Registration number
3496
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Cowes
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Sibbick, Charles & Co, Cowes
Built in
1906
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff - Other
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Sail
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
34.50 feet
(10.52m)
Breadth: Beam
6.25 feet
(1.91m)
Depth
4.50 feet
(1.37m)
Tonnage: Gross
3.00
History
MERRY MAID is a yacht of mahogany construction and was built by Charles Sibbick of Cowes in 1906. During the 1920s she was raced at Burnham by Sam Courtauld, founder of the institute and art collection. Currently under restoration having been in a garden on Eel Pie Island on the Thames for more than 30 years thereby demonstrating the lasting qualities of well built vessels.
Key dates
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1906
Built by C Sibbick of Cowes
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