LIZZIE
Built
West Mersea
Builder
William Wyatts Ltd, Mersea
Date
c.1920
Construction
Wooden Clinker
Dimensions
L 16’
Description
Sailing Winkle brig
Built by William Wyatts of West Mersea for Leslie French. Sold to Ted Woolfe when Leslie retired and sold his fleet and layings to him.
John Frost brought from Ted Woolfe in the early 1980’s. Dick Gladwell helped with the restoration of LIZZIE. He passed it onto his son Ruben who then sold her onto Richard Sharp’s brother. He raced her in the MFOB fleet until selling her onto Anne Marie Jacobs who is her present owner.
To be continued..