"Kelpie", gaff cutter, Solent 38 foot class, designer Alfred Mylne, built 1904. Waiting for a breeze to race in the Yarmouth Old Gaffers' Festival
KELPIE was designed by Alfred Mylne in 1903 as a Solent 38 foot class to race with the 42 foot Linear Raters. She was built by: Fay Co. of Southampton. With the introduction of the Meter rule in 1907, she was classed as a 12 Metre and raced with the 12s well into the 1920s. In 1922 KELPIE was involved in the Erskine Childers’ plot to run guns into Ireland to use against the Irish Free State government. Childers was captured and executed but 600 carbines aboard KEPLIE were transferred to a fishing boat off Howth and she slipped away undetected. KELPIE survived World War II with her keel intact – many yacht owners were encouraged to give up their lead keels for the war effort. After a string of South Coast owners she returned to the Dartmouth Yard of Nash & Holden where she benefited from 15 years of careful renewal and thorough maintenance ensuring her survival and present impressive condition.
Size: 4368px × 2433px
Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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