The 1938 Royal Yacht Squadron Silver King’s Cup, Won by Trivia + Made by Heming & Co, 1937

The 1938 Royal Yacht Squadron Silver King’s Cup, Won by Trivia and Made by Heming and Co, 1937 This cup of baroque form has applied strapwork and twin handles, along with a conforming cover with further strapwork and a high finial. The piece is engraved with the royal coat of arms to one side and an inscription to the other stating: Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta The King’s Cup 1938 Presented by King George VI; On the 13th of August 1938, the Illustrated London News featured a photograph of Trivia with the following text: ‘THE YACHT THAT ACHIEVED A RECORD WITH SIX WINS IN COWES REGATTA WEEK: MR. V. W. MacANDREW’S TRIVIA….. The outstanding feature of Cowes Week this year was the unbroken success of Mr. V. W. MacAndrew’s yacht “Trivia” in the 12-metre class. In the concluding event, the Royal Southern Yacht Club’s regatta on August 6, she gained her sixth winning flag of the week, thus achieving a remarkable record. In the process of winning the six races she gained several prizes – the King’s Cup, two Royal Yacht Squadron Cups, and the Bartlett International Trophy for the yacht securing the greatest number of points during the week’s racing.’ The “Trivia” is a boat of Nicholson design, built last year at Gosport. By the end of the season she had scored twelve firsts in forty starts..