Key details
- Current boat name
- Virtue Fidelis
- Boat class
- 7607
- Sail number
- 22 Y
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 7.69 / 25ft 3in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.19 / 7ft 2in
- Leeward
- Keel - long
- Masts
- 1 Wood
- Rig type
- Bermudian Sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail/engine
Design and build
- Designer
- Laurent Giles J
- Date of build
- 1951
- Place of build
- Burnham on Crouch
Current status
- Present use
- Sailing
History
Designed by Jack Laurent Giles in 1936 and built in 1951 by Stebbings of Burnham on Sea. VIRTUE FIDELIS was exhibited at the Festival of Britain as an example of traditional craftmanship. She was owned, since launch, by the same family until sold to the present owner in 2005. Currently located on the River Tamar. May 2009