We saw
Morwenna alongside in
Cowes on last Saturday, but it wasn't until she appeared with her bright orange storm sails set, along with the rest of the
Fastnet fleet on Sunday morning, that we realised she was entering the race.
Morwena is a brand new Bristol Channel Pilot cutter, designed by
Ed Burnett and
built at the
Underfall Yard in Bristol. At 45 feet on deck and 60 feet to the end of
the bowsprit,
Morwenna displaces 28 tons. Constructed of English oak, she is a direct descendant of the Bristol
Channel Pilot cutters with their legendary sea keeping qualities.
There's also a direct link back to
Jolie Brise, which although a French Le
Harve pilot cutter, was the winner of the very first
Fastnet race in 1925.
In the 80 add years since Jolie
Brise set the standard for offshore racing, things have moved on somewhat. While the 100 foot Leopard took line honours, arriving in Plymouth in 2 days 11 hours,
Morwenna was following the rest of the fleet, still still heading out towards the western approaches.

This morning six days out
Morwenna was on a northerly
course heading for the finish at Plymouth. She may not have been the fastest entry, but she's certainly my favourite
Morwenna was a 5
th century Cornish saint who made her home in the cliffs near
Bude on the wild north Cornish coast. The derivation of her name is believed to be maiden or white seas, which seems to be an entirely appropriate name.
I have never heard about Morwenna, but I think that it is so interesting, I would like to have a trip in the oceans around the planet!22dd
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