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Peter Duck ketch |
Price Guide
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£15,000 to £25,000
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Builder |
mostly by Porter & Haylett, Great Yarmouth |
LOA |
28' 6" |
Sail area |
325 sq ft |
Brief details |
LWL |
25' 0" |
Rig |
ketch |
A Laurent Giles classic,
Peter Duck ketches are solidly built shoal draught motor-sailers.
As with any traditionally built wooden boat, values depend very
much on condition. |
Beam |
9' 0" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
3' 9" |
Berths |
4 |
Displacement |
5.75 tons |
Engine |
various |
Ballast |
iron keel and lead trimming ballast total 2 tons |
BHP |
40 - 50 |
Keel type |
Long keel |
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A classic design from Laurent Giles, the Peter
Duck class evolved from an original yacht ( called "Peter
Duck" ) which was built for Arthur Ransome, the author
of 'Swallows & Amazons', etc.
About 40 Peter Duck ketches were built, most by Porter &
Haylett of Great Yarmouth, although the detailed fit-out of
each was not always identical, these yachts being built to
order rather than a 'production' boat.
The Peter Duck design is well known for their passage-making
qualities and afford a remarkably dry cockpit in heavy weather.
The ketch rig makes for easy single-handed management.
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