History & Homes of the Sunbeam One Design | home
V6 - "Little Lady" (1924)
1924: Built for Capt. H. L. Wilcox, R. N., by Woodnutt & Co. Ltd., of St. Helens, Isle of Wight
1924: Joined the new Falmouth Sunbeam Class as V.6 Little Lady, Capt. H. L. Wilcox, R. N. - An original Falmouth Sunbeam
1924: That year, several keen racing members introduced a new one-design class designated the "Falmouth Sunbeams".
The owners formed themselves into a club within the club, with C. P. Foster [Maranui] as the captain of the class and Capt. H. L. Wilcox, R. N. [Little Lady] as the Deputy Captain and Hon. Secretary.
The first ever Falmouth Sunbeam race took place on 31 May, 1924, and was won by Una, now Polly
[John Maunder's "Welcome" 75th Anniversay Programme, 1999)
At the RCYC Regatta on 9 September, 1924 , the first time the [Club regatta] event included a Sunbeam Class, Una was the winner, with Little Lady and Flame second and third respectively. The remaining being in order of finishing being Trent, Berthe, Halcyon and Maranui. [Mead, p.125]
1924: Little Lady, Capt. H. L. Wilcox, R. N., founder member of the "Falmouth Sunbeams in 1924" [Mead. p125]
1934: Little Lady was sold out of Falmouth, and joined the Solent Sunbeam Class
1936. The death of two well-known local sailing members, C. R. Stephens [Berthe (1924)] and Capt. ("Skipper") H. L. Wilcox, R. N. [Little Lady (1924)] took place. [ Mead, History of the RCYC 1871-1949, p.157]
1947 Lloyds Register # 3785: LITTLE LADY (1924) Solent Sunbeam O.D. Ratsey sails 1937, Home port Itchenor.
Owner: H. Ian Palmer, 156 Whyteleafe Hill, Whyteleaf, Surrey. Member -Plymouth
1950 Lloyds Register - same owner
1951 Lloyds Register - same owner
1968: V6 Little Lady, Registered Owner, H. Ian Palmer. [Lloyds Sail Numbers of Racing Yachts, 1968]
1972: V.16 Little Lady, Solent owner, H. Ian Palmer, Esq., East Croydon, Surrey.
1999: V6 Little Lady (Gayle Palmer, Itchenor S.C.) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August.
Her hull colour was then Yellow.