Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Iris Mary CK105"

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Iris Mary CK105, Volker Gries, Colne Smack and Barge Match Race, Brightlingsea, GB , 09/2006

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Volker Gries,
Colne Smack and Barge Match Race, Brightlingsea, GB,
09/2006

Iris Mary CK105, Volker Gries, Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024 , 07/2024

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024,
07/2024

Iris Mary CK105, Volker Gries, Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024 , 07/2024

Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
Fêtes Maritimes Douarnenez 2024,
07/2024

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Iris Mary CK105
Registered port:Plymouth
Nation:GBR
Type of rigging:KUTTER
Type of ship:Oyster Smack
Year built:1912
Yard:Aldous Brothers, Brightlingsea, Essex, GBR
Overall length:19.20 m
Length (hull):13.40 m
Breadth:3.60 m
Draught:1.60 m
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Engine:keine / none

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 29 Nov 2024

  • built in 1912 at the Aldous Shipyard, Brightlingsea/GBR as a fishing smack for the east coast of England for first owner Joe Francis, used for oyster dredging probably until around 1984.
  • purchased by a shipwright in 1994, start of a 10-year restoration and overhaul, during which she received a new deck, several planks and frames were replaced, new rigging was installed, diesel engine was removed.
  • used for leisure and regatta sailing until 2017 from Brightlingsea/GBR.
  • after change of ownership new home on the coast of Cornwall, used for leisure sailing, including trips to the Channel Islands and France or the Isles of Scilly.
  • further sale in the early 2020s.