Number  0
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Not Known

Periwinkle
Sail Number  0
Date  1986
Built by Bilky Nicholls
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Walker, L

Soggy
Sail Number  0
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Holland-Brown named her Soggy, previous name unknown.
            Owners
            Shepard
            Holland-Brown

Esme
Sail Number  1
Date  1936
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Granville, N
            Law
            Summers
            Young
            Stokes

Winkle
Sail Number  2
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  RCYC?
Notes:-
Robin Bartram recalls that in 1960 he won a rowing race to the Burnham Fairway (Fairway No3) and back, before moving on to Cadets and handing Winkle over to his brother.
            Owners
            Bartram , R
            Williams, R
            Meaker
            Smith, R

Penquin
Sail Number  3
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Not Known

Spook
Sail Number  4
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Renamed from Viking to Spook.
            Owners
            Leith, D
            Worthington
            Cousens
            Booth, B
            Melville
            Stowe
            Elkin
            Holland-Brown

Pixie
Sail Number  5
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Sunk
            Owners
            Campbell
            Shapiro
            Warren

Carlison
Sail Number  6
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Mitchell
            Rowe
            Fleming, P
            Pyecraft

Mirosa
Sail Number  7
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            R.C.Y.C Scow

Kieukepiet
Sail Number  8
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            R.C.Y.C Scow

Dumbo
Sail Number  9
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Bennett, Peto
            Shanahan
            Earl
            Leten
            Rainey
            Bastic
            Halsby, J
            Lidstone

Daisy
Sail Number  10
Date  1948
Built by L. C. Kemp / Williams
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Renamed by the Earps from Shandon to Daisy.
            Owners
            Earp
            Jackson, M & L
            R.C.Y.C Scow

Gehena II
Sail Number  11
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Sparrow, R
            Worthington
            Burns, P
            Goodman
            Booth, C
            Walton
            Quinlan
            Kettley

Sorrell
Sail Number  12
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Beirne
            Light, P & R
            Neuberger

Gnat
Sail Number  12
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Not Known

Branklet
Sail Number  13
Date  1953
Built by W Stebbings
Restored by Lloyd
Whereabouts  On the River
Notes:-
Built for £45.
            Owners
Built for Ried J.
            Snow
            Symes
            Polturak
            Wastnage
            Polturak

Grebe
Sail Number  15
Date  1949
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Renamed from Petrob to Grebe.
            Owners
            Light, P & R
            Booth, P & J
            McConnel, K
            Soloway
            Glaze
            Camps

Shellduck
Sail Number  16
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Dewick, M
            Loram

Shrimp
Sail Number  17
Date  1949
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Burnt in a barn
            Owners
            Booth, P
            Toner
            Warren

Tarka
Sail Number  18
Date  1954
Built by Tucker Brown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Billinghurst
            Melville
            Waples

Sprite
Sail Number  19
Date  1954
Built by Tucker Brown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Winder, G & A

Pupu
Sail Number  20
Date  1948
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Renamed from Jacktar to Pupu?
            Owners
            Garrold
            Lidstone

Pipaluk
Sail Number  31
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Hart

Yellow Peril
Sail Number  126
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Whiteley, C

Matilda
Sail Number  216
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Rotted away
Notes:-
Kit Cole found her in Maldon in 1972, she rotted away in Petticrows shed.
            Owners
            Cole
            Barnard

Seamew
Sail Number  230
Date  1953
Built by Stebbings
Whereabouts  Burnham
Notes:-
Seamew was found in Prior's shed and sent to London for an extensive refit, she took pride of place at the Dinghy Show on the Royal Burnham stand in 2010. She is due to be relaunched on 20 May 2010.
            Owners
Built for Young
            Jackson
            Noakes
            Young
            Harrison
            Patten
            Fowler
            Rawinsky C.

Clemency
Sail Number  238
Whereabouts  Knysna Yacht Club, SA
Notes:-
Brought by John Davies circa 1979, sailed extensively along the South Coast, Chichester, Wittering, Falmouth and Truro, latterly sailed by his daughter Niki Lili. Brought by Pippa Jarman in 2012 and fully restored by John Claridge Boats of Lymington, she is currently laying at the at Knysna Yacht Club, South Africa.
            Owners
            Davis, J
            Lili, N
            Jarman, P

Swallow
Sail Number  243
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Graham-Bell

Half Tide
Sail Number  243
Date  1954
Built by Stebbings
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Built as Chittabob, renamed Madame Cholet, Half Tide.
            Owners
Built for Glaze
            Rowarth
            Glaze
            Moon
            Jones, R

Bejay
Sail Number  244
Date  1956
Built by H. Stebbings
Whereabouts  Sold to Wallasea
            Owners
Built for Stebbings
            Wallace, Jack

Hippo
Sail Number  246
Date  1951
Built by W. King
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Renamed from Lioness to Hippo.
            Owners
Built for Carter
            Kings Yard
            Glaze
            Lidstone

Topsy
Sail Number  247
Date  1955
Built by Kings
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for King, M

Heron
Sail Number  249
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Hall, D
            Skeggs, A

Nellie Belle
Sail Number  250
Date  1956
Built by Tucker Brown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Melson
            Berry, R
            McFee
            Tooth
            Whiteley, E

Otter
Sail Number  251
Date  1955
Built by Tucker Brown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Law
            Barnes
            Smyth-Tryell
            Law
            Wright
            Adams

Pip
Sail Number  252
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Renamed from Wisp to Otter by Barnes.
            Owners
            Paddison
            Gilpin
            Wagstaff

Seatramp
Sail Number  262
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Goodman
            Halsby

QE IV
Sail Number  263
Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Joslin
            Sanders

Elusive
Sail Number  263
Built by Bilky Nicholls
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Halsby, N
            Williams
            Rawinsky M.
            Nickolls, J

Pugwash
Sail Number  264
Date  1958
Built by Tucker Brown
Whereabouts  Thorpe Bay
            Owners
Built for Newman

Tigger
Sail Number  265
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Renamed from Watermoth to Tigger.
            Owners
            Walker, S
            Bagot
            Threlfall
            Stermer
            McFarlane

Harlequin
Sail Number  266
Date  1959
Built by Petticrow
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Bird
            Herring
            Horner
            Finn
            Bass
            Corr, B

Crumpet
Sail Number  267
Built by Tucker Brown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Prior
            Wastnage
            Roach
            Horner
            Corr, B

Figaro
Sail Number  268
Date  1959
Built by Petticrow
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Belived to still be owned by the Perrins.
            Owners
Built for Perrin

Waterwitch
Sail Number  269
Built by Petticrow
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Brocklebank
            Wise
            Elson
            Bird

Red Herring
Sail Number  270
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Not Known

Medntor
Sail Number  274
Petticrow
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Bailey
            Andrews

Beagle
Sail Number  346
Date  1984
Built by Bilky Nicholls
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Key
            Holdaway, L
            Robinson

Flicker
Sail Number  347
Date  1884
Built by Bilky Nicholls
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Hall

Chuffles
Sail Number  350
Date  1988
Built by Bilky Nicholls
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Walker, L

Sapphire
Sail Number  361
Built by Bilky Nicholls
Whereabouts  Aldeburgh
            Owners
Built for Walker, L
            Lyall, D

Swallow
Sail Number  400
Built by Petticrow
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Bucanan
            McFarlane
            Head
            Bastic

Mrs Tiggywinkle
Sail Number  401
Date  1965
Built by Petticrow
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Adams
            Bailey
            Hobday, T

Penny
Sail Number  402
Date  1965
Built by Petticrow
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Built for £145
            Owners
Built for Galloway
            Herring
            Francis
            Hooper

Holly
Sail Number  404
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Austen
            Turner
            Titmus

Woodnymph
Sail Number  443
Built by L. French
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for French
            Threlfall
            Kirkby

Willy Nilly
Sail Number  444
Date  1973
Built by Stan Bigmore / Tony Glaze
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
            Pitcher
            Martin
            James

Raffles
Sail Number  445
Date  1973
Built by Stan Bigmore / Tony Glaze
Whereabouts  RBYC Dinghy Park
Notes:-
Built as a fund raising raffle prize for the local lifeboat.
            Owners
Built for R.N.L.I.
            Clare
            Bavin
            Wise

Little Bear
Sail Number  446
Date  1974
Built by Stan Bigmore / Tony Glaze
Whereabouts  RB Car Park
            Owners
Built for Hobday, K

Jarvis
Sail Number  447
Date  1974
Built by Stan Bigmore / Tony Glaze
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for McKinley

Bluey
Sail Number  448
Restored by Stan Bigmore / Tony Glaze
Whereabouts  Mike Woods Shed
Notes:-
Found in Leigh-on-Sea by Tony Glaze in 1978. Currently awaiting refit by Andrew Reynolds
            Owners
            Lower
            Law
            Kennedy B.
            Petrie

Ariadne
Sail Number  449
Built by Tucker Brown
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Lifeboat Raffle Prize.
            Owners
            Fleming, D
            Stokes

Robin
Sail Number  450
Built by E. Williams of Cowes
Whereabouts  Not Known
            Owners
Built for Miller
            Glaze
            Eagling

Little Breeze
Sail Number  451
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Charles Chapman named her, brought from Cardinalls Mayland as a bad debt.
            Owners
            Chapman
            Baldwin
            Hooper

Nicknack
Sail Number  452
Date  1976
Built by Tony Glaze
Restored by Tony Glaze
Whereabouts  Waldringfield
Notes:-
Built by Tony Glaze for his step-daughter Susie McKellar, she remains in the Glaze/McKellar family teaching grandchildren Ellie and Anna to sail, row/scull, fit out and enjoy the water of the Deben. She was restored by Tony in 2002-3, aka Paddywack
            Owners
Built for Glaze/McKellar

Jenjon
Sail Number  452
Built by Unknown
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Found on a North London reservoir and renamed.
            Owners
            Tolhurst, J

Silver Jubilee
Sail Number  1977
Built by Lallow
Restored by Stan Bigmore / Tony Glaze
Whereabouts  Not Known
Notes:-
Brought by Tony Glaze as a wreck. Renamed from Jubilee to Silver Jubilee.
            Owners
            Glaze
            Mattison
            Campbell
            Payne-James



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