Key details
- Current boat name
- The Lilac
- Function
- Service
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 5.48 / 18ft
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.68 / 5ft 6in
- Masts
- Two
- Rig type
- Yawl
- Propulsion
- Oar/Sail
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1920
Current status
- Present use
- Swansea Museum
History
18ft Punt -THE LILAC. Built 1920. A typical 'Hobbling' punt similar to ones used in South Wales in the 1920's for all sorts of purposes from day trips round the coast to taking stores to vessels. The Lilac was used at Tenby up to 1988. Apl 2012 GH