Wumpus

An Invited Friend of The Harrison Butler Association
The Bermudian Sloop built by David Hillyard in 1965

Wumpus was fully restored in 2014

Wumpus : Nick Gates Restoration 
Wumpus was been beautifully restored in 2014 by shipwright Nick Gates who has posted a video of the restoration on YouTube. The restoration is rumoured to have cost over £40,000 before the finance behind the project ran out leaving a rather lovely boat being offered on eBay for a bargain price in March 2017. News is filtering through that she has now, December 2017, been sold.
Wumpus completed a transatlantic crossing in 1978 under the command of Angela Langley and Liz Hammick. This was Angela's qualifying passage to join the Ocean Cruising Club - It was Angela's ex who actually owned the boat !
In 1981 Patrick Ebbitt crewed with owner Brian Larbalestier on a voyage between Gibraltar and Mallorca.

Wumpus Statistics
Built : 1965 by David Hillyard at Littlehampton, England
LOA : 32' 0"
LWL : 29' 0"
Beam : 8' 9"
Draught : 4' 6"
Displacement : 9 tons TM
Lloyd's Register : 307366

Wumpus Custodians & Home Ports 
Alec and Jan Elliot (2017...) Lymington, England
Joanna Kent (?-2014-2017) Lymington, England
Brian Larbalestier (?-1981-2010-?) St Helier, Channel Islands
Angela Langley (1978-?) Transatlantic Voyage
Peter F Searle (1965-1977) Bosham, England

Wumpus Links
• Wumpus' 1978 Voyage (PDF)
• YouTube Video of Wumpus' 2014 Restoration
• Wumpus' For Sale, eBay, March 2017

Page last updated : December 2017

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