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Registration number
2893
Status
Registered
a12admin
Previous names
- Gaviotta
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Ipswich
Vessel type
Yawl
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
https://www.cirdantrust.org/duet/
Construction
Builder
Whites of Itchen, Southampton
Built in
1912
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Yawl
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.00 feet
(21.64m)
Breadth: Beam
11.09 feet
(3.38m)
Depth
7.22 feet
(2.20m)
Air Draft
59.06 feet
(18.00m)
Tonnage: Gross
15.72
History
DUET was built as a gaff yawl, a leisure craft and was owned since 1932 by famous Essex Courtauld family, first of which was explorer Augustine Courtauld. Used for intelligence and reconnaissance in the Second World War, she then went on to be the founder boat of UK sail training, originally with Ocean Youth Club, now with Cirdan Sailing Trust.
She won the Gaffers Class 1975, the Fastnet Oldest Competitor of 2013, the Fastnet First overall Tall Ships Race winner in 1983 & 1994, the Overall winner of the Tall Ships Regatta 2014 plus numerous other race accolades..
In 2012 Rev Christopher Courtauld set up a legacy fund to help maintain the vessel and ensure her continuation in sail training.
In February 2019, DUET was re-launched at Fox's Marina and Boatyard, Ipswich, Suffolk. She is now owned by the Cirdan Sailing Trust, which uses her for sail training and to provide disadvantaged young people with the opportunity for self-development from the experience of living and working on large sailing boats.
Key dates
-
1912
built by White Bros. Southampton
-
1915
Bought by Konsul Heinrich and based in Germany
-
1927
Bought by J G Burroughs, Burnham
-
1932
Bought by the Courtauld family
Sources
Classic Boat: Nominee for 'Restored Sailing Vessel' over 40ft, Classic Boat 2020 Awards, February 2020
Classic Boat: Duet relaunch after refit, March 2019
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