Vessel: P-Class dinghy JAN

Maker
Vos, Percy (b.1897, d.1972)
Highet, Henry Ashton (b.1892, d.1989)
 Production date
Late 1940s
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Object detail

Description
Jan is a "P" class dinghy which was designed by Harry Highett in the early 1920s as a safe craft for children to sail in. She was built in the late 1940s by Percy Vos at Auckland for Francis Holmes of Wellington. She sailed on Wellington Harbour and at Paraparaumu where Holmes appointed himself harbour-master.
Accession number
1990.4.1
Museum System ID
166
Collection type
Objects
Classification
Dinghy, Sailing
Maker and role
Vos, Percy (b.1897, d.1972): Boatbuilder
Highet, Henry Ashton (b.1892, d.1989): Designer
Media/Materials
Wood: 0 - Whole
Kauri: H - Hull
Plywood: H-Bulkhead
Plywood: H-Seat
Plywood: H-Wing bulkheads
Spruce: R - Mast
Nylon: R - Sail
Measurement details
Beam (ft): 3 5/16ft (1m): a - Hull
Sail Area (sq m): 4sq m (44sq ft): 0 - Whole
Length (mm): 2133.6mm (7ft): a - Hull
Height (m): 3.1m (10ft): 0 - Whole
Draught (m): 0.4m (1 5/16ft): a - Hull
Foot (sail): 2.2m (7 3/16ft): c - Sail
Luff: 3.5m (11 1/2ft): c - Sail
Leech: 3.9m (12 13/16ft): c - Sail
Production place and notes
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Auckland Region, Aotearoa New Zealand
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Public comments

I thought Auckland Regatta day was especially for my birthday. January 29 My first P Class 'Kahu' 1953 Blockhouse Bay, (Kauri planking and Gunter rig with cotton Sailcloth) My second P Class 'Scarab' 1956 Plywood hull, Marconi rig, Dacron sail cloth. Torbay/Waiaki Beach

- Ron Holland posted one year ago.

March 2023 Ron Holland B ; January 1947 (Auckland Regatta Day)

- Ron Holland posted one year ago.

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