Winnie | National Historic Ships

Registration number 2384

Status Archived

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Details

Function Leisure Craft

Subfunction Yacht

Location Corfu

Vessel type Pleasure Yacht

Archive reason Overseas Watch List

Current use Ongoing conservation

Available to hire Yes

Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Hillyard, David, Littlehampton

Built in 1927

Hull material Wood

Rig Gaff Ketch

Number of decks 1

Number of masts 2

Propulsion Sail

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Inboard diesel

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

14.00 feet (4.27m)

Depth

6.00 feet (1.83m)

Length: Overall

58.00 feet (17.69m)

History

WINNIE was built by David Hillyard on a commission from Stanley Orton. Pre- World War 2, the yacht was based in Chichester and cruised the Channel. In post war years, she became a training vessel for the pupils of Mill Hill School, London. Since the late 1960s, WINNIE has been sailed and chartered in the Mediterranean and in 2010, she was based in Corfu, Greece.

Key dates

1927
Built by David Hillyard at Littlehampton on a commission from Stanley Orton
1930s
Based in Chichester and cruised in the Channel
1950s
Became a training vessel for the pupils of Mill Hill School, London
1960s
Sailed and chartered in the Mediterranean
2010
Based in Corfu, Greece