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Sunday April 17th, 2016 - HMS Kingfisher Sold
This past weekend HMS Kingfisher was picked up by her new owners. Since Lynx has hit the water, Kingfisher has seen very little use. It was decided that we would put her up on the market and see if we could find her a loving home, and we did! A small group out of Kingston has purchased her and is excited to get her out on the water. We're sorry to see her go but are glad she's getting back out on the water! The Kingfisher page has been pulled down from the website so if your curious about her, the page is copied below.
HMS Kingfisher was launched on Canada Day 2008. At 17', the Kingfisher is ketch rigged with 3 tanbark sails including a mizzen, and is representative of a British ship-to-shore vessel used to transfer crews and supplies. The Kingfisher's rig is distinct from Badger and Revenge, which will round our fleet nicely and certainly be an impressive addition in any sail past.
This past weekend HMS Kingfisher was picked up by her new owners. Since Lynx has hit the water, Kingfisher has seen very little use. It was decided that we would put her up on the market and see if we could find her a loving home, and we did! A small group out of Kingston has purchased her and is excited to get her out on the water. We're sorry to see her go but are glad she's getting back out on the water! The Kingfisher page has been pulled down from the website so if your curious about her, the page is copied below.
HMS Kingfisher was launched on Canada Day 2008. At 17', the Kingfisher is ketch rigged with 3 tanbark sails including a mizzen, and is representative of a British ship-to-shore vessel used to transfer crews and supplies. The Kingfisher's rig is distinct from Badger and Revenge, which will round our fleet nicely and certainly be an impressive addition in any sail past.
SPARRED LENGTH: | 22 FT |
BEAM: | 5 FT |
MAST HEIGHT: | 17 FT |
DRAFT WITH LEEBOARD: | 3 FT |
RIG: | Ketch rigged with a jib, dipping lugsail on the mainmast and a spritsail on the mizzen. |
HULL: | Steel with wooden cladding above the waterline and wooden interior. wooden leeboard, 4 oars and 1 cannon. Retractable bowsprit and jibboom. |
In response to requests to attend more events further afield, we decided to build a vessel easily trailered and rigged, yet still impressive. We acquired a 14 ft. lifeboat hull built in 1945, stripped it down and built a rig not usually seen in the last 100 years. A samson post supports a 1 1/2 pound swivel gun as well as the butt of the retracting bowsprit. The mainmast is just aft of a small forecastle. The mizzen is just forward of the rudder post so that an offset tiller with an extension is required. A boomkin supports the spritsail sheet and can retract for easy docking and trailering. A leeboard clamps on one side and can be transferred easily when on another tack.