Troy-class boats
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History
In the winter of 1928/29, the first boat was built by Archie Watty, for Sir Charles Hanson (a former Lord Mayor of London).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The name comes from Troy town which is the fictional name given to Fowey by the writer and scholar Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in many of his books.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Since 1929, a total of 29 boats have been built. Seven new boats have been built in the last ten years, five of them by Marcus Lewis, boatbuilder in Fowey.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The Troy class has been dominated over the yearsScript error: No such module "Unsubst". by Alan Toms, so wins by other competitors have been well received by the Fowey sailing community.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
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