Name Iedastalham

IEDASTALHAM was built in 1936 at Stalham in Norfolk by Billy Andrews when he was 21 years old. Nothing is known of her history between 1936 and 1995, when she was seen by her current owner in Ramsgate harbour with a for sale sign on her. She was then refitted, and in 2001 she was taken across the English Channel and then to Paris via the French inland waterways. Thereafter she was taken across France and down to Barcelona, proceeding the following year to the Balearics and then up to St Tropez. In 2003 she was sailed to Corsica and Sardinia, returning to France and back down to Barcelona, and in 2004 she cruised the Costa Brava up to Port Leucat, France. In 2006 she entered the French canal system at Port Nouvelle and proceeded onto the Canal du Midi. From there she entered the Canal Lateral and headed down to the Atlantic, wintering in Port Mortagne in 2007. IEDASTALHAM was there for two years while the owner embarked on a serious re-fitting of the vessel. In 2009 she was put on a trailer and brought back to England so the re-fit could continue. The boat was re-launched on the River Stour in Sandwich in 2020 with limited cruising in this year and 2021. In 2022 the boat went through a shakedown season off the Foreland from Margate down to Rye. The boat was moved back to Ramsgate late in the year. It is thought that a mizzen was added at some point. The original fabric of the boat is remarkably intact, and it was found to be easier to repair than to replace.