Mistletoe
Recreation vessel, sailing dinghy, X One-Design called 'Mistletoe'. This dinghy was originally called 'Grebe'.
The'Mistletoe' is a wooden carvel built yacht of pitch pine planking on bent oak timbers, copper nail/rove through fastened. The deck is covered with a painted calico membrane. There is an open cockpit, square ended aft, with coaming converging to a pointed forward end. There is a deep cast-iron ballast keel. The interior is open plan and unfurnished, with a bulkhead and storage locker aft. Lath-topped side seats are fitted to both sides of the after portion of the cockpit with small storage trays incorporated into each seat. A set of removable floors are fitted within the cockpit. Construction is light but strong with no excess furniture or fittings.
The'Mistletoe' is a wooden carvel built yacht of pitch pine planking on bent oak timbers, copper nail/rove through fastened. The deck is covered with a painted calico membrane. There is an open cockpit, square ended aft, with coaming converging to a pointed forward end. There is a deep cast-iron ballast keel. The interior is open plan and unfurnished, with a bulkhead and storage locker aft. Lath-topped side seats are fitted to both sides of the after portion of the cockpit with small storage trays incorporated into each seat. A set of removable floors are fitted within the cockpit. Construction is light but strong with no excess furniture or fittings.
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Object Details
ID: | BAE0015 |
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Type: | Racing Dinghy; X One-Design Class |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Woodnutt and Co Ltd; Westmacott, Alfred |
Vessels: | Grebe 1909 (later Mistletoe); Mistletoe 1909 |
Date made: | 1909 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Presented by the Matson Family |
Measurements: | Overall: 9450 mm x 6300 mm x 1830 mm x 1.25 ton |
Parts: | Mistletoe |