Key details
- Current boat name
- Seal
- Boat class
- 7448
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 4.57 / 15ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.65 / 5ft 5in
- Masts
- 1
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1929
- Place of build
- Blakeney
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
SEAL was built for Miss Patience Hardcastle and sailed by her every summer, with the exception of the war years 1939-45, until 1982 when, at the age of 80, the lady no longer felt able to handle the boat single-handed. She presented the vessel to NMM in 1984. October 2007