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Serial restorer refits Maurice Griffiths Gull


Peter Harrold, who restored the Dauntless yacht Surprise (CB246), has been at it again, restoring a Maurice Griffiths-designed Lone Gull called Little Gull. She was built in 1968, at the dusk of wooden boatbuilding, by Blakes of Highridge, Somerset. The Lone Gull is credited with an “uncanny ability to hold her course unattended” in Cruising Under Sail. She’s 28ft (8.5m) long, sloop-rigged and carries an oak davit as original – Griffiths believed in davits. “I divide restorations into three categories,” said Peter. “Refits, restorations and rebuilds. This was a refit.” Sounds like a lot of work for a refit: new foredeck, two new planks, new cabin front, aft deck and transom. “Shortly after that photo was taken, she nearly sank!” Peter told


CB. “We had four industrial pumps below, shooting water out of the companionway like a fireboat!” Well, taking up is hard to do, but all is now well. Peter, a financial adviser, sold Surprise to his accountant and is already onto his third project, a 24ft (7.3m) Broads yacht, in his rented cowshed – the secret boatyard. Called Fair Breeze, she is a Herbert Woods-designed Gay Lady class. Peter’s hobby has grown to the point where he needs help, which has arrived in the form of a young carpenter by the name of Gary Scott.


Above left: Little Gull, shortly before nearly sinking! Top right: Rock of Ages awaits restoration


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The very ‘un-yachty’ Rock of Ages, with thicker sacrificial mid sections and a life spent working the East Coast, was built in 1916 by Gostelow of Boston and worked under power until 1961 when she was given a gaff rig to race on the Humber. The 35ft (11m) double-ender is now being rebuilt and strengthened for owners Helen Kemp and Bruce Chapple by shipwright Michael Emmett. Apprentice Tim Smith, sponsored by Stern2Stern Heritage Training, is helping with the work.


Compiled by Steffan Meyric Hughes +44 (0) 20 7901 8055 steffan.meyric-hughes@classicboat.co.uk


LOWESTOFT IBTC Heritage expansion


IBTC Heritage (the commercial arm of the International Boatbuilding Training College) has expanded into the former Newson’s Yard in Oulton Broad, in a move that has gained approval from Peter Aldous MP, Waveney District Council and National Historic Ships. The yard is home to historic vessels in restoration, including MTB102. It is the aim of Nat Wilson, IBTC boss, to promote Lowestoft as a


LUKE POWELL PILOT CUTTER Easter launch for Freja


Freja, the latest pilot cutter from Luke Powell’s Working Sail yard in Gweek, Cornwall, together with her tender, are ready for an Easter launch.


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destination for preserving the nation’s maritime heritage by becoming the East Anglian hub for National Historic Ships’ Shipshape Network. Just how that will happen will become clearer after a formal opening to be held later this year. IBTC (the school) has also been busy recently. Students restored


the first Enterprise dinghy, on show at the Alexandra Palace Dinghy Show in March, and have just taken on the Dragon that belonged to the late rigger Peter Martin to finish the work he started.


C/O WORKING SAIL


PETER HARROLD


C/O IBTC


C/O HELEN KEMP AND BRUCE CHAPPLE


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