DIAMOND, GBR 6498
à jour au: July 2023
1984 plan DUBOIS, prototype construit par le chantier West Marine, à Lymington, UK

1985 Hunting Group Solent Points Champs: 1er/?? Class 4, O. & L. SANDERS
November "Seahorse",

1988 Décembre, Revue "Seahorse" A Vendre, Diamond, Dubois 84

1997 May, Offshore Race, ? = 2e/??, Graydon DAWSON

2000 Cork Week: ?e/??, Graydon DAWSON

2005 QUARTER TON CUP, GB: 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 4 = 3e/15. Graydon DAWSON

2006 QUARTER TON CUP, GB: 3 - 5 - 3 - (11) - 11 - 10 - 9 - 10 - 4 = 55pts, 8e/20

2007 New rig.  Now on the South Coast.
2-4 juin, Vice Admiral's Cup: (10) - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 6 = 66pts, 8e/8 quarters Coeff: 0.888
QUARTER TON CUP, GB: 7 - (17) - 4 - 13 - 14 - 17 - 7 - 6 - 12 = 80pts, 10e/26
23 juin, Tour de l'ile de Wight: inscrit cat IRC 3C, départ à 06h00.
Septembre, Jersey Regatta: 4 - 2 - (7) - 3 - (19) - 7 - 4 - 2 = 22pts, 3e/18, Graydon DAWSON

2008 15 juin, QUARTER TON CUP, GB: 7 - 8 - (17) - 5 - 4 - 12 - 4 - 3 - 9 = 52pts, 7e/25, Coeff: 0.888
Picture from QTC website,

28 juin, JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race: 13e/17 quarters, en 8h50', compensé: 7h50'. 32e/48 IRC 3C
2-9 aout, Cowes Week: 7 - 9 - (16) - 11 - 4 - 10 - 8 - (16) = 49pts, 10e/15 quarters

2009 20 avril, 18th Red Funnel Easter Challenge: 5 - 5 - 6 - 4 - 1 - 4 = 25pts, 4e/7 quarters. Coeff: 0,887
29-31 mai, Vice Admiral's Cup: 4 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 2 - (OCS) - 2 - 2 = 22pts, 3e/12 quarter.
16 juillet, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 4 - 6 - 12 - 10 - 3 - 13 - 4 - 14 - 12 - 6 = 70pts, 8e/27
1-7 aout, Cowes Week: 3 - 4 - 3 - 2,4 - 1 - 1 - 2 = 12,4pts, 2e/13ttc quarters

2010 15 mai, Royal Corinthian Yacht Club: 8 - 5 - 3 - 9 - (12) - 11 - 4 - 3 - 4 = 57pts, 9e/14 IRC quarters
14 juin, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 13 - 7 - 6 - 7 - 12 - (16) - 8 - 12 - 14 = 79pts, 9e/35 Coeff IRC: 0.894
1 aout, Cowes Week: 10 - 15 - 15 - 15 - 8 - 6 = 54pts, 12e/14 IRC quarters, Graydon DAWSON

2011 New Mills designed lead keel
19 mai, Vice Admiral's Cup: ?e/?? Quarters
11-13 juillet, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: 19 - 20 - 19 - 19 - 19 - 20 - 9 - 15 - (230) = 140pts, 19e/30, Coeff: 0.893, Tony DODD

2012 25 juin, QUARTER TON CUP: 15 - 16 - (17) - 8 - 4 - 13 - 13,5 - 9 - 15 = 93.5pts, 12e/30 Coeff IRC: 0,898
30 juin, JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island: 270e/544 IRC ttc, 8h38' elapsed, 7h45' corrected. 9e/23 Quarters
11 aout, Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week: 13 - 13 - 13 - 8 - 6 - 13 = 66pts, 11e/12 quarters
For Sale, DIAMOND GBR 6498 One off Quarter Tonner, Built by West Marine in 1984 to a Dubois design. Continuously updated , improved and maintained. Hull faired by Ovington Boats in 2006 and dry sailed since. New stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, and twin guardwire stanchions 2006. Rig redesigned by Dubois office in 2009 and structural work carried out by Ian Lovering of Ashdown Marine . New single spreader Z Spar rig in 2010. Further rig improvements in 2011 – halyards, traveller, backstay controls led beneath deck to central pod in cockpit. Full set North 3DL sails new in 2011. Plus older 3DL sails. Carbon spinnaker pole. New Mills designed lead keel fitted 2011. Deck gear mainly Harken. Lewmar winches. PRICE £28,000, Contact Graydon Dawson

2013 1er juin, JP Morgan Round the Island: 227e/681 IRC ttc, 8h30' elapsed, 7h38' corrected. 13e/17 Quarters

2015 27 Juin, Round the Island Race: en 8h03' temps réel, 62e/496 IRC, 42e/172 IRC 3, et 4e/12 Quarters

2016 15 juin, QUARTER TON CUP, Cowes: (25) - 19 - 19 - 22 - 18 - 21 - 19 = 22e/26, handicap: 0.902, Graydon DAWSON
6 aout, Cowes Week: 4 - 6 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 7 = 4e/10 Quarters

2017 March, new owner: a well known Dragon sailor from Kinsale Yacht Club, Ireland
16 juillet, Cork Week: 5 - 5 - 3 - (6) - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 = 2e/11 IRC 4, James MATHEWS

2018 From Vincent,

2023 June, Sovereigns Cup, Kinsale: (4) - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 = 4e/10 IRC 3
15 July, Quarter Ton Cup at Royal Cork: 9 - 5 - (10) - 7 - 8 - 6 - 9 - 8 = 9e/11, IRC 0.897, Colman Garvey/Keiran Kelleher