Registration number 2443
Status Registered
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under restoration
starboard side view
under restoration
under restoration

Details

Function Leisure Craft
Subfunction Yacht
Location Poole
Vessel type Yacht - International 6 Metre
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder McGruer & Co Limited, Dumbartonshire
Built in 1924
Hull material Wood
Rig Sloop
Number of decks 1
Number of masts 1
Propulsion Sail
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
6.70 feet (2.04m)
Depth
5.50 feet (1.68m)
Length: Overall
34.50 feet (10.52m)

History

SONOMA is an international 6 metre yacht of timber carvel construction and was built in 1924 by McGruers & Co. Limited to a design by G L Watson & Co. First owned by two brothers Claud and James Allen, she was sailed and raced on the Clyde for a number of years. In 1932 she was owned by James and Willie McGruer and was converted to a cruiser and racer. It is thought she then went to Sunderland and was owned by Mr H Lambert of Sunderland Yacht Club. SONOMA has historical significance as a unique one off design by G L Watson & Co. who designed four America Cup Yachts, Royal Yachts and Presidential Yachts. She is at present undergoing restoration in Poole.

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