Sir Timothy Colman, publisher, farmer, environmentalist, life-long sailor and lover of the Norfolk Broads, who died in September, must be one of the few Peers of the Realm to have claimed a series of world speed records, writes Barry Pickthall. Born and bred in Norfolk, Tim Colman, a member of the Colman’s mustard dynasty and former Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, learned to sail on the Broads at a very young age and never lost a love for his county nor zest for speed on the water, dominating the world sailing speed record charts for more than a decade.
When the Royal Yachting Association first floated the idea of an organised speed week held over a 500m course in the sheltered waters of Portland Harbour back in 1971, Colman commissioned Tornado…
