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V19 - Verony ex Painted Lady ex Audrey (1926)
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Built in 1926 as V27 Audrey, this Solent Sunbeam was re-numbered in 1927, to V.19.


No.
Name
Colour
Year
Owners
V27
Audrey
1926
Solent owner(s)
V19
Audrey
1927
       "        "
V19
Painted Lady
1932
       "        "
V19
Verony
1937
       "        "
V19
Verony
(1947)
Mr & Mrs Hemsley Bell, Colewown, Curdridge, Hants
(1948/51?)
1951: J. A. Jennings, Braes, St. Mawes ? [Information please!]
V19
Verony II
Cream
1954
Major C. B. Wallis   [Falmouth?]
V19
Verony II
Cream
1957
Frankie Peters (Boatbuilder) Freshwater, St. Mawes
Verony II
Apple Green
1958
   "             "
V19
Verony II
Apple Green
1961
E. G. Saunders, Weekly, Northants
Verony II
Apple Green
1963
   "             "        , Freshwater Lane, St. Mawes
V19
Verony
Apple Green
1964
   "              "                    "
Verony
Turquoise
1967
   "              "                     "
1971
Not Racing
V19
Verony
Turquoise
1972
H. R. Whyte, Tredenham Road, St. Mawes
V19
Painted Lady
Flame Red
1974
W. H. Jennings, Falmouth
V19
Painted Lady
Flame Red
1981
Roy Fox, Penpol House, Devoran
Red
1988
   "     "    ,             "                "                
Red
1992
   "     "    , Castle Drive, St. Mawes             
Red
1993
   "     "    ,  Mylor           [Not Racing]
V19      
Painted Lady
Red
1995
Doug Burnett, Inn for All Seasons, Redruth
V19
Painted Lady
Bottle Green
1996
P. Badger, Durgan, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth & John Nesbit, Helston
V19
Painted Lady
Bottle Green
1998
P. Badger, Port Navas, & John Nesbit, Helston
V19
Verony
Cream
1999
       "             "                  "       "         "


1947 Lloyds Register # 7210: VERONY, ex Painted Lady, ex Audrey (1926), Solent Sunbeam O.D.  Home port, Hamble.
Owner(s): Mr & Mrs Hemsley Bell, Colewown, Curdridge, Hants.  Members of -Isl. -Srn.

V.19. Verony, appears to have joined the Falmouth Class in 1954.

1950 Lloyds Register # 6991: VERONY, ex Painted Lady, ex Audrey (1926), Solent Sunbeam O.D., Ratsey sails 1939. Home port, St. Mawes
Owner: J. A. Jennings, Braes, St. Mawes.  Member -St, Mawes S.C.

1951 Lloyds Register - same as 1950


1961 Lloyds Register # 8599,  VERONY (1926), ex Painted Lady, ex Audrey, Solent Sunbeam O.D. Home Port Falmouth. (p.626)
Owner, W. F. Peters,  Freshwater, St. Mawes [boatbuilder] (p.1053)

From Class records, by 1961, it appears Frankie Peters had sold Verony II to Mr. Saunders of Weekly, Northants, who had a property in Freshwater Lane, by Frankie's boatyard, thus the above registration had not been ammended for 1961.

1968: V19 Verony, Registered Owner, E. J. (sic) Saunders. [Lloyds Sail Numbers of Racing Yachts, 1968]


In 1972 V.19 Verony is listed as being owned by H. R. Whyte, Esq., Tredenham Road, St. Mawes.

 Painted Lady (Roy Fox)
Frank Cock on his trenail-fastened Morning Star, and on Painted Lady - by Andy Campbell (c1981)  

 V.19 Painted Lady off St. Mawes Castle
Photo courtesy of  Brenda Pye, taken by her from the St. Mawes S.C. Rescue Boat  
[During which year were her spars so painted? and, who was then her owner?   
Flame Red 1974-1988 (Bill Jennings 1974-81; Roy Fox 1981-1993]

Roy Fox, and, Painted Lady on passage (c1981)




Renamed (again) to Verony w.e.f.1999?

1999: V19 Verony ( Phil Badger & John Nesbit, RCYC) entered The Falmouth Sunbeams 75th Anniversary Championships held 22-27 August.
Her hull colour was then Cream.