Windsong

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Built by David Hillyard in 1931

Windsong in Larnaca Marina, Cyprus

Windsong : A Dunkirk 'Little Ship' 
Christopher Whitfield has succeeded in tracking down Windsong, the Hillyard Auxillary Ketch owned by his late father, Peter Whitfield, for 15 years from 1969 to 1984. She's particularly interesting because she is a Dunkirk 'little ship'.
Chris writes “Windsong held many fond memories for all our Family but she disappeared after Dad sold her. All we knew was that she was taken to the Cyprus end of the Mediterranean. Yesterday (1st July 2016) I stumbled across an article written by a sailing enthusiast back in 2007. It reported that Windsong had caught his eye but over the nine years he'd observed her, she'd had gone into disrepair. A FaceBook message revealed that Windsong is still there, in Larnaca Marina, Cyprus ! I've since received some photographs; Although she's in a bit of a state I'm happy to report that she's still afloat.

Peter Whitfield on Windsong's helm in 1978

Windsong Statistics
Built : 1931 by David Hillyard at Littlehampton, England
LOA : 35' 4"
LWL : 31' 3"
Beam : 9' 7"
Draught : 4' 0"
Displacement : 13 tons TM
Lloyd's Register : N° 162825
Signal Letters : MGAD

Windsong Custodians & Home Ports
Peter W Whitfield (1969-1984) Portchester, England

Windsong Links
• The Blog that led to finding Windsong

Page last updated : August 2016

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