Its with great sadness I relay the following mail that I received today.
I wasn't lucky enough to have met Bill, but like countless others I am more than aware of his innovation and influence on Cherubs in those early years.
I pass this mail on with the permission of Bills family, who I am sure would be pleased to read of any memories or messages our members can share.
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Dear Graham
Hello this seem a good way to contact you rather than by phone I hope you dont mind
My father William (Bill) McCutcheon passed away peacefully aged 79 on the 11th November 2012 after battling cancer. He was a UK boat builder on the Isle of Wight and introduced the Cherub class dinghy to the UK building and racing the first UK Cherub in 1956. He built many many wooden dinghies Cherubs, International 14's and Moths being the mainstay both for the uk and overseas for over 20 years. He was a quiet man but so proud that a few of his boats he built are still around and being raced in the different classic class's today.
I hoped you might mention his passing in your next class news letter.
Kind regards
Jamie McCutcheon