Two British Moths Raced at Medley Sailing Club

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The first boats built were sailed on the Brent Reservoir in North London. British Moths were the first class to use this famous stretch of water for dinghy racing, and for a time it was known as the "Brent One Design". The British Moth National Championship trophy is still the Brent Cup. The Brent Reservoir (popularly called the Welsh Harp) is a reservoir which straddles the boundary between the London Boroughs of Brent and Barnet and takes its informal name from the Welsh Harp, a pub first recorded in 1751 that stood near the site beside the Edgware Road that runs north... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ...

Unfortunately, after World War II, sailing was not resumed on the Brent Reservoir and the boats became somewhat scattered. However, the British Moth continued to be sailed at other clubs and now has a relatively small but dedicated following. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ...

In 2004 the British Moth Boat Association funded the development of a new hull mould designed by Ian Howlett. This has seen renewed activity within club fleets and a number of river clubs taking up the class.

See also

Common origins with the International Moth (dinghy) The Moth Class is the name for three different classes, although all three have similar boats. ...

External links

• British Moth Boat Association website
• One of the largest British Moth fleets can be found at Medley Sailing Club, Oxford