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Registration number
2575
Status
Replica
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Pilot Vessel
Location
Poole
Vessel type
Scillonian Cutter
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
www.topsail-adventures.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Powell, Luke, Gweek
Built in
2009
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Replica definition
Operational Replica
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Boiler fuel
diesel
Dimensions
Air Draft
80.00 feet
(24.38m)
Length: Overall
44.00 feet
(13.41m)
Breadth: Beam
13.00 feet
(3.96m)
Depth
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
History
Forty six Scillonian pilot cutters worked out of Scilly in the 19th century, but all were broken up by the 20th century. Boatbuilder Luke Powell has renewed this line of powerful and sturdy cutters with their trademark lute sterns and heavy scantlings for a new generation of seafarers to experience.
AMELIE ROSE (and her seven sister ships) are based on Scilly cutters as described in documentation, caught in the odd photograph (notably of St Martins Cutter THE QUEEN and a picture of two Scilly Cutters beached for cleaning) and some partial lines. AMELIE ROSE was specifically built for charter.
AMELIE ROSE has attained fame recently by staring in the 20 part ITV series 'The Hungry Sailors' bringing traditional sailing into the heart of living rooms across the nation.
June 2023: Vessel currently for sale
Sources
Classic Boat: Nick Beck - Leaving the City, pp38, February 2013
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