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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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