The
strip planked sailing yacht Yelwarc II
www.yelwarc.co.uk
7/Sept/2006
and Yelwarc II has new owners, Eve and John of Totnes in Devon, see www.theredwizard.com
for their home web site. Yelwarc has been moved from her current berth at Tewkesbury
marina to wriggle her bottom in the river Dart, back into salt water. We hope
to give a running update of Yelwarcs progress in her new home as and when we get
news. Watch this space.
This
site is run by Leon Crawley to keep a record of Yelwarc II and is divided in 2
main areas, the new owners area at EVE
& JOHN and the area below which details Yelwarc II's build history
etc. Last updated 6th May 2008
Yelwarc II was built by Peter Crawley and his brother Michael Crawley over a period of 6 years, she is a 21ft Eclipse class yacht designed by John Westall the designer of the 505 racing dinghy and Snow Goose catmeran, commissioned by Cherry & Cherry. The first 30 years of Yelwarcs' life were spent on the Norfolk Broads (England). Peter Crawley's eldest son Leon and wife Jill subsquently bought her and moved her down to Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, to refit her and sail her on the river Avon and other local canals and rivers.
Yelwarcs' Building Story in Pictures.
Yelwarcs'
Article in PBO No 70 Oct 1972
(Uploaded 24/May/2004)
Yelwarc
II misc circa 1975 to 1983.
Yelwarcs' Tewkesbury refit.
(last updated 8th/September/2006)
White
Lady was an old (UK) Norfolk Broads Gaffer (Sail Number 138, built in 1928) that
my wife (Jill) and I (Leon) renovated in the early 80's.
White Ladies' Renovation Story.
There
was a brief moment in time in 1985 when both boats came together for a sailing
holiday.
Yelwarc
II and White Lady together.
Some photos from the 1985 Norfolk Broads 'Three Rivers Race'. In which Leon and Jill nearly entered White Lady in (but had to move house instead!).
Misc
boat sections:
Canoe
stern dinghy & Colvic 26 - 1981.
Javalin
- 1983.
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