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58 ECYU Teenage Corner (for boys and girls aged 12 – 17) DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS ALL OVER EUROPE, Your parents are probably keen classic sailors and have shown you this magazine. You yourselves may already be crew in your parents’ boat, or perhaps you have started to sail independently and may even have found yourselves an old wooden vessel which needs restoring. You are the generation which will gradually take over responsibility for preserving and sailing the grand European classic fleet as the years progress in the next millenium. The idea of a sailing camp or cruise with young people of your own age probably appeals to you. The king of Norway, Harald V, started in the junior department of KNS (Royal Norwegian Yacht Club) and took part in school sailing competitions and summer holiday camps down at Hankø. He became aware of his future Queen-to-be, Sonja, at one of these camps. Perhaps you too will meet your «prince» or «princess»in a sailing milieu! In Norway, a classic cruise for teenagers has been held for the last three years, beginning at the Risør wooden boat festival and ending up in Oslo. Last year, two German boys joined the party. We welcome inquiries from parents or teenagers if you wish to take part at the beginning of August. Perhaps classic sailing cruises or camps for teenagers can be run elsewhere in Europe, especially in warmer climes! KLASSISKE LINJER NR.10 MAI 1999 Finally, I hope very much you will develop an interest in the history of classic yachts, because it is only when you know who designed or built them, and who has owned them, that they really become “alive”. My son Peter, now President of ECYU, but then 15 years of age, wrote the following essay at school on Colin Archer, and I brushed up his English! Can you find out about a famous yacht designer in your country? Best wishes, Chris Ennals (Ed.) Early 1950s: Mette tightens. Some participants on the 1998 summer cruise organized by Sollerudstranda Yacht Restoration Centre 1956: Prince Harald, standing second from left, and other members of the victorious KNS junior team in Copenhagen. 1998: Hot chocolate with cream tube at sundown.
Colin Archer – his life PETER ENNALS Despite his English name, Colin Archer was a Norwegian, He was born 1832 in Larvik. His father and mother were Scots. His father, William, as a young man bred in Perthshire, became a partner in a firm importing timber from Scandinavia to Newborough on the Firth of Tay. During a business trip to Norway in 1819 William Archer visited Larvik, a thriving seaport then. He liked what he saw. The economic depression which followed the Napoleonic wars almost ruined the timber trade and William Archer felt there was little opportunity left for him in Scotland, so in the summer of 1825 he decided to emigrate to Norway with his family, which then numbered seven children. The Archer The wide deck of a Colin Archer Regatta at Risør.A mix of metre boats and Colin Archers! family bought a house with several acres of land on a rocky headland which jutted out into the Larvik fjord. It was known as «Tolderodden». Five more children were born to the family, including Colin. As a small boy, Colin was fascinated by the boats and ships nearby. Unlike his older brothers who emigrated to Australia, Colin stayed at home after he had finished his schooling. He was employed as an apprentice at Michael Treschow’s shipyard, and at the same time attended evening classes in navigation. In 1850 his father decided to send him to Australia to join his brothers. But he travelled the long way round, via America, and prospected for gold in California. He also did carpentry to make ends meet. In 1852 he visited Hawaii before finally arriving at his brothers’ sheep farms. Colin stayed for almost ten years and sailed a small ketch to supply sheep stations more easily reached by sea. He made quite a lot of money, but when his father died in 1862 he returned to Norway. He decided to remain in Larvik and develop his passion for sailing and boats. Although he had no formal training, he decided to make a career of designing and building small craft. He had two building docks constructed behind his house. This was where most of his boats were built. He also built large ships, such as the FRAM, in which Roald Amundsen much later sailed to the south Pole. He married a Norwegian girl from Kragerø and built himself a smaller house in the grounds of Tolderodden. By 1879 Colin Archer’s technical ability had developed considerably, and his reputation as a designer spread beyon d southern Norway. He was elected a member of the Institute of Naval Architects, was awarded the Cross of the Order of St Olav in 1886, and received the silver medal of the Royal Geographical society. These honours were bestowed upon him for his achievements in designing sailing rescue vessels (hulls were double planked) and pilot boats – his typical ultra sturdy double-ender yachts with a gaff rig. He also enjoyed his leisure, particularly going for day sails with picnics to the neighbouring skerries outside Larvik. He was a most cultured man, appreciating English poetry and writing many letters to a wide circle of friends at hhome and abroad. In 1909, at the age of 78, he decided to retire, but he was to live for a further 12 years. He remained in good health almost until his death in 1921, and keenly followed the voyages of the vessels he had built. At his funeral, Johan Anker said: «As long as there are sailing craft on our waters, so long will his memory live». Anker’s words proved to be true. Today I can often read in the boat columns that there is a «Colin Archer» for sale. But few of the boats sold under his name today are likely to have been built or designed by him personally - his designs have been popular models to copy. KLASSISKE LINJER NR.10 MAI 1999 59
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