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Registration number
2319
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Plymouth
Vessel type
Cutter
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Berthon Boat Co Ltd, Lymington
Built in
1930
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
11.50 feet
(3.51m)
Depth
7.25 feet
(2.21m)
Length: Overall
38.00 feet
(11.59m)
History
WANDA is a gaff cutter of timber construction with a Nanni inboard diesel engine model 411HE. She was built in 1930 at Berthon Boatyard, Lymington to a design by Harley Mead. She raced with the RORC during the late 1930s and 1940s as a gaffer when most yachts were converting to Bermudan rig. Despite being sailed hard all her life she has not needed a major reconstruction.
Click here to see a short clip of Wanda in 2010.
In March 2015 she was bought by her current owners. She sank in December 2015. After salvage they took her to Southdown Marina, and stripped her out completely. They repaired the keel, replaced the garboards, refitted the interior, replaced the diesel engine with electric drive, removed the sika in the original deck with traditional oakum and pitch, replaced the mast and standing rigging and built a new rudder.
Key dates
-
1930
Built at Berthon Boatyard, Lymington to a design by Harley Mead
-
late 1930s and 40s
Raced with the RORC as a gaffer when most yachts were converting to Bermudan rig
-
2010
Surveyed and no major reconstruction needed despite her being sailed hard all her life
-
2012
Vessel located at Datchet, Berkshire
-
2014
Vessel for sale
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