"Pettifox", copy of a French Camaret crabber, built by Alfred Hicks and Peter Martin in Isles of Scilly: moored in the Helford River, Cornwall. B/W

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Pettifox was built in 1992 by Peter Martin and Alfie Hicks and is the last sailing boat to be built on the Isles of Scilly. Pettifox is a replica of a Breton Camaret Crabber (langoustier) to a design by Francois Vivier, built of larch on oak timber frames, 11 meters in length and a gross tonnage of 12 tons. She is, unusually for a gaff-rigged cutter, capable of taking the ground, so can sail into small and drying harbours and can nudge into quite shallow water, mooring off many secluded beaches.

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Size: 4368px × 2912px
Location: Helford River, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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