14ft Sailing Wooden Barge Boat, Class: MFOB 1950's, Lady G

14ft Sailing Wooden Barge Boat, Class: MFOB 1950’s, Lady G

A 14ft converted Barge Boat off the Thames Sailing Barge Lady Gwynfred, she was built as a replacement for the original Barge tender in the 1950’s.

When the Commercial Sailing barge was taken out of service, the dinghy was converted into a sailing dinghy.

She was restored and rigged to comply with the Mersea Fishermen’s Open Boat (MFOB) specifications.

She has raced with the MFOB fleet ever since.

A 14ft clinker wooden gaff rigged open dinghy with a centreplate with an axle-less trailer.

Nominal Length: 4.27m
Length Overall: 4.88m
Length At Water Line: 4.11m

Beam: 1.98m
Draft: 0.38m
Max Draft: 0.38m

Displacement: 450kgs

Passenger Capacity: 4

Builder: Alf Last, Maldon Boat’s Name: Lady G

Hull Material: Clinker Wooden
Hull Design: Displacement

14ft Sailing Wooden Barge Boat, Class: MFOB 1950’s, Lady G