| Arrow |
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| Rig Class. | Cutter |
| Builder: | Inman, Lymington |
| General characteristics |
| Ton: | 84 tons, later 142 tons |
This valiant yacht was one of the pioneers of yacht racing.
Weld was the younger son but, when his brother took holy orders, he came into a considerable fortune and was able to indulge his passion for sailing. Arrow's lines were lifted from those of a French smuggler which had been driven onto the English coast. She was built in 1821 and began her winning career by taking the Yacht Club's Cup at Cowes in 1826.
When finally she was beaten by Pearl, Arrow was sold and later spent some years in a mudberth. She reappeared when Thomas Chamberlayne was elected to the List in 1847. He picked her up for a song, lengthened her and, after the visit of America, gave her a finer bow. She soon proved she was as fast, if not faster, than she had ever been. She narrowly lost the Queen's Cup in 1848, but won it, as well as the Club Cup, in 1850 and again in 1852.
The profiles below show her after her bow was lengthened in 1852
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