History

Designed and built by Burgoine in 1910 for C.S. Yates of Thames Sailing Club. The boat came second, so he asked Burgoine to design another one. Under the aviation pioneer Fred Sigrist, who helped found the Hawker aircraft company, she was very successful in the 20s. At the Thames Yacht Club in Kingston Fred Sigrist is racing his tall-masted A-Rater ‘Viva’ and is one of those blown mast level to the water in a squall. On Monday he presents the ‘Sigrist Trophy’ to the only yacht winning a race on each of the three day’s racing. This new silver ‘Sigrist Trophy’ incorporates an image of the 1919 Sopwith ‘Atlantic’ biplane. (below).In 1928 she won the Queens Cup with F. Sigrist at the Helm.
In 1948 ownership had passed to Sidney Leman and Garth Holford who won the Queens Cup in 1952, Ownership then passed too Martin Hunter.
A similar design to My Lady Dainty. She is now lost to the World. She was broken up in the 1990s having been sold off the river and burnt.. She was similar to My Lady Dainty from many accounts and so could arise again from a mould of that boat.