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Registration number
1591
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Truro
Vessel type
Loch Fyne Skiff
Archive reason
Historical Potential
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Morris & Lorimer, Sandbanks
Built in
1895
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
8.49 feet
(2.59m)
Depth
5.51 feet
(1.68m)
Length: Overall
27.97 feet
(8.53m)
History
MARISKHA, gaff cutter yacht with Loch Fyne skiff stern, was designed by David Fyfe and built by Morris & Lorrimer at Sandbanks, Bute in 1895. She was built for a Mr Noel Guiness who was one of the founder members of the Howth Yacht Club in the same year. The family apparently still sails from Howth Yacht Club today. The yacht cruised extensively until she was sold in 1909. In 1998, the vessel was known to be undergoing a full restoration being reframed, having new floors, releasing lead keel, a new stern-post and stem with many new planks and a new deck.
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Key dates
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1895
Vessel built by Morris & Lorrimer at Sandbanks, Bute
Sources
Nixon, W H, Howth: a centenary of sailing, 1995
Panorama of Gaff Sail
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