I wrote:
By the way, can anyone remember the derivation of the name "Brownstick"? I seem to remember that it was invented by someone called Brown, but can't find any written sources to verify that. Might it be second cousin to the RAF's "joystick"?
I've found the reference I was looking for, in:
A.Y.R.S. Publication no. 13 page 80
(18) A further refinement in control is the "Brownstick" (based on an original experiment by Neville Brown, Esq., in AMADIA) which enables the watchkeeper, (using one hand only, and sitting in the cockpit) to unlatch the gear, steer the yacht by turning the servo blade manually, and latch up again, all in one series of movements.