John Ley

A Forgotten Talent by Johannes Erdmann John A. Ley, a Scarborough man, built splendid little yachts. Only one of them became famous when a German yachtsman sailed the 23-foot-sloop ‘Kathena’ around the world.  But it was not t...

History of ‘Fahyda’ and the ‘Scarborough Class’ Sloops ‘Fahyda’ was built to a commission by James Dearden, Commodore of Scarborough Yacht Club and his son Derek Dearden. James Dearden was 70 by the time ‘...