Troy-class boats
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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]
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