Key details
- Current boat name
- Kobe
- Boat class
- 7016
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 8.23 / 27ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.17 / 3ft 10in
- Leeward
- Keel
- Masts
- None
- Rig type
- None
- Propulsion
- Engine
Design and build
- Designer
- Hobbs
- Date of build
- 1924
Current status
- Present use
- Sailing
History
KOBE was built by Hobbs in 1924. Originally, this was an electric hire boat, built and operated on the Thames, she is now kept on the Norfolk Broads. It is thought that she spent some time as an umpiring boat for a rowing club. Kobe attended the Thames Traditional Boat Rally in 2009. August 2009