Interesting boat for sale

[kris88]

Yes thanks giant and a great photo.

 

Regards kris

[Athy]

I just hope that the cove who's spent £6,500 on the billy boy intends to restore him* (and has the skill/ funds to do so).

 

 

* I'm assuming that a billy boy would be a him.

[bizzard]

Audrey has a double gaff ketch rig. It's topsail looks like it might be Bermudan rigged, however, if it were mine I be changing the rope brails for hoops.

[Giant]

Historically they often had square topsails too - this one even has a t'gallant:

 

[tidal]

Blyth?

Yes indeed

I was a member there for most of he 70s and 80s and have always popped in when sailing past.

[Naughty Cal]

 

The difference is the extra mast! This is a Humber sloop rig:

 

 

 

I understand that it arose from the area's historical support for William of Orange. People would refer to the sailors from there, and later their boats, as "Billy boys".

 

I guess this name stuck for this particular type of craft because they went further - being coasters rather than primarily inland/estuary vessels.

Lovely boat Spider T.

 

We had the guided tour a few years back when we were at Keadby for the evening.

[ditchcrawler]

There's a yacht club oop north that has one of these as a clubship. Great bar

 

This one has already been converted and therefore is less interesting (my pov only)

 

And Suffolk at Levington also a club house now

[mark99]

There's a green one in Portmouth harbour entrance. Saw it last week. Might be decommissioned I guess.