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ALICE MAY

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Type/Class Sail > Cruiser / Racer

Designer: Kenneth Colyer

Builder: Morgan Giles

Ship statusRegistered
Yard Number814
Home PortGrimsby
Known History

This is a Morgan Giles 30 Which was purchased in a very sorry state in Poole.  Beleive her to be built in 1965 and number 4 or 5 of six that were built after the death of FC Morgan-Giles and the first built with a glass fibre hull.

She has had toerails and grab rails replaced in Iroko and sapelle, the coamings beleived to be a fabulous sapelle and still refuse to allow varnish to adhere. She has been re engined with a Nanni twin cylinder a very tight fit but perfect otjherwise.

She is sailed regularly on the Humber.

ConstructionGRP
LOA30ft / 9.14m
LWL21.08ft / 6.43m
Beam8.75ft / 2.67m
Draft 4.83ft / 1.47m
Displacement7800lb / 3538kg
OwnerChris Clarges
Previous Ownership

Originally named 'KUKRI' Owned by Chris Rosamund