Key details
- Current boat name
- Wizard
- Boat class
- 7330
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 5.48 / 18ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.55 / 5ft 1in
- Leeward
- Centreboard
- Masts
- 1 Wood
- Rig type
- Bermudian Sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Fox U
- Date of build
- 1932
- Place of build
- Cowes, I o W
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
Built for Wing Commander E J Burling in 1932 as a boat that could be carried under the wing of a flying boat. Later became the inspiration for Uffa Fox's parachuted airborne lifeboats which saved the lives of many aircrew in WWII. Purchased by NMM in 1983. October 2007