Key details
- Current boat name
- Holm Boat
- Boat class
- 7330
- Function
- Service
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 6.4 / 21ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.99 / 6ft 6in
- Leeward
- None
- Masts
- One
- Propulsion
- Oar/Sail
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1885
- Place of build
- Whalsay, Shetland
Current status
- Present use
- Museum
History
Built about 1885 by 'White' Laurie Bruce of Whalsay, Shetland for the local doctor who also covered Skerries. She was used for fishing, as a flitboat and for carrying stock to and from off-lying islands. In 1887 she survived a severe storm while fishing off Whalsay. Her skipper managed to make Bressay but died of exposure. Her stern has been altered for an outboard. November 2009