Key details
- Current boat name
- Wicken
- Boat class
- 7286
- Number
- 306062
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 8.06 / 26ft 5in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.49 / 8ft 2in
- Leeward
- Keel - long
- Masts
- 2 Wood
- Rig type
- Ketch Cutter
- Propulsion
- Sail/engine
Design and build
- Designer
- Bernards C W
- Date of build
- 1938
- Place of build
- Shoreham by Sea
Current status
- Present use
- Sailing
History
Built in 1938 as the OPTIMIST by Lady Bee at Shoreham by Sea. WICKEN is one of two hulls designed by C W Bernards but differs in accommodation from that of sister vessel. Her history prior to 1962 is uncertain but it is believed that she spent many of her early years in the Channel Islands. She underwent a major restoration in 1962 when her rig was changed from ketch cutter to Bermudan ketch. April 2007