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Dykstra Naval Architects was responsible for the rebuild and refits of J Class JK7 Velsheda. Velsheda is still competing in a lot of races and again has many victories on her name.

Velsheda was originally designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, Owner of Woolworth chain of shops, she was built in 1933 at Gosport. She was Nicholson's second design for a J Class and Stephenson's second big yacht. Velsheda was named after Stephenson's three daughters, Velma, Sheila and Daphne. Velsheda raced with the greatest names in classic yachting including Britannia, Endeavour and Shamrock between 1933 and 1936. In her second season she won more than 40 races and achieved an outstanding record of success at Regatta's from Southend to Dartmouth. Other venues included Torbay, Swanage and of course the Solent, all under the control of the very famous Captain Mountfield. Velsheda was rescued from a Hamble mud berth in 1984 by Terry Brabant, who economically refitted her for charter work with a new steel mast and limited interior. Still without an engine Velsheda sailed regularly along the UK South Coast on Charter Work and occasionally ventured to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Occasionally she raced in the annual Round the Island Race She was later sold to a Swiss owner who started a refit programme but was unable to complete much work due to funding problems.Whilst on charter during the early 90's Velsheda visited the UK East Coast where she found herself on the beach on a falling tide. Fortunately she was recovered safely! Occasionally Velsheda raced in the annual Round the Island Race and although in poor condition, she was still an impressive site, competing the 60 mile course in quick time. She was later sold to a Swiss owner who started a refit programme but was unable to complete the work programme due to funding problems. Velsheda was then laid up and moored at Gosport until 1996 when the sale to the present owner was completed.

Velsheda was purchased in 1996 as a bare hull and following a comprehensive rebuild led by Dykstra Naval Architects she was re-launched in November 1997.

Dykstra Naval Architects have gained over 30 years of J-Class experience and where responsible for the rebuilds of the J-Class yachts: JK3 Shamrock V, JK7 Velsheda, JK4 Endeavour, performance refit of J5 Ranger, the new builds JK6 Hanuman and JH2 Rainbow and J Yankee on the drawing board. To keep the J-Class fleet and races alive and to encourage new build yachts to enter the field, new JCA maximum performance rules have been developed, including allowing aluminum as building material. The new rule is a VPP (Velocity Prediction Program) based rating system which puts limits to the performance. This new rule has been developed by the Dykstra Naval Architects office and the Wolfson Unit in Southampton. The aim of the JCA, the Dykstra team and the rule is to bring fair & close racing to the fleet and to give all designs a chance of winning (on a handicap based system). Over the years the Dykstra team gained an enormous amount of hands-on information by racing on all the Dykstra J's in the current fleet. J-Class Association

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VELSHEDA J CLASS HISTORY & REBUILD

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Designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, Owner of Woolworth chain of shops, she was built in 1933 at Gosport. She was Nicholson’s second design for a J Class and Stephenson’s second big yacht. “Velsheda” was named after Stephenson’s three daughters, Velma, Sheila and Daphne. Stephenson never planned to compete for the America’s Cup but rather her raced with the greatest names in classic yachting including “Britannia”, “Endeavour” and “Shamrock” between 1933 and 1936.In her second season she won more than 40 races and achieved an outstanding record of success at Regattas from Southend to Dartmouth. Other venues included Torbay, Swanage and the Solent, all under the control of the famous Captain Mountifield.In her day – around the late 1930’s, she represented the most advanced technical design for spars, rigging, sails, deck gear and ropes. Her masts were aluminium, made by bending plates and riveting them together. Sails were made from the new Terylene threads and deck gear now included winches for easier handling of sheets. The standing rigging in the 30s was solid rod.Below decks accommodation was limited to just the main saloon, owners quarters aft, and storage for sails and equipment forward.By 1937 she was laid up in a mud berth on the Hamble and became derelict. Many sailors remember visiting her – one recalls sailing in the annual Warming Pan race at Hamble River Sailing Club, and all the visiting crew being taken up the river to their overnight accommodation – Velsheda!This unique yacht was rescued in 1984 by Terry Brabant, who economically refitted her for charter work with a new steel mast and limited interior. Still without an engine she sailed regularly along the UK South Coast on charter and occasionally ventured to the Mediterranean and Caribbean.

‘Velsheda’ was purchased in 1996 as a bare hull lying at mooring in Portsmouth Harbour, and was taken to Southampton Yacht Services, on the River Itchen where a two year comprehensive rebuild was completed to bring her back into immaculate racing condition. She was fitted with the tallest one piece carbon mast in the world and a comprehensive suit of racing sails were produced, developed from wind tunnel testing at Southampton University. She was re-launched in November 1997. Dykstra Naval Architects were employed for the refit and also of other J Class yachts in the current racing field, including “Shamrock V”, “Endeavour” and “Ranger”.

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39.25m  /  128'9 | camper & nicholsons | 1933 / 2016.

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The 39.25m/128'9" classic yacht 'Velsheda' was built by Camper & Nicholsons in the United Kingdom at their Gosport shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house John Munford and she was completed in 1933. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Charles E. Nicholson and she was last refitted in 2016.

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She is also capable of carrying up to 7 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Velsheda is built with a steel hull and teak superstructure, with teak decks. Velsheda comfortably cruises at 10 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 11 knots. Her water tanks store around 4,000 Litres of fresh water.

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Velsheda, JK7

Launched April 1933

Design: Charles E Nicholson

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Launched in 1933 for British retail magnate WL Stephenson, Chairman of the Woolworth chain of shops in Britain, Velsheda JK7 was designed by Charles E NIcholson and built in Gosport, England at Camper and Nicholson.  

Although under the Universal Rule the J Class was the de facto America’s Cup class from 1930-1937, Velsheda actually never raced in the America’s Cup. However between 1933 and 1936 she was hugely successful in her native English waters racing against Britannia as well as Cup challengers Endeavour and Shamrock. She is named after the owner’s three daughters Velma, Sheila and Daphne.  

Velsheda embraced the latest design technology of the times. Her aluminium mast was manufactured by bending and riveting plates together, sails were Terylene and winches helped with sail handling, and standing rigging was solid rod.  

Compared with the Js of her time she was 6ft 4in longer than Vanderbilt’s Enterprise and nearly seven feet longer than Velsheda’s Nicholson designed predecessor Shamrock V.  

From 1937 she was laid up in a mud berth in the Hamble before being purchased in 1984 by Terry Brabant who had a basic refit completed which included a steel mast and a basic interior. Velsheda sailed mainly around the south coast of England, occasionally ventured to the Mediterranean and went to the Caribbean once. She was then bought by a Swiss owner who started a refit but was unable to continue to fund the programme. Laid up in Gosport, where she was originally built, she was purchased as a shell in 1996 by the current owner who commissioned a comprehensive two year rebuild which was led by Dykstra Naval Architects at Southampton Yacht Services.

A new aero package was modelled and tested at Southampton University culminating in what was then the tallest carbon rig in the world. Velsheda was relaunched in November 1997 and has remained active and immaculately maintained ever since, racing with considerable success in Europe and the Caribbean. Since 2000 her owner has been a prime mover in re-establishing and promoting the J Class Association and also enjoys cruising extensively.

Maintaining the same core race crew for many years, Velsheda has long been considered the benchmark team in terms of boat handling - and despite inherent disadvantages such as not being able to carry the same rig tension as the modern replicas - she remains very competitive under the J Class rule as well as on the handicap systems which prevail in the Caribbean and the Med. She has won her class in Saint Barths, Antigua, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Les Voiles de Saint Tropez, all regattas where this most historical original J remains a showstopping attraction.

This owner is one of the most accomplished, expert owner-helms in the fleet and is surrounded by a core team which is a mix of Kiwis and Brits. Veteran Tom Dodson is tactician with Grant Simmer as navigator, recently supported by British Olympian Andy Beadsworth as strategist.

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2013 Saint Barths Bucket

Velsheda 3rd

2013 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

Velsheda wins

2013 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez

2015 j class falmouth regatta.

Velsheda 2nd

2015 RYS Bicentenary Regatta Cowes

2016 saint barths bucket, 2016 maxi yacht rolex cup, 2016 les voiles de saint tropez, 2017 saint barths bucket, 2017 america’s cup superyacht regatta, bermuda, 2017 j class america’s cup regatta, 2018 saint barths bucket, 2018 superyacht cup palma, 2018 maxi yacht rolex cup.

Velsheda 2nd Supermaxi class

2019 Superyacht Cup Palma

2019 maxi yacht rolex cup.

Velsheda wins 2019

Les Voiles de Saint Tropez

2020 antigua superyacht challenge, 2021 les voiles de saint tropez, 2022 saint barths bucket, 2022 maxi yacht rolex cup.

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Designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, Owner of Woolworth chain of shops, she was built in 1933 at Gosport. She was Nicholson's second design for a J Class and Stephenson's second big yacht. "Velsheda" was named after Stephenson's three daughters, Velma, Sheila and Daphne. She raced with the greatest names in classic yachting including "Britannia", "Endeavour" and "Shamrock" between 1933 and 1936. In her second season she won more than 40 races and achieved an outstanding record of success at Regatta's from Southend to Dartmouth. Other venues included Torbay, Swanage and of course the Solent, all under the control of the very famous Captain MountIfield . The permanent racing crew at that time was probably around 16 men and this would have been augmented to around 30 for racing. When not required for sail changes, spare crew were moved to below decks. In her day - around the late 1930's, she represented the most advanced technical design for spars, rigging, sails, deck gear and ropes. Her masts were Aluminium, made by bending plates and riveting them together. Sails were made from the new Terylene threads and deck gear now included winches for easier handling of sheets. The standing rigging was solid rod, even in the 30's, but with so much stretch in the rigging and systems it was inevitable that J Class masts could not be held in column and would collapse in stronger winds. In anything above a Force 3, there was serious concern about holding the rig in place without collapse. Below decks accommodation was limited to just the main saloon, owners quarters aft, and storage for sails and equipment forward. By 1937 she was laid up in a mud berth on the Hamble and became derelict. Many sailors remember visiting her - one recalls sailing in the annual Warming Pan race at Hamble, and all the visiting crew being taken up the river to their overnight accommodation - Velsheda! This unique yacht was rescued from a Hamble mud berth in 1984 by Terry Brabant, who economically refitted her for charter work with a new steel mast and limited interior. Still without an engine she sailed regularly along the UK South Coast on Charter Work and occasionally ventured to the Mediterranean and Caribbean. She had a chequered career: whilst on charter during the early 90's Velsheda visited the UK East Coast where she found herself on the beach on a falling tide. Fortunately she was recovered safely! Occasionally she raced in the annual Round the Island Race and although in poor condition, she was still an impressive site, competing the 60 mile course in quick time. She was laid up and moored at Gosport in 1995/6.

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Velsheda, launched in 1933 by Camper & Nicholsons and one of the original J Class yachts, was based at Pendennis in Falmouth for four months in 2016 to prepare her for the 2017 regatta season. Built for Mr. W.L. Stephenson, Owner of the Woolworth chain of shops, her name originated from Stephenson’s three daughters, Velma, Sheila and Daphne. At the time of her build Stephenson owned a Camper & Nicholsons classic motor yacht, Malahne (a combination of the remaining letters of his daughters’ names) which coincidentally completed a significant award-winning restoration programme at Pendennis during the previous refit season. Velsheda’s refit included installation of a new engine, gearbox and drive train replacement and alignment. A 20-year Lloyd’s A1 LMC Survey was carried out alongside deck and interior joinery maintenance, with a repaint of the technical areas and tanks. Following completion of her refit in August 2016 Velsheda sailed straight to Sardinia to compete in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Certainly, her time at Pendennis seems to have been of benefit as the yacht performed exceptionally well, securing second place overall in the Super Maxi fleet.

Builder Camper & Nicholsons

Year of Build 1933

Type J Class Sailing Yacht

Naval Architect Dykstra

Construction Steel

Pendennis Refit Year 2017

Pendennis Refit Location Pendennis Falmouth

Velsheda in the hoist during her 2016 refit (photography Andrew Wright)

Velsheda leads the fleet in the Americas Cup J Class Regatta (copyright JClass Association/Carlo Borlenghi)

Velsheda in Bermuda for the 35th America's Cup 2017 (copyright JClass Association/Carlo Borlenghi)

Velsheda is re-launched into the Wet Basin following her 2016 refit

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• 1,860 sqft 1,860 square feet

286 Jefferson Rd, Moscow, TX 75960

Single Family

Property details

Property features, room description.

• Total bedroom(s): 2

Lot size and SQFT

• Living Area: 1860

Interior Features

• Cooling features: Evaporative
• Heating features: Hot Water Steam

Exterior Features

• Brick/Stone Veneer
• Roofing: Corrugated Iron

Listing information

• Year Built: 1940

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