Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Guide Me"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Guide Me |
Ex-names: | Guidez-Moi |
Registered port: | Gweek |
Nation: | GBR |
Type of ship: | Cornish Lugger |
Year built: | 1911 |
Yard: | Peter Ferris, Looe, Cornwall, GBR |
Overall length: | 21.95 m |
Length (hull): | 12.10 m |
Breadth: | 3.70 m |
Draught: | 1.55 m |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Engine: | keine/none |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 07 Feb 2010
- built by Peter Ferris of Looe, Cornwall, UK for Mr. W. Pengelly in 1911.
- fished out of various East Cornwall harbours until being sold on to the Solent in 1966.
- owner was Charles Williams.
- called "Guidez-Moi" under another owner Ted Williams, had an engine in that time
- bought in 1977 from Ted Williams in Fareham Creek by Jono and Judy Brickhill, who restored her.
- 1988 voyage via the Douarnenez Festival to Spain, Portugal, Tenerife, La Palma and on to Brazil, return via Cape Town in South Africa and then later back to America.
- participates in the sailing events at the coasts of England and France like in in the Looe Lugger Race and in the Douarnenez Festivals
Contact:
Website (English, 31 Jan 2010):http://www.cornishluggers.co.uk/
Cornish Luggers Online Guide: website dedicated to Cornish luggers and the Looe lugger regatta with the history of the boats and many photos