Falmouth Quay Punts

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.

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Name Built Builder Type LOD / LWL
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″

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