Fife Yachts Fairlie at Clyde Diederich blog

Fife Yachts Fairlie. The story of moonbeam yachts began in 1858 with moonbeam i &ii. Classic sailing yacht “moonbeam of fife iii” is certainly one of the most successful classic yachts in the world. Know as the ‘fawn of fairlie’ fife ii’s 1865 fiona epitomises the high point of his career when for several years his yachts scored more victories. Designed to race in the big class with britannia, fife’s 1895 design for ailsa was too big for the fairlie yard and she was built by a & j inglis in glasgow. The fife archive is predominantly a technical archive and as such contains little material relating to the management of the yard, its employees, finances or correspondence with customers. Three generations of william fifes designed and built some of the most beautiful and best performing yachts in the world. At the beginning of the 19th century william fyfe, son of john fyfe a mill and cartwright, began building fishing boats and trading craft on the foreshore at fairlie. He and duncan walker established fairlie restorations in the back of a large hanger at hamble yacht services in 1990. They recruited two of the key members of the sys team, shipwrights nick bowyer and kevin jepp, and formed a small team dedicated purely to restoration of fife yachts.

Designed to race in the big class with britannia, fife’s 1895 design for ailsa was too big for the fairlie yard and she was built by a & j inglis in glasgow. The fife archive is predominantly a technical archive and as such contains little material relating to the management of the yard, its employees, finances or correspondence with customers. At the beginning of the 19th century william fyfe, son of john fyfe a mill and cartwright, began building fishing boats and trading craft on the foreshore at fairlie. The story of moonbeam yachts began in 1858 with moonbeam i &ii. Know as the ‘fawn of fairlie’ fife ii’s 1865 fiona epitomises the high point of his career when for several years his yachts scored more victories. He and duncan walker established fairlie restorations in the back of a large hanger at hamble yacht services in 1990. Classic sailing yacht “moonbeam of fife iii” is certainly one of the most successful classic yachts in the world. They recruited two of the key members of the sys team, shipwrights nick bowyer and kevin jepp, and formed a small team dedicated purely to restoration of fife yachts. Three generations of william fifes designed and built some of the most beautiful and best performing yachts in the world.

Fife Classic Sailing Yacht KENTRA emerges from Fairlie Yachts — Yacht

Fife Yachts Fairlie The fife archive is predominantly a technical archive and as such contains little material relating to the management of the yard, its employees, finances or correspondence with customers. Classic sailing yacht “moonbeam of fife iii” is certainly one of the most successful classic yachts in the world. They recruited two of the key members of the sys team, shipwrights nick bowyer and kevin jepp, and formed a small team dedicated purely to restoration of fife yachts. The story of moonbeam yachts began in 1858 with moonbeam i &ii. Three generations of william fifes designed and built some of the most beautiful and best performing yachts in the world. He and duncan walker established fairlie restorations in the back of a large hanger at hamble yacht services in 1990. At the beginning of the 19th century william fyfe, son of john fyfe a mill and cartwright, began building fishing boats and trading craft on the foreshore at fairlie. The fife archive is predominantly a technical archive and as such contains little material relating to the management of the yard, its employees, finances or correspondence with customers. Designed to race in the big class with britannia, fife’s 1895 design for ailsa was too big for the fairlie yard and she was built by a & j inglis in glasgow. Know as the ‘fawn of fairlie’ fife ii’s 1865 fiona epitomises the high point of his career when for several years his yachts scored more victories.