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Velsheda
History
VelshedaUnited Kingdom
NameVelsheda
Owner
  • 1933: William Lawrence Stephenson,[1] RYS
  • 1984: Terry Brabant,
  • 1999: Ronald de Waal, RSYC, AYC
Port of registrySaint Peter Port, Guernsey
BuilderCamper & Nicholsons
Launched1933
ReinstatedNovember 1997
General characteristics
Class and typeJ-class yacht
Displacement143 tons
Length
  • 129 ft 3 in (39.40 m) (Overall)[2]
  • 91 ft 2 in (27.79 m) (Waterline)[2]
Beam21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Draught15 ft (4.57 m)

The J-class yacht Velsheda was designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and built in 1933 by Camper and Nicholsons at Gosport, Hampshire. She was built for businessman William Lawrence Stephenson and between 1933 and 1936, she won many races and competed with other yachts of her era such as Britannia, Endeavour and Shamrock V.

  1. ^ "Biography of William Lawrence Stephenson - founding father of the British Woolworth company".
  2. ^ a b "Velsheda". Retrieved 7 May 2011.. Superyachttimes.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-07.

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