Registration number 1426
Status Archived
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JENNY WREN - under sail, starboard side.

Details

Function Leisure Craft
Subfunction Yacht
Location London
Archive reason More information required
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Gilbert & Pascoe, Porthleven
Built in 1926
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
12.49 feet (3.81m)
Depth
6.49 feet (1.98m)
Length: Overall
38.20 feet (11.65m)
Tonnage: Gross
13.00

History

JENNY WREN was built by Gilbert & Pascoe at Porthleven, Cornwall, to a design by Harley Meade, in 1926 and marked the transition from Falmouth punt to ocean-going yacht.  Harley Meade was the 'Father of RORC (Royal Ocean Racing Club)'. 

She sailed to Cape Town in 1926 where she spent twenty years with one owner, during which time she encountered Bill Tillman's Mischief several times.  She was then sold to owners based in New Zealand, before returning to the UK via the West Indies and Gibraltar.  In the late 1970s she completed her second circumnavigation, including two entries into the Falkland Islands, before returning to the UK.

She was re-decked in 1992 and converted back a ketch rig to her original cutter rig.

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Key dates

  • 1926

    Vessel built by Gilbert & Pascoe at Porthleven, Cornwall
  • 1992

    Vessel re-decked and returned to her original cutter rig.

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