Velsheda
The J-class yacht Velsheda was designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and built in 1933 by Camper and Nicholsons at Gosport, Hampshire. She was built for businessman William Lawrence Stephenson and between 1933 and 1936, she won many races and competed with other great yachts such as Britannia, Endeavour and Shamrock V.
She was laid up in 1937 and was relaunched after a complete rebuild in 1997.
History
Initial career
Designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, managing director of Woolworth retail shops, she was built in 1933 at Gosport. She was Nicholson's second design for a J Class and Stephenson's second big yacht. Velsheda was named after Stephenson's three daughters, Velma, Sheila and Daphne. She raced with the greatest names in classic yachting including Britannia, Endeavour and Shamrock V between 1933 and 1936.
In her second season she won more than 40 races and achieved an outstanding record of success at regattas from Southend to Dartmouth. Other venues included Torbay, Swanage and of course the Solent, all under the control of the very famous Captain Fred Mountifield. The permanent racing crew at that time was probably around 16 men and this would have been augmented to around 30 for racing. When not required for sail changes, spare crew were moved to below decks.
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by: Danny![Chorus: 'Drea]
Ooo-ooo-ooo, yeah
Y'all niggas is shady, really got me goin' crazy
Ooo-ooo-ooo, I know, I know
Y'all bullshitted me for the last time, yeah
[Verse 1:]
Monday morning, just wakin' up
Someone's cooking bacon up in the kitchen, it's been
A hot minute since I had some pork
"You want some food?" Not spinach, you'll get stabbed with a fork
"Sorry dude, I think I got the last bit of bacon"
I looked up in his face, punk-ass bitch was fakin'
But I wanted some juice; I looked up in the fridge
And this nigga had the bacon hidden under the fruit
I swear to God, yo there's nowhere to hide
It's like they're always tryin' to pull the wool over my eyes
This one chick I never mentioned before
Was like, "You wanna come with me and my friends to the store?"
Cool, I said "yeah", I saw no harm in it
Told her that I'd meet her in the dorm room in four minutes
Showed up, had the biggest surprise
She's like, "C'mon guys, Danny said that he'd give us a ride!"
Huh?
[Chorus]
[Verse 2:]
I can't stand it, it's scandalous
The way they try to dismantle this man with this shit
You can't bullshit the bullshitter
But I've been bullshitted so many times, I need a cool pitcher
Of water, so I can calm the fuck down
It's all just a game to these clowns, Round Three
I wouldn't have to put up with half of this crap
If I was packin' a Mac like Richard Roundtree, uh
This one chick tried to play me short
I had her screamin' on the phone 'til it made ME hoarse
I said, "Why come you don't call me no more?
I thought we was close", bitch got defensive as shit
She's like, "Chill nigga 'cause I dropped my phone
And I lost my phone numbers, I'm 'bout to get yours though"
Damn near pulled a hamstring