Yesterday I mentioned that I had taken photos of 17 entries
at the Maritime Ipswich Festival. To date I have posted photos of seven of
them. Here are a few more.
‘Kelpie 11’, is a pretty double-ender designed by
Pain-Clark who also designed ‘White Moth’.
‘Mollie Cobbler’ was designed by Paul Fisher on the lines of
a Mevagissey Tosher. She was not the oldest boat at the Festival, since she was built by
the East Coast boatbuilder, Fabian Bush in the year 2000.
The 23’ gaff cutter, ‘My
Quest’ was built by Ernest L. Woods in 1930 at Horning, Norfolk. Her home port
is Woodbridge.
I know very little about ‘Snoopy’, but she’s an
attractive pocket yacht with bags of character.
‘Crow’ is a one-off. In the words of her owner, she is the result
of a lifetime’s sailing experience built into his ultimate yacht. I must say
she has a functional appearance. I was particularly interested in her pivoting
staysail boom, complete with control lines for running and for self-tacking.
The lines of 'Kajan’s' hull were copied from Joshua Slocum’s ‘Spray’.
She was built by John Brown at Gillingham. Her current owner cruises her along
the Kent and Essex coasts. He says she is ideal for creek crawling because of
her shallow draught and flat bottom that enables her to sit upright when dried
out.
‘Bona’ is an immaculate 36’ Bawley built by Aldous in Brightlingsea in
1930. I note that her port of registration is Southend.
Crow is a local boat at Faversham where we sail. I think I remember being told that she was designed by Phil Bolger.
ReplyDeleteUnless I've got the wrong boat!
ReplyDeleteThe owner told me she was modelled on the lines of a Bolger boat, but I cannot remember her name.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Bill.