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Lot 72
Stephen J. Renard (b.1947)
Britannia and Candida racing in the Solent off Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, Cowes Week, 1930
Closed18 May 2011
Price Realised
GBP 21,250
More Information
Specialist note
For a footnote on Britannia, please see lot 66.
Candida, rated at '23 metres', was designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson at Gosport for Mr. H.A. Andreae, the wealthy merchant banker, in 1929. A magnificent Bermudian-rigged cutter of 95½ tons gross (174 Thames), she measured 117 feet in length overall with a 20½ foot beam and was completed principally as a response to a slight change in the International Rules in 1928. A highly successful boat, she was a frequent sight at Cowes during that golden decade before the Second World War interrupted the sport for so long.
Candida, rated at '23 metres', was designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson at Gosport for Mr. H.A. Andreae, the wealthy merchant banker, in 1929. A magnificent Bermudian-rigged cutter of 95½ tons gross (174 Thames), she measured 117 feet in length overall with a 20½ foot beam and was completed principally as a response to a slight change in the International Rules in 1928. A highly successful boat, she was a frequent sight at Cowes during that golden decade before the Second World War interrupted the sport for so long.