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Registration number
2880
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Dartmouth
Vessel type
Ketch
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Hillyard, David, Littlehampton
Built in
1965
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Bermudan Ketch
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
42.00 feet
(12.80m)
Breadth: Beam
11.58 feet
(3.53m)
Depth
5.50 feet
(1.68m)
Tonnage: Gross
19.47
History
WENDY WOO is a Bermudan Ketch of mahogany carvel construction with a Beta 75 diesel engine and was built by David Hillyard of Littlehampton in1965. Owned for 15 years by Sir David and Lady Mary Mansell Lewis and used for extensive cruising and as a sail training vessel.
A Trans Atlantic circuit voyage was undertaken in the 1970s and a major restoration was undertaken in 2011-2014
Key dates
-
1965
Built by David Hillyard of Littlehampton
-
1970s
Transatlantic circuit voyage
-
2011/2014
Major restoration including new engine
-
2017
Purchased from Nicholas Gray by Marianne Dissard
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