Key details

Current boat name
Decibel
Boat class
7120
Function
Sports and Leisure
Type

Dimensions and specifications

Length (m / ft)
5.48 / 18ft
Beam (m / ft)
1.98 / 6ft 6in
Leeward
Keel - long
Masts
One Wood
Rig type
Gaff Sloop
Propulsion
Sail/engine

Design and build

Designer
Hillyard D
Date of build
1935
Place of build
Littlehampton, Sussex

Current status

Present use
Sailing

History

Built by Hillyards at Littlehampton in 1935 as the ISOBEL JOYCE II for a friend of Dr Harrison Butler, who gave advice and suggested modifications. GH Jan 2010