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Newman's Poole 35 Ft Pilot Cutter Circa 1900

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52,500 $

Newman's Poole 35 Ft Pilot Cutter Circa 1900

Luck is supposed to favour the brave – there is something almost humble about this boat but surely she courageously dropped her pilot on board in a sou’ westerly gale in the Swash channel off Poole at the turn of the 19th Century. Her reward has been a loving rebuild leaving her as strong and trustworthy now as then – a reprieve indeed – she has a very large cockpit for a vessel of this style and with generous raised bulwarks, her rig and inventory make her incredibly user friendly for such a boat from this period.

Built by Newmans, REPRIEVE was apparently one of only two pilot cutters known to have been constructed in Poole. In the 1950s - then rigged as a yawl, she was acquired by Cyril Cozens, who with his father restored her to her original cutter rig. Up to the early ‘80s, he used her both for pleasure and as a workhorse, positioning mooring buoys in support of his role as bosun of Marchwood Sailing Club. A lovely picture of her under full sail was probably at an old gaffers race in 1978.