Barnabus
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Barnabus

ex- SS634 - Built by Henry Trevorrow, of St Ives, in 1881,for Barnabus Thomas, after whom she was named. She was launched of Porthgwidden beach in St.Ives, and is a double-ended, two masted fishing lugger, with a dipping lug fore-sail, (double ended boats were often a favoured design, if the vessel was destined for a busy port, being somewhat easier to manoeuvre through the cramped moorings. She was used primarily as a mackerel driver, and fished until 1974, earning back her construction costs by the end of her very first season. When she finished her fishing career she became the first lugger to be returned to sail, and was handed into the care of The Cornwall Maritime Trust. The distinctive red and white stripes at the top of her mizzen mast would have been used to help identify her from a distance; in a fleet of many similar boats, vessels identified themselves with individual marks. She has recently had a complete restoration for the Cornwall Maritime Trust with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which re-new almost all of her larch on oak construction. This work was carried out by Devon-based shipwright Bobby Cann and his team
LOA 39ft Beam 11.3ft Draught 5.2ft
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