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N79


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Year built: 1936

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Construction: Clinker

Hull type: Single Bottom

ntoa
12-Jan-2007

The life of N79.
Boat Out of Class

chalky
01-Jul-2010

Built in 1932, an Aldeburgh 12 foot restricted dinghy called "Polly Allen". Owned by Julian and Hallam Tennyson.
Renamed "Wagtail" and owned by by Miss J Mackinnon in 1933.
Bought by T Cadbury Brown in 1935.
Registered as N79 in 1936.
 
  

edwillett
15-Jul-2011

Polly Allen, latterly Wagtail was the second of the Aldeburgh 12ft Restricted Class, originally registered as sail number R2.

edwillett
03-Jul-2014

From the Minima YC Centenary Publication "100 Years on Kingston Reach" is this picture of N79. The picture is titled "On the Line 1937. Joan, Hornwink, Wagtail, Moewe."
Thanks to Nick Hoskins of Thames Sailing Club for bringing it to our attention.

edwillett
03-Jul-2014

Here is a zoomed/cropped version of the above picture.

edwillett
30-Aug-2016

Courtesy of Michael Goffe, via Michael Brookman, we have this image of N79 captured on an un-used PostCard, date unknown.



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