Troy-class boats

Troy class boats are a class of sailing boats unique to Fowey in Cornwall and are raced competitively.^{[citation needed]}

History

In the winter of 1928/29, the first boat was built by Archie Watty, for Sir Charles Hanson (a former Lord Mayor of London).^{[citation needed]}

The name comes from Troy town which is the fictional name given to Fowey by the writer and scholar Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in many of his books.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1929, a total of 29 boats have been built. Seven new boats have been built in the last ten years, five of them by Marcus Lewis, boatbuilder in Fowey.^{[citation needed]}

The Troy class has been dominated over the years^[when?] by Alan Toms, so wins by other competitors have been well received by the Fowey sailing community.^{[citation needed]}