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"Mengeham" Camper & Nicholsons cruising 1959
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£55,404 GBP (for guidance only)
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Camper & Nicholsons Gelyce
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Engine |
Perkins 120hp |
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Fuel |
diesel |
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Maximum speed |
37 kph |
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Cruising speed |
33 kph |
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Accommodation |
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Number of cabins |
1 |
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History and Description
Code name « GELYCE »
After the first war and during the 30's Camper and Nicholson yard improved the type of special motor launches they were building since the beginning of the century and started a line of « tenders » specially designed to be fast (18/20 knots), easy to manoeuvre and give good assistance to sailing yachts of great sizes.
The characteristics of those tenders were :
-Length (over all) 50'
-Length (water line) 49'
-Beam 8'
Petrol engine Daimler Coventry 17 105 hp
Speed 18/20 knots
Weight approx 2.400 kg
The hull was is made of teak double diagonal planking (thickness 5/8'') The upper planks are all full length with an interesting detail : the forebutts of the three upper planks of the outer planking finish against the deck covering board.
Among these tenders (approx 6 to 8 have been built) there were some built for the use of the Nicholson family and they had the same basic name « GELYCE » (the anagram was inspired by the first letters of the christian names of the three Nicholsons' brothers wives)
Today, only five of these tenders are known :
-SUANI
-MAVOURNEEN
-DEMOISELLE
-HERRING GULL
-MENGEHAM
They were all called « GELYCE » when launched.
MENGEHAM was apparently one of the first 50' tenders to be built and launched in 1930 for C.E. and A.W. Nicholsons. According the Lloyd's Register of Yacht, they remained the owners of her until 1939.
She was used in England during the preparation of the three America's Cup Big J challengers before 1939.
1930 Shamrock V (Charles E Nicholson) / Enterprise (W. Starling Burgess)
1934 Endeavour (Charles E Nicholson) / Rainbow (W. Starling Burgess)
1937 Endeavour II (Charles E Nicholson) / Ranger (W Starling Burgess, Sparkman and Stevens)
In 1959/1960, MENGEHAM was a star beside Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle and Irene Papas in a movie by Jack Lee Thompson "The Guns of Navarone"
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Comments about the 77 years of « MENGEHAM » life
From 1930 to 1939, she was perfectly well maintained under the owner ship of MM. Nicholson.
During the war, it is presumed that she was correctly treated and still running well when sold to the Island Shipping Company.
As she was not registered with Lloyd's Register of Yachts from 1949 to 1956, it is reasonable to think that she was stored under-cover, waiting for a better fate.
When she was bought by James L. Gardner in 1957, she was once again maintained according to the Yachting rules and was installed with a new engine in 1958. James L. Gardner was a member of the Royal Corinthian, Royal Naval Sailing association, Renelagh Sailing and Thames Sailing Cup. He was obviously a yachtsman of tradition.
Peter Stuart Heaton brought MENGEHAM to Villefranche sur Mer in 1962. He used her to navigate during two summer seasons and then stored her under-cover until 1993, when he moved her to storage in Bordeaux.
She has since remained stored in Bordeaux.
Over the years, MENGEHAM only seems to have sailed for 9 years with MM. Nicholson, 4 years with James Gardner and 3 years with Peter Stuart Heaton.
MENGEHAM is currently stored on a traditional cradle, transported on a lorry with convenient wedges and is now in a very sound and dry place.
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