FALCON
8mR · K 20
Timeline
- 1930builtBuilt by William Fife & Son, Fairlie
Designed by William Fife III; launched as Falcon
- 2025race4th at International 8 Metre World Cup 2025
Skipper Jan Willem Ypma, sailing as K 20
- 2025race4th at International 8 Metre
Skipper Jan Willem Ypma, sailing as K 20, International 8 Metre World Cup 2025
- 2025race1st at 8mR
Skipper Jan Willem Ypma, sailing as K 20, Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta
Names
| Name | Type | Period | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALCON ★ | current | ? – present | — |
Sail numbers
| Number | Country | Period |
|---|---|---|
| K 20 | — | ? – present |
Ownership
| Owner | Period | Verification |
|---|---|---|
| No ownership records yet. | ||
Regatta record
| Year | Regatta | Sail no. | Skipper | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | International 8 Metre World Cup 2025 | K 20 | Jan Willem Ypma | 4th |
Photographs
How do we know this?
Sources create claims; claims may conflict. Curators mark a preferred interpretation (★) without deleting competing evidence.
★ url: https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/b9e03816-9904-47ea-94f0-274b08cdd149/#!results?classId=38566416-7751-44af-8726-5aa434bee7e7, source: manage2sail, country: NED, boatName: FALCON, classKey: 8mR, clubName: KON NED ZEIL EN ROEIVEREENIGING, classSlug: 8-metre, fromEvent: Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta 2025, sailNumber: K 20, skipperName: Jan Willem YpmaCurator verifiedconfidence 70%
manage2sail: Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta
yard: William Fife & Son, Fairlie, country: The Netherlands, designer: William Fife III, buildYear: 1930, condition: Racing Internationally, firstName: Falcon, yachtClub: Royal Netherlands Yacht Club, firstOwner: W.B. & N.P. Donaldson, sailNumber: K 20, firstCountry: Scottland, previousNames: Falcon, firstSailNumber: K 20Curator verifiedconfidence 85%
IEMA registry: Falcon
name: W.B. & N.P. Donaldson, country: ScottlandCurator verifiedconfidence 80%
IEMA registry: Falcon
text: In the Roaring Twenties it was William Betts Donaldson from the family of the Ship owners out of Glasgow who dreamed of building a fleet of International Eight Metre Class yachts on the Clyde. With this idea in mind he ordered his first 8mR around 1927 with the legendary designer William Fife III and had him build Cluaran at the Fife yard in Fairlie, Cluaran still graces the waters of Marseille under her current name Rainbow III. Three years later in 1930, William Betts and his brother Norman Patrick honoured their father, William Falconer who was born in 1830, by commissioning another Eight Metre Yacht and christened her Falcon. By then the Clyde had an active fleet of Eights with Racing being plentiful making the Clyde a renowned hub for Eight Metre Class racing.After the brothers' passing and the turmoil of World War II, Falcon found a new home at the Vancouver Yacht Club in Canada. she was taken to the West Canadian coast together with William Fife Build Sistership Fulmar and als the 2 other Fife build Eight Metres Sulaire, and Concerto. As of 2024 all have become active again and are returning to sailing condition or even competing at the World Cups. In 2009, Falcon was rediscovered by her present owner.Laying still in the Vancouver area, she was transformed into a floating home, but he could see the beauty of her lines through the neglect and alternations of her deck.With dreams of the 2011 Newport World Cup in mind, she was taken to Narragansett Shipwrights in Newport, USA. Her decks were removed, her hull re-planked, and bronze stringers installed. However, fate intervened and the 2011 race was abandonedFalcon’s restoration was completed at Fairlie Restoration in the UK. She was meticulously prepared in time for the IEMA 2012 World Cup in Cowes, Isle of Wight. Falcon's restoration preserved much of her original charm.Nowadays competing in the Division racing for the Neptune trophy, she finished third in her first regatta at Cowes in 2012 and took the Neptune, source url: https://www.8mr.org/yacht/falconCurator verifiedconfidence 75%
IEMA registry: Falcon
rank: 4, year: 2025, event: International 8 Metre World Cup 2025, regatta: International 8 Metre, skipper: Jan Willem Ypma, net points: 35.2, sail number: K 20, total points: 47.2Curator verifiedconfidence 85%
manage2sail: International 8 Metre World Cup 2025 2025
rank: 1, year: 2025, event: Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta, regatta: 8mR, skipper: Jan Willem Ypma, net points: 3.0, sail number: K 20, total points: 3.0Curator verifiedconfidence 85%
manage2sail: Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta 2025
Sources cited
- manage2sail: Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta
- IEMA registry: FalconCollected by yacht enrichment; verify against primary material.
- manage2sail: International 8 Metre World Cup 2025 2025Collected by yacht enrichment; verify against primary material.
- manage2sail: Alfons Håkans Hangöregattan Hangon Regatta 2025Collected by yacht enrichment; verify against primary material.