Key details
- Current boat name
- Bosun
- Boat class
- 6884
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 4.27 / 14ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.95 / 6ft 5in
- Leeward
- Centreboard
- Masts
- One
- Rig type
- Bermudan Sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Proctor I
- Date of build
- 1964
Current status
- Present use
- PNBPT
History
The Bosun Class dinghy is the only GRP racing dinghy designed specifically for transport on and use from ships of the Royal Navy. It is also used by the British Army and other organisations. This vessel is being prepared for display by the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust on the Mast Pond at Portsmouth Dockyard. December 2009 (Archive)