Name Stenoa

Built in 1929 by J Samuel White of Cowes, Isle of Wight, STENOA is a lifeboat launched with the name CECIL AND LILIAN PHILPOT. Her hull is double diagonal built of mahogany and her current engines are twin Ford 4SD 72 hp. She was on station at Newhaven from 1930 to 1960 and was in the RNLI reserve fleet until 1969. In her service years, she was launched 235 times and saved 148 lives. She attended the Dunkirk evacuations during World War II.

In the reserve fleet she attended another 76 incidents and saved 49 more lives.

She was sold out of service in 1969 to her present owner, renamed STENOA .She was bought by the present owner in 1969. Her petrol engines were changed in 1971 for Ford diesels. She has been used as a family cruiser ever sicne, through inland Britain, around France, Belgium and to the Channel Islands. In1989 The Dansie family bought the STENOA in 1969 at informal tender from the RNLI. She was converted by the present owner's father. Conversion included cutting way ther aire boxes and through bulkheads to ensure access from stern to bows. Teh original 40bhp petrol engiens wee repalced with 74bhp matinised Ford tractor engines. A number wheelhouses were constructed over time . The family's first sail was in teh late 1970s and resulted in the rig going overboard. After 10 years she was returnd to motor only. In 1997 a second attempt was made with the help of shipwright, David Baines, Mark Butler from James Lawrence Sails and Moray MacPhail from Classic Marine. The cockpit was remodelled to give a clear viewing position and a bowsprit, main and mizzen mast fitted. The steering gear was also overhauled. On her test sail she made 7 knots. Her maxium designed hull speed under power is 8.3 knots.