Half hull ship model - Pen Duick 1898
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Half-hull model of the boat "Pen Duick" by architect William Fife, Builder: Gridiron and Works.
Total frame dimensions: 62 cm by 19 cm.
The yacht was launched at the Gridiron & Works shipyard in Ireland in 1898 under the name Yum. Yum was designed by its architect William Fife III as a racing yacht for the 36’ linear racer series. Its first racing season was already a success. After taking fourth place in its first regatta of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club on June 17, 1899, it subsequently finished first or second in every race.
In 1900 already, it changed ownership for the first time. The following years were also very fruitful, and Yum won several major regattas. Yum was bought in 1902 by the Frenchman André Hachette, who renamed it Griselidis and transferred it from Cowes to Le Havre in early February 1902. In the years that followed, the boat changed hands and names several times; after Yum and Griselidis, it was named: Magda (1908), Cora V (1919), Astarté (1922), Panurge (1931) and Butterfly (1933).
The Lebec brothers acquired Butterfly in 1935 and gave it its final name: Pen Duick. Pen Duick reached the port of Bénodet in 1940 and remained in the harbor’s tidal flats for five years. It narrowly escaped the fate of many yachts whose ballast lead was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht.
Shipped with tracking.
Half-hull model of the boat "Pen Duick" by architect William Fife, Builder: Gridiron and Works.
Total frame dimensions: 62 cm by 19 cm.
The yacht was launched at the Gridiron & Works shipyard in Ireland in 1898 under the name Yum. Yum was designed by its architect William Fife III as a racing yacht for the 36’ linear racer series. Its first racing season was already a success. After taking fourth place in its first regatta of the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club on June 17, 1899, it subsequently finished first or second in every race.
In 1900 already, it changed ownership for the first time. The following years were also very fruitful, and Yum won several major regattas. Yum was bought in 1902 by the Frenchman André Hachette, who renamed it Griselidis and transferred it from Cowes to Le Havre in early February 1902. In the years that followed, the boat changed hands and names several times; after Yum and Griselidis, it was named: Magda (1908), Cora V (1919), Astarté (1922), Panurge (1931) and Butterfly (1933).
The Lebec brothers acquired Butterfly in 1935 and gave it its final name: Pen Duick. Pen Duick reached the port of Bénodet in 1940 and remained in the harbor’s tidal flats for five years. It narrowly escaped the fate of many yachts whose ballast lead was requisitioned by the Wehrmacht.
Shipped with tracking.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Estimated period
1980-1990
Country of Origin
France
Number of objects
1
Height
62 cm
Width
19 cm
Marque/model type
Pen Duick 1898
Colour
Brown
Material
Wood
Condition
Good
