Yacht: Boadicea
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Based at West Mersea and one of the oldest boats afloat.
1808 Launched;
1825 Bought by John Pewter;
1839 First rebuild;
1872 John Pewter dies, Boadicea sold to Binks family;
1901 Boadicea rebuilt in carvel;
1917 Iziah Binks sells Boadicea to Ernest French;
1938 Ernest’s son, Manny French, sells Boadicea to Michael Frost;
1945 Boadicea recommissioning begins on VE Day;
8th May 1963 Michael Frost starts total rebuild;
1972 Boadicea relaunched;
1989 Boadicea inherited by Martha Frost;
2006 Third-generation Rueben Frost takes ownership.
Information courtesy of Classic Boat(CB 235)
| Designer: | Williamson & Durden |
| Type of Boat: | Essex Smack |
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| Year Built: | 1879 |
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| LOA m / ft: | 9.1m / 30' |
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| Beam m / ft: | 3.1m / 10'3" |
| Draft m / ft: | 1.4m / 4'6" |
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| Gross tonnage: 10.8 | |
