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DESTINY

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Type/Class Sail > West Channel One Design (5t)

Designer: F. C. Morgan Giles

Builder: Morgan Giles Ltd

Year: 1948

Ship statusRegistered
Yard NumberUnknown at present
Original Sail NumberW6
Home PortDartmouth
Known History

West Channel One Design yacht DESTINY back in the water - (September 2010)

After being out of the water for the last four and a half years, DESTINY was lifted back into the River Teign before being towed round to Dartmouth. Dartmouth shipwright, Guy Cottam, towed her round to Dartmouth following two days of preparation work.

She will now spend the remainder of the autumn taking up on a deep water mooring on the Dart while her prospective new owners put together their plans for her refit.

 

Refit work on DESTINY is now underway - (December 2010)

After three months on the Dart, DESTINY is now out of the water again and under a good winter tent allowing her owners to start the refit work at Noss Marina.

 

Refit work on West Channel One Design 'DESTINY' continues - (September 2011)

Nick Elkins, co-owner of DESTINY, is doing a first-class job on her refit. Nick and co-owner, Ben Warren, decided to remove her cabin sides and coaming and replace the original African Mahogany with Iroko. As of October 2011 she now has a new cockpit coaming, cabin supports & sides and a new deck. Nick and Ben are aiming to have her back in the water by May 2012.

DESTINY showing off her new cabin sides and coachroof supports

ConstructionMahogany on Oak
LOA8.01m (26ft 3ins)
LWL6.48m (21ft 3ins)
Beam2.13m (7ft)
Draft 1.28m (4ft 6ins)
Displacement3.26 tons
Thames Tonnage5 tons
OwnerMr N Elkins & Mr B Warren
Previous Ownership

Mr Trevor Bardwell-Jones of Saltash
1979 - 1986

Mr T Bickford of Saltash
1986 - 2006

Mr J Baker of Exeter
2006 - 13th February 2009

Mr G Barnett of Dartmouth
13th February 2009 - 2nd December 2010

Mr N Elkins of Dartmouth and Mr B Warren of Sidmouth.
2nd December 2010 - present