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Velsheda1933–1936
Photo: Frank Crossley · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Champions · Classics

Velsheda

Velsheda is a J-class yacht designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1933 for William Lawrence Stephenson. Between 1933 and 1936 she won many races against Britannia, Endeavour and Shamrock V.

Builder’s plate

Class
J-class
Length
129 ft overall, 91 ft at the waterline
Beam
21 ft
Displacement
143 tons
Design
Charles Ernest Nicholson
Builder
Camper & Nicholsons
Launched
1933

What she won

  1. 1934Her second seasonMore than 40 race wins, at regattas from Southend to Dartmouth40+

Figures from Wikipedia, “Velsheda”, read 2026-10-02. Something wrong? Write to the editor and it will be checked and corrected.

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