The life of N2107 Pendle Witch. Design: Starfish, designed by: Mike Nokes in 1961
Previous boat names: Pendle Witch, Gemini VI, prior to reverting to Pendle Witch.
I picked this boat up from Frensham Pond on the weeknd, after it was advertised for 'free' on the CVRDA website. However, when I picked her up it was obvious when we put her on the trailor that the glue has gone on her - she sort of sagged a bit - the joints on the bottom 3 planks has failed in the crew area. The deck and gunnel was removed by hand with a hand chisel for leverage - the glue had failed there also.
I hope to recover her. But she will have to wait a bit whilst I pluck up the courage! And she needs to dry a bit more. There is no rot in any of the hull planking.
Forgot the pictures
Looks just like my Starfish Triarda N2266 did when I first got her also with decks removed. Photo on this database (2266) showing how fast they can go, well worth the effort of restoring also see 2335 another well restored Starfish owned by Tim Gatti. Howard C
<div class="postbody">A chance conversation with my local chandlery owner has found Pendle Witch a new home where she much more likely to to be recovered to her former glory.
She now resides in the shed of "P and I Boats" at Chippenham. Where she can fully dry out and be restored at her new owner's leisure.
Whilst I would have been happy to do a redeck in the summer and some painting and varnishing, the regluing of all the bottom planks whilst maintaining her shape would have been asking a bit much considering that it would have been done in the garden.
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I feel much happier having passed her on to someone with the 'where with all' to rebuild her.
Cheers
I was just thinking about my dad and how he always named his boats pendle witch. I just decided to google it I thought after rear so many years there would be no information
I was thrilled to see that it is still around
Maurice Robinson built N2107 from scratch in 1961 and sailed it at Beeston Sailing Club on the river Trent in Nottingham and named it Pendle Witch
He was born in Clitheroe near Pendle Hill in Lancashire. He was an enthusiastic sailor and won a lot of cups etc.
I am really pleased that it is being restored.