Falmouth Quay Punts were the standard workhorse of the harbour and Falmouth bay during the second half of the C19 and into the C20, fetching and carrying for the many ships that arrived in Falmouth 'for orders'. Initially gaff-rigged and generally yawls, they eventually became motor-powered.
Designed and adapted for the stiff seas around the Lizard, their excellent sea-keeping qualities made them popular with amateur yachtsmen.
This database is a summary of some of the data discovered by volunteer Roger Stephens as part of a major research project on Falmouth Quay Punts.
| Name | Built | Builder | Type | LOD / LWL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADA | 1898 | Quay Pt | 24′ | |
| ADA also Jeanie 11, Cuban, Jean 11, Ada | 1908 | W.E.THOMAS | 23′ / 22.5 | |
| ADA MAY | 1908 | W.E.THOMAS | 23′ | |
| ADAM | 1908 | 23′ | ||
| ALARM | pre 1902 | Not exeeding 32′ | ||
| ANTHEA | 1919 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 27′.5″ |
| ANVIS | 1893 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 26′ |
| BAND OF HOPE | 29′ | |||
| BESSIE later Curlew | 1905 | |||
| BETTY | 1913 | A.COAKER | Yacht | |
| Bingo ( see Little Bingo ) | ||||
| BLACK CAT | 1914 | R.S.BURT Harley Mead | Yacht | |
| BLACK DUCK (REF A ) | 1893 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 28′ |
| BLACK DUCK (REF B ) | 1905 | R.S.BURT. Harley Mead | Yacht | 28′ / 26′ 2″ |
| BLUE BELL | 1924 | Freshwater, St. Mawes | Fishing | 24′ |
| BONITA (REF A ) | 1889 | TREGENZA | Yacht | 38′ |
| BONITA (REF B) | 1890 | W.E.THOMAS | 35′ / 29′ | |
| BOY JACK | 27′ / 26′ 3″ | |||
| BUNTY | 1912 | R.S.BURT | Yacht | 31′ / 30′ 2″ |
| Catherine Frances (see Louie) | ||||
| CHANTICLEER | ||||
| Clareen ( see Clarice ) | ||||
| CLARICE, later Clareen , Shira | 1894 | Quay Pt | 18′ 6″ | |
| COCK OF THE WALK | ||||
| COCK ROBIN | ||||
| COQUET | C 1902 | |||
| CORNISHMAN | C 1855 | |||
| Cuban (see Ada – Ref 2 ) | ||||
| CURLEW | 1905 | Quay Pt | ||
| Curlew (see Nada ) | ||||
| CURLEW later Foresight and Curlew ‘R’ | 1898 | R.S. BURT | Quay Pt | 28′ 2″ / 27′ 9″ |
| CYGNET | 1907 | R.S. BURT | Yacht | 32′ 4″ |
| CYNARA | 1920 | W.E.THOMAS | ||
| D.T. | Built in Looe | Yacht | ||
| DEBONAIR | R.S.BURT | 36′ | ||
| DIANNA | Yacht | |||
| DOLPHIN | ON/PRE 1902 | |||
| DOROTHEA | 1909 | W.E.THOMAS | 27′ / 26′ | |
| DOZMARE | 1928 ? | Yacht | ||
| DUNLIN | ||||
| Dusky maid (see Lily – Ref B) | 1894 | Quay Pt | ||
| ECLIPSE | ON/PRE 1902 | |||
| EDITH | pre 1919 | W.E.THOMAS | Quay Pt | 32′ |
| ELSIE | 32′ | |||
| EMILY | 1935 | Yacht | 20′ / 19’6″ | |
| FAGIN | 1920 | 32′ | ||
| FALAISE | ||||
| FAYAWAY | Quay Pt | |||
| FEAR NOT | late 1800’s | Quay Pt | ||
| FISHER | ||||
| FLEETWING | ||||
| Foresight (see Curlew) | 1904 | Built Gorran Haven | Yacht | 32′ |
| FOYE | pre 1902 | |||
| FRAM | ||||
| GALANT OF FOWEY | 1890 | W.E. THOMAS | Quay Pt | |
| GENESTA | 1885 | H. TRETHOWAN | Yacht | 27′ |
| GIPSY | ||||
| Greenshank (see Kalina Marjorie ) | ||||
| GREENSHANKS | 1908 | R.S.BURT | ||
| GWEN MARG later Turkeyland | 24′ | |||
| GWENDOLINE | 1882 | R.S.BURT | Quay Pt | 23′ |
| GYPSY later la Bohemienne & Gypsy of Finistere | ||||
| Gypsy of Finistere ( see Gypsy ) | 1895 | R.S.BURT | 28′ 6″ | |
| HEROINE | Yacht | 28′ ? | ||
| HOBBY | ||||
| Holly Ann (see Niona) | 1890 | R.S.BURT | Quay Pt | 32′ |
| I.C.U. | R TRUSCOTT | |||
| IDA | ||||
| ISEAULT | 1900 | RS BURT | ||
| JB | ||||
| Jean 11 (see Ada – Ref 2 ) | ||||
| Jeanie 11 (see Ada Ref 2 ) | 22′ 6″ | |||
| JOAN | 1896 | T. JACKETT | Quay Pt | 24′ 2″ |
| JUANITA | 1897 | T JACKETT | Yawl | 36′ 2″ |
| KERNICK | 1914 | R.S.BURT | Yacht | 24′ / 22′ |
| KILINA MARJORIE later Greenshank | 1909 | Harley Mead | Yacht | |
| KINDLY LIGHT | ||||
| La Bohemienne (see Gypsy ) | 1909 | W.E.THOMAS Harley Mead | Yacht | 28′ |
| LADYBELLE later Lookout | 1999 | W.E. THOMAS | Yacht | 28′ |
| LARK | 1888 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 31′ 5″ |
| LILY (REF A ) | 1908 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 23′ 9″ / 25′ 3″ |
| LILY ( REF B ) later Dusky Maid | 1911 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 24′ / 23′ 8″ |
| LITTLE BINGO later Neffertiti and Varesta | 1914 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 24′ |
| LITTLE PAL later Sea Teale | pre 1902 | Yacht | 24′ | |
| LOOKOUT | ||||
| Lookout ( see Ladybelle ) | 1914 | W.E.THOMAS | Quay Pt | 28′ / 27′ 6″ |
| LOUIE later Louie Wills; anors ( see file) | Quay Pt | |||
| MABEL | Yacht | 28′ | ||
| MAGNESTA | pre 1905 | |||
| MAID MARLOW | 1892 | 28′ / 25′ | ||
| MAID OF THE MILL | 1896 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 34′ |
| MANXMAN | pre1901 | |||
| MARAQUITA | 1894 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 34′ |
| MARIE | 1930 | R.S.BURT | Yacht | 29′ 6″ |
| MARQUITA | 1879 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 29′ 3″ |
| MATAHARI | 1908 | R.S.BURT | Yacht | 28′ 4″ / 26′ 5″ |
| MAYBUD later Thesis | 1904 | T JACKETT H. MEAD | Yacht | 31′ 9″ |
| MELVILLE later Veryan | 1894 | Quay Pt | 32′ | |
| MERLIN | 1925 | R.S.BURT | Yacht | 33′ |
| MINIE CAMPBELL | 1927 | R.S.BURT | 32′ / 31′ 5″ | |
| MOLIN | 1895 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 30′ / 29′ 5″ |
| MORVORAN | 1900 | W.E.THOMAS | 26′ / 24′ | |
| MYRIS | 1912 | T.JACKETT | Quay Pt | 28′ / 28′ |
| MYRTLE | ||||
| NADA later Curlew | 1912 | T. JACKETT | 28′ / 27′ 6″ | |
| Neffertiti (see Little Bingo ) | 1937 | Yacht | 27′ 3″ | |
| NEVER MIND | ||||
| NIONA later Holly Ann | W.E.THOMAS | Quay Pt | ||
| NORDEN | ||||
| NORMAN | W.E.THOMAS | Quay Pt | 26′ | |
| Old Timer ( see Wild Duck) | W.E.THOMAS | |||
| OLIVE | C 1890 | 26′ / 26′ | ||
| ONAWAY 111 | 1911 | W.E.THOMAS | ||
| ORLANDO | 1894 | 32′ | ||
| OTTER | 1905 | Quay Pt | 28′ | |
| OUR JIM | 1897 | ( Fowey) | Yacht | 26′ 5″ / 25′ |
| PETREL | ||||
| PHILLIPA | ||||
| PICOTEE | ||||
| PILGLAZE | 1913 | R.S. BURT | Quay Pt | |
| PIRAEUS | 1880 | W.E.THOMAS | Quay Pt | 26′ 4″ / 25′ 9″ |
| PISKIE | 1895 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 30′ 2″ |
| PRIDE OF THE PORT | 1966 | Quay Pt | 26′ 4″ / 5′ 9″ | |
| PRIMROSE | 24′ 6″ | |||
| PROGRESS | 1898 | Yacht | 32′ / 31′ | |
| QUEEN OF THE BAY | 1894 | T. JACKETT | Quay Pt | 32′ |
| ROTHIN | 1925 | R.S.BURT | 25′ | |
| SANDERLING | 1894 | W.E.THOMAS | Yacht | 33′ |
| SARABANDE | ||||
| SASSENACH | 1904 | 28′ 6″ | ||
| SATISFACTION | 1906 | R.S.BURT | 28′ |