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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Caledonian Canal
Vessel type
Pleasure Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Jones (Buckie) Slip Ltd, Buckie
Built in
1960
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
37.70
feet
(11.49
m)
Breadth: Beam
12.17
feet
(3.71
m)
Depth
6.30
feet
(1.92
m)
Tonnage: Gross
18.68
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
SPEY 1 was built in Buckie Shipyard in 1960 and designed by G.L. Watson and was the first of the Spey class of yachts. She was built for the London boat show and was sold at the show in 1960. Built with the same attention to detail and with traditional skill by true craftsmen in Buckie .She has been in the same ownership since 1995 and is based on the Caledonian Canal.
Key dates
-
1960
Built at the Buckie Shipyard
-
1995
Bought by current owner
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