Sailing barge Cygnet on the River Alde, Iken, Suffolk, UK.

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Built in 1881 by GH Curel at Frindsbury near Stround, the Cygnet is a sailing barge with a carvel built wooden hull. Her current engine is an inboard diesel by Perkins and her first owner was Walter Winch, a farmer of Ewarton, Suffolk and was used to carry farm produce to Ipswich and Felixstowe. She is now refitted as a private yacht based at Pin Mill near Ipswich.

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Size: 3564px × 5566px
Location: Iken, Suffolk, UK.
Photo credit: © Clynt Garnham Suffolk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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