Bristol Pilot Cutter Polly Agatha Sail gaff rig bowsprit fast tough channel sailing Solent Charter holiday 1904 crew teamwork

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Pilot Cutters were designed to take their crews out into the wildest seas and keep them safe and as comfortable as possible. At the end of their era it is not surprising that so many vessels became private yachts. Externally Polly Agatha is an exact replica of Peggy the original boat, all of the scantlings are the same as the original and the method of construction is also the same with only two exceptions. One is the use of bronze bolts and screws instead of the original iron centre line fixings and bronze nails for the planking to frame fixings.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Solent Uk
Photo credit: © Paul Rapson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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