Key details

Current boat name
Diana
Boat class
6970
Function
Sports and Leisure
Type

Dimensions and specifications

Length (m / ft)
6.4 / 21ft
Beam (m / ft)
2.13 / 7ft
Leeward
Keel - long
Masts
1
Rig type
Bermudian Sloop
Propulsion
Sail/engine

Design and build

Designer
Harrison Butler T
Date of build
1928
Place of build
Hull

Current status

Present use
Sailing

History

DIANA was built in 1928 by Stanley Knowles at Hull to a 1919 Cyclone design of T Harrison Butler. Featured in article in Yachting Monthly in early 1930’s written by her builder to explain the form of construction. The article mentions that Harrison Butler may have sailed the boat at some stage. November 2007