Description
VIRTUOSO is another of the series of Newman-built boats that were launched in the late 1940’s.
The drawing shows the correct long cockpit hull profile but with a 3/4 bermudan sloop rig. Virtuoso is more conventionally masthead rigged.
Specification
- Laurent Giles design No: 87
- Builder: Newman, Poole, Dorset. UK
- Launch Date: 1949
- Hull Material: Mahogany on oak.
- Deck: 'Sheathed'
- Engine: Nanni 21 Diesel
- Ballast keel material: Iron
- Doghouse: Short
- Cockpit: Long
- Berths: Three
- Rig: Masthead sloop
- Mast: Wooden
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- Home Port: Rye, Sussex. England
- Current Owner: Andi Rivett
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