The Pettifox is the last great vessel of Scilly - the previous last was the Gleaner, and Alf Hicks decided to have another built on traditional lines, in 1990. The pettifox is a five bearded rockling (fish) a Scillonian name.
SC139
Modelled on Breton Camaret crabber lines.
36ft gaff cutter, based at Tresco.
She carries 1000 sq ft of sail.
8th July 2010