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The Morgan Giles Register
GAY GALLIARD
Type/Class Sail > West Channel Class (2.5t & 5t+)
Designer: F. C. Morgan Giles
Builder: Morgan Giles Ltd
Year: 1952
Ship statusRegistered
Yard Number649
Original Sail Number881
Home PortRiver Elbe, Northern Germany
ConstructionMahogany planking on Oak frames
LOA9.6m (31ft 5ins)
LWL7.9m (25ft 9ins)
Beam2.4m (8ft)
Draft 1.5m (5ft)
Displacement5250kg (11550lb)
Thames Tonnage8 tons
OwnerMr Eckart Robohm
Previous Ownership
Allan Graham Proverbs of Eastleigh.
April 1952 - August 1960
Arthur Massey of Harrow, London.
August 1960 - April 1962
Mr Herbert Elford of Loughton, Essex.
April 1962 - April 2002
Col D Tobey of Westcombe, Somerset.
April 2002 - February 2008
Mr G Barnett of Dartmouth, Devon.
February 2008 - May 2013
Mr E Robohm of Pinneberg,Germany.
May 2013 - Present
