Tethra of Looe | National Historic Ships

Registration number 3745

Status Registered

paula.palmer

Details

Function Fishing Vessel

Subfunction Drifter

Location Mylor

Vessel type Fishing Vessel

Current use Commercial Activity

Available to hire Yes

Available for excursions Yes

Web address https://www.bluerivertable.co.uk

Construction

Builder Curtis & Pape, Looe

Built in 1971

Hull material Wood

Number of decks 1

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Diesel

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

12.00 feet (3.66m)

Length: Overall

36.00 feet (10.97m)

Tonnage: Gross

10.00

History

TETHRA is a 36 ft long traditional Cornish fishing boat. She was originally built in Looe in 1971 by Curtis and Pape to longline for mackerel and possibly even shark around the local area. Tethra also worked as a trip boat, with her then skipper Ivan, taking people out to fish around the shores of south Cornwall. She worked up until the late 80's and eventually made her way up to Chichester where her current owners found her.

She has since had an extensive rebuild, with much of the pine planking and oak framing above the waterline being replaced, refastening throughout, a new deck and wheelhouse along with a new engine amongst many other things. This means that we have had a fantastic blank canvas to create the perfect dining space whilst keeping as much of the original character and aesthetic as possible.

Now based in Cornwall as a passenger vessel.

Update, July 2024: Vessel for sale.

Key dates

2023-03-05 Tethra is currently out of the water for the winter. We start the yearly maintence in March every year so she is ready to go back in the water mid April 2023 to start her 5th season in her current form, once again working on Cornish waters.