The Redwing know more commonly as the Bembridge Redwing is a keelboat originally designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson in 1896 and first raced in 1897. In 1937 the class was redesigned by Nicholson to create the 1938 Redwing that can be seen racing both outside Bembridge Harbour and in Poole Harbour on the south of England. The class is a one design hull with a development rig where the rules specify a maximum sail area of 200 sq. ft. with only a few constraints.
First design
+ First batch, with owners Name Year Number First Owner Paroquet 1897 1 Captain de Boulay & Gerald Fitzgerald Redstart 1897 2 Frank Hardcastle Pink-Un 1897 3 GH Harrison Redbreast 1897 4 Mr and Mrs BO Cochrane Nautilus 1897 5 John I Thornycroft Red Gauntlet 1897 6 HC Sutton Fortuna 1897 7 The Honourable JB Denison Bantam 1897 8 Dr A Bostock Hill Flamingo 1897 9 Lt H Garside-Tipping RN Windthrush 1897 10 Lt Colonel MacDonald Moreton Peregrine 1897 11 Lt Colonel Honourable G Bertie & Mr Davenport Knight Zeila 1897 12 Ross F Hime Kitten 1897 13 Mr and Mrs JR Pennington Leigh Circus Girl 1897 14 Captain Wade RE & Captain Lee RE Styx 1897 15 G MacAndrews Red Mullet 1898 16 Captain Rhodes Scud 1899 17 GC Whitaker Red Spinner 1899 18 FIB Beckford Poppy 1899 19 Reverend GW Watkins Kingfisher 1901 2 R Stuart Saville Porpoise 1901 20 FF Tower Petrel 1901 21 Sir James Houghton, 11th Baronet Red Witch 1900 13 Earl of Harrington Tout Passe 1903 10 Swinburn & Sheppard Scarlet Runner 1902 24 AW & CH Haig Coot 1903 15 Lt Crichton & Major Seely MP
References
External links Bembridge Sailing Club