Key details
- Current boat name
- Wanderer W 48
- Boat class
- 7620
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 4.83 / 15ft 10in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.86 / 6ft 1in
- Leeward
- Centreboard
- Masts
- 1 Wood
- Rig type
- Bermudian Sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Proctor I
- Date of build
- 1958
- Place of build
- Southampton
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
WANDERER was made famous by Frank and Margaret Dye who in 1963 sailed the boat from Kinlochbervie in Scotland to Iceland. In 1964 they made a trip to Norway. The boat was purchased from the Dyes by the Wayfarer Class Association and presented by the Association to NMM. Her last passage was in April 1977 when Frank and Margaret sailed her up the Thames to Greenwich to deliver her to the Museum. October 2007