Troy Class Yachts have been built in Fowey Cornwall since 1929. The first Troy was built as a one off by local Fowey boat builder Archie Watty.
Racing in Fowey at the time consisted of a mixed fleet of various handicapped dinghies and Sir Charles Hanson from Fowey Hall wanted a boat for his daughter to race competitively. Archie designed and started building an 18 foot boat with a lead keel in the winter of 1928.
During construction the local bank manager Mr Strong called in and was so impressed with Archie Watty’s design that he immediately ordered one for himself. Both of these boats were on the water for the 1929 sailing season and although sailing in the handicap fleet performed very well, so well in fact that the four other competitors from the dinghy fleet ordered new boats to the same design for the next year.
The start of the 1930 season saw six identical boats on the water and a meeting was held to discuss the formation of a class. Sir Arthur Quiller Couch was Commodore of the Royal Fowey Yacht Club at the time and had written novels based on Fowey, renamed Troy town and he was approached for permission to use the name ‘Troy’ for the new class of yacht. He agreed and so the Troy Owners Class Association was formed.
The above copied from ‘WOODEN BOAT BUILDER’ - Marcus Lewis
Click here to see the Troys on the water some 83 years on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39EufWXYLPQ&feature=youtu.be
Currently about 15 boats race on a Wednesday evening and a Saturday afternoon. In Regatta or at the Troy Championships around 20 boats enter, a splendid sight on the starting line off RFYC.
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