Puffin

An Invited Friend of The Harrison Butler Association
The Bermudan Sloop built by David Hillyard c1935

Looking good as new; Puffin after her 2020 restoration

Puffin : Professional Restoration
The saying that “the smaller the boat, the greater the fun” would certainly seem to apply in Puffin's case for she is the subject of the utterly charming book Puffin's Log by Jocelyn Greenway. The book details the author's family holidays from Poole to France, Belgium and the Netherlands in the 1950s and is packed with sketches, watercolours, photographs and charts. Alas, the book is hard to find, £82 being the going rate (May 2021).
In 2020 Puffin was given a professional re-fit at the Underfall Yard in Bristol. Looking as good as new, she now  has a new owner.

One of the water colours from the book, Puffin's Log

Puffin Statistics
Built : c1935 by David Hillyard at Littlehampton, England
LOA : 22' 3"
LWL : 19' 6"
Beam : 7' 0"
Draught : 3' 6"
Displacement : 4.5 tons TM
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Puffin in the 1960s

Puffin Custodians & Home Ports 
New Owner (2021...) Bristol, England
Underfall Yard (...2006-2021) Bristol, England
Jocelyn M Greenway (1950s) Poole, Dorset, England

Puffin Links 
• Puffin For Sale with Classic Yacht brokerage, SOLD Feb 2021
• Puffin in The Hillyarder, 2009 (PDF) 

Page last updated : May 2021

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