Ed Burnett 45 ft Gaff Rigged Pilot Cutter 2009 - Sold

Her pilot cutter pedigree - hull lines evolved by Ed Burnett and John Raymond-Barker from one of the most famous of them, Bill Tillman’s ocean and high latitudes voyaging MISCHIEF - deep keel, low freeboard, substantial gaff cutter rig, and past and present provenance, make MORWENNA a fast, comfortable and capable boat. From her 2009 launching at the Underfall Yard, Bristol, MORWENNA has been a busy charter boat in both British and Mediterranean waters, and a veteran of two Fastnet Races. After a recent period of inactivity, her present, experienced marine professional owner has refitted MORWENNA and returned the 'honest finish' shine to her undoubted charms. She’s ready for either more of the same, or family cruising in the most authentic of style - or a bit of both. This is a rare opportunity.

- 4-5 Planks replaced and associated woodwork
- Full deck re-caulking with cotton; sealed with teak solutions compound
- New aft deck lazarette hatches with LED lighting
- Some new bronze fittings
- All brightwork wooded; 15 coats varnish applied
- All painted surfaces wooded or sanded as necessary; min 5 coats paint
- Complete interior sand, paint/varnish from bilge to deckhead
- 2.5 tonnes of ballast removed from fwd bilge to increase sailing balance
- Auto bilge pump fitted in bilge area above
- New equipment as detailed below

MORWENNA is named after St Morwenna, a Welsh Saint who crossed over the Bristol Channel to Cornwall in the 5th Century and lived her life in a little Hermitage, now called Morwenstow, overlooking the Atlantic on the North Cornish Coast south of Hartland Point; on a good day she could see her native Wales. The Bristol Channel Pilot Cutters that worked the Western Approaches would pass Morwenstow on their way to meet the incoming ships.

MORWENNA's lines result from the deeply informed research undertaken by boatbuilder John Raymond-Barker and yacht designer Ed Burnett in creating an as near as possible 2007 replica (no drawings existed) of the 1906 Thomas Baker of Cardiff designed and built Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter MISCHIEF, which became internationally famous through her ownership from 1954 to 1968 by mountaineer, explorer and voyager H.W. "Bill" Tilman.

As the MISCHIEF replica was being launched in November 2007, Raymond-Barker had already laid the keel of MORWENNA, to MISCHIEF's lines but with a different deck layout and interior. After MORWENNA's launching in March 2009 she has been a successful charter boat, firstly on the south coast of England - taking part in the Fastnet Race in 2009 and 2011 - and then on Mallorca's ruggedly beautiful west coast.

©2021 Iain McAllister/ Sandeman Yacht Company Ltd

- Larch planking
- Oak centreline
- Sawn oak frames c 70 mm x 130 mm @ c 550mm centres
- Bronze and copper fastened
- Bilge stringers 130 mm x 50 mm
- Internal, fixed lead pig ballast
- Full wood keel length 20 mm galvanised steel protection band
- 1¾ in / 44 mm Douglas fir traditional deck; straight laid; nibbed to covering boards
- Oak deck beams c 100 mm x 65 mm @ 650 mm centres
- Full length beam shelf 130 x 60 mm
- Iroko deck structures

GENERAL
- Stanchioned, fully scuppered bulwarks; belaying cleats; iroko capping rail
- All new bronze guard rail stanchions

AFT DECK
- Open taffrail
- Bronze Panama mooring fairleads port and starboard
- Galvanised and painted main sheet horse; rubber buffers
- Bronze mushroom vent
- Galvanised and painted rudder head fittings; iroko fashioned bush
- Oak tiller
- Oak Sampson posts port and starboard
- 2 x Lazarette hatches

COCKPIT
- Well type with deck as seating
- Iroko coaming
- Grating in well sole
- Engine morse control and panel
- Shore power socket
- Deck prism in long bridge deck over chart table

SIDE DECKS
- Deck prisms port and starboard
- External galvanized shroud and topmast runner chainplates
- Padeyes for runners and headsail sheeting
- Bronze Panama mooring fairleads port and starboard

TRUNK CABIN
- Iroko verticals painted
- Steering compass at aft bulkhead
- 1 x Bronze opening port to starboard
- 2 x Bronze opening ports to port
- Varnished companionway hatch with fixed ports, port and starboard
- Liferaft stowage chocks
- Varnished iroko butterfly skylight over saloon
- Bronze mushroom vent
- 2 x Dorade boxes with bronze cowls

MAST POSITION
- At deck just fwd of trunk cabin

FOREDECK
- Varnished iroko forehatch; bronze portlight
- Deck prisms port and starboard
- Bronze mushroom vent to starboard
- Bowsprit bits
- Knightsheads
- Lofrans 12 V electric anchor windlass
- 50 kg Delta type anchor stowed in bow roller
- Folding fisherman anchor stowed on chocks port bow
- 60 m Anchor chain (2020)
- 40 m Warp rode

- Oiled Oak and white painted pine finish
- Designed to comfortably sleep up to nine persons
- Entry via companionway hatch
- Down 6 x steps to pine cabin sole
- New lighting and LED mood lighting (2021)
- Recent mattresses and cushions

QUARTER BERTH TO PORT
NAVIGATION AREA OVER ENGINE BOX
- Ship's electrical panel
- VHF Radio
- Chart reading light
- Access to lazarette

MASTER CABIN TO STARBOARD
- Double berth
- Sideboard; stowage over and under
- Access to lazarette

LOBBY AREA
- GALLEY TO PORT
- WC COMPARTMENT TO STARBOARD

GALLEY
- 2 x Burner gas hob and oven
- Athwartships work surface aft; 2 x lifting lids to -
- Isotherm 130 L Fridge 12 V under
- Athwartships 1.5 inset sinks fwd; mixer tap

WC COMPARTMENT
- SaniMarin SN31 Comfort electric toilet (2021)
- Wash basin
- Shower (2021)
- Stowage

FORWARD TO SALOON
- Settee berths port and starboard; stowage under
- Open and locker stowage outboard
- Bookshelf
- Large single drop leaf saloon table offset to starboard
- Drawers under
- Butterfly skylight in deckhead
- Sig Marine Diesel heater (2021)
- Reading lights
- Oil lamp

MAST POSITION
- Passage forward accommodation offset to port

FORWARD CABIN
- Up and over berths port and starboard
- Stowage shelves
- Cut out steps to forehatch
- Door to forepeak

FOREPEAK
- SaniMarin SN31 Comfort electric toilet (2021)
- Wash basin; mixer tap
- Stowage

RIG
- Gaff Cutter rigged
- Longleat Estate laminated Douglas mast with stepped topmast
- Radar scanner (2021) at crosstrees
- Longleat Estate Douglas fir solid boom
- Laminated Douglas fir bowsprit
- Laminated Douglas fir gaff
- Galvanised spar fittings
- All galvanised 7 x 7 rigging checked and re-sloshed (2021)
- All new running rigging by Maffioli (2021)
- All blocks checked and re-varnished (2021)

SAILS
- Serviced 2021
- Gaff vertical cut mainsail
- Topsail
- Vertical cut staysail
- Newer, spare staysail (needs hanks)
- Scotch cut jib
- Scotch cut flying jib

CANVASWORK
- Sun/ rain over boom cover to gunwales; gooseneck to end of boom (2021)

MECHANICAL
- Beta Marine 75 hp Diesel (overhauled, serviced and repainted 2021)
- 40 mm stainless steel propeller shaft
- Bronze stern log fitting, with cutlass bearing (new 2021)
- Three bladed fixed bronze propeller

ELECTRICAL
- 1600 W 12 V Charging system
- 170 Ah AGM house batteries (2021)
- 170 Ah AGM start batteries (2021)
- 90% New wiring
- 240 V Shorepower

TANKAGE
- Stainless steel diesel tank; 330 L
- 2 x Stainless steel water tanks; 300 L total
- EchoTec watermaker; engine driven (2021)
- 12 V Water pressure pump
- Hot water tank aft of engine; c 30 L calorifier/ electric immersion
- Grey water holding tank under galley sink; plastic ; 5 L
- Black water holding tank in wc compartment; plastic ; 50 L

NAVIGATION/ ELECTRONICS
- Raymarine Quantum radar (2021)
- Raymarine Axiom chart plotter (2021)
- Raymarine ST60 wind with (new wand 2021)
- Airmar speed/ temperature/ depth sensor

COMMUNICATIONS
- Simrad AIS/ VHF; all in one unit (2021)

- 6-Person Solas canister liferaft (in service)
- Jon-Buoy (in service)
- Flare pack
- 2 x Life rings
- Whale auto 1300 Gpm bilge pump
- Manual bilge pump at starboard wc compartment
- Manual bilge pump at cockpit
- 2 x Fire blankets
- Navigation lights: port, stbd, stern and tri-colour (2021)

Recent sailing photos: Sally-Ann Moore