Classic Cornish Day Boat for sale in Cornwall United Kingdom

Wooden Ships Comments on this Cornish Day Boat

An elegant day boat designed and built by Willie John of Flushing near Falmouth in 1946.

Bought by well known Cornish boat builder Ralph Bird in in the 1980’s who had always admired her lines, he carried out a major refit of the boat and she has remained in the family ever since, now owned by Birds son. Another refit in 2009 with a new mast, rigging and sails. Recent work by Luke Powell included a new stem, sole boards and complete cosmetic overhaul.

Originally named Quiet Waters, this boat has been part of the Fal estuary her entire life and come with the current mooring if required. Elegant lines with a manageable rig, deep safe cockpit and a brand new Yamaha outboard engine. Her shallow draft with centreplate means she can be taken up the creeks and inlets, perfect for family exploration days. She could be matched with a trailer enabling her to be relocated very easily and stored at home in winter months.

Length on deck 18’6”

Length overall 21’8”

Beam 7’3”

Draft 2’ plate up

Construction

Carvel planked in ¾” larch planking.

Fastened with copper clenched nails to steam bent oak timbers.

Varnished oak transom.

No external ballast keel. Internal trimming ballast of 300kg.

Iron centreplate raised with a bronze reduction wheel.

Transom hung hardwood rudder.

Half decked with a solid swept laid teak deck, caulked and payed. Iroko toe rails and rubbing strakes all round.

Iroko coamings around the cockpit with an oiled finish.

Rig

Masthead Bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped solid spruce varnished mast. Mounted in a stainless steel tabernacle.

Varnished spruce boom with bronze roller furling system.

Varnished douglas fir bowsprit.

Stainless steel standing rigging with a single set of spreaders. Rigging new in 2009. External bronze chain plates.

Split standing backstay with no running backstays to contend with.

Roller furling system for the jib at the bowsprit end.

Mainsail and jib by Sail Tech, Falmouth in 2009.

Pair of Tufnell non-self tailing cockpit sheet winches.

Machinery

Yamaha 6hp outboard engine new in 2024.

Mounted on a transom bracket, gives 5 knots cruising speed.

Small 12 volt battery to power the bilge pump with a solar panel mounted on deck.

Equipment

Auto electric bilge pump

12 volt battery

Solar panel

6hp Yamaha outboard engine (2024)

10 litre fuel can

Grapnel anchor

Beaching legs

Various fenders

Mainsail – 2009 by Sail Tech

Jib – 2009 by Sail Tech

Roller furling headsail system

Pair of Tufnell sheet winches

Over boom cockpit cover