Key details
- Current boat name
- Chuckle
- Boat class
- 7310
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 7.62 / 25ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.13 / 7ft
- Leeward
- Keel - long
- Masts
- one
- Rig type
- bermudan sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail/engine
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1954
- Place of build
- Portsmouth
Current status
History
CHUCKLE was built in the same yard as Jester, the famous single handed transatlantic junk-rigged Folkboat built for 'Blondie' Hasler in 1953. CHUCKLE was built the following year is a conventional Bermudian rigged sloop. She was refastened in 2010 and is sound. At some point in the future her cockpit needs to be rebuilt and cracked frames doubled up below the cockpit area. Aug 2014 GH