Saturday 21 November 2015

East Light of Emsworth

Pulled up on the town quay at Emsworth, Eastern Light has the look of a traditional local boat.


Sadly there was no one around to get more details from.


Looks like a great boat for exploring Chichester harbour and seaworthy enough to venture out and beyond the entrance.

4 comments:

  1. It may be a conversion of some sort (The UK had a great tradition of Life Boat conversion after WW2, although this is much smaller than a ships lifeboat). It looks very much like the type our local Sea Scouts use for rowing and sailing (minus the deck).

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    1. Lovely. Her restoration was the subject of an article in "Classic Boat " magazine some years ago. I believe her origins were Royal Navy.

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  2. When I cycled past this morning she'd gone... I like to think she's tucked up safe inside somewhere until warmer weather returns...

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  3. Steve, hope so, she had moved last week when we came past on the way to the Greenhouse cafe for lunch.

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