Key details
- Current boat name
- Three Sisters
- Boat class
- 7546
- Sail number
- IH81
- Function
- Fishing and Hunting
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 5.56 / 18ft 3in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.13 / 7ft
- Leeward
- Leeboard
- Masts
- 2
- Rig type
- Lug Yawl
- Propulsion
- Sail/engine
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1897
- Place of build
- Thorpness
Current status
- Present use
- Sailing
History
Built at Thorpness, Suffolk. THREE SISTERS is sail and oar fishing vessel. She was built to fish off Thorpeness beach and fished until 1952. Later used as work boat. An engine was fitted in the 1930's. The vessel was rebuilt in 1994 - see HV FV list March 2006 THREE SISTERS, Suffolk longshore fishing boat, built at Thorpness around the turn of the century. Hull is clinker built with transom stern and pointe biow tih plumb straight stem. Has 2 timbers masts and is rigged as a yawl witrh dipping lub sails. Origianlly was used from drift netting for herring and sprats off teh open beach at Thorpness,. Has an engien fitted in 1930s. Fished until 1952 then was sold to Orford. Fishing still, but later was damaged laying at a yacht mooring. Bought by present owner in 1994 and completely restored by Frank Knight. Vessel is as original but the engine has been kept.
SIGNIFICANCE: there must have been approx 300 longshore Suffolk boats aroudn 1900. In 1998 there are only 4 hulls remainsing. Only THREE SITERS is sailing and only one other is afloat.
Source: Present Owner 1998 (Picture courtesy of Classic Boat)