Jump to content

Patchett

Members
  • Posts

    12
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

Patchett last won the day on September 18 2021

Patchett had the most liked content!

Reputation

26 Excellent

2 Followers

Recent Profile Visitors

The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.

  1. Thanks for sharing this glimpse of the old lady in her last moments. Sad, but inevitable I suppose for an ex hire yacht of such an age...
  2. Thanks for sharing this photo of the yard today - it looks very nice and I believe those buildings are now flats that can be rented. I do hope the business thrives.
  3. Wonderful - yes, I think Asaph is still around - I recall seeing a photo somewhere, she looked a bit different though with a bowsprit added. The original owner was Mr. Blanchard, who was a musician (percussionist I believe).
  4. In case anyone is interested in some photos of Martham Ferry Boatyard and the different boats in the 1960-80s, I have uploaded some here on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/194041782@N06/albums The quality is not great since they are scans and some of these photos are almost 60 years old, but at least it gives an impression and helps some of us recall fond memories. I will continue to add more info and photos as and when I discover them.
  5. We only fitted brass plates on the boats that were exhibited, which explains why Crestadonna doesn’t have one. Just in case you wondered
  6. Some more of Crestella at the boat show
  7. Wonderful! It was 1982 according to my records
  8. Wonderful to see her and know she’s being taken care of!
  9. Here she is with her original sails :)
  10. Here’s a photo from Crestadonna’s launching and christening in 1982. From right: Cliff Patchett (my grandfather), Jimmy Hoseason, Bernard Sinclair (partner in MFB).
  11. Hehe … yes, my grandfather was Cliff Patchett, partner and director of MFB from 1959 until 1992. He designed and oversaw the construction of the Cresta fleet. I was saddened to hear about the breaking up of Crestella, she was my favourite in the hire fleet and sailed very well, achieving awards in the Barton regatta. She was exhibited at the London boat show in ‘68 and had a special visitor as shown here in the photo (Ted Heath). Do I understand correctly that Crestadonna is still in existence? I note your profile photo appears to be her. I have many photos of her construction. I will upload them separately and share the link here since there are so many. I’m thinking of making a page with photos and information.
  12. I realise that this is an old thread, but if anyone is still interested in the Cresta fleet and MFB boats, I can share some historical photos and details
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

For details of our Guidelines, please take a look at the Terms of Use here.