The life of N941 King Alphonse. Design: Uffa King, designed by: Uffa Fox in 1936
Previous boat names: Originally unnamed, see post below, prior to Caper.
Have just aquired N941 King Alphonse for restoration :). Hull appears reasonably sound, but decks are rotten. Have original wooden mast which is splitting and needs regluing. Will post some pictures if I can work out how. Al
I am the original owner of N941. She was built for me by Buster Blanks in his boatyard in Broxbourne and launched in 1951. I have a photograph of me sailing her in March 1952 in an imminent hailstorm,just before a violent squall. I never gave either of my dinghies names, only the subsequent larger yachts I owned until last year. I have now given up sailing, and am delighted to see that N941 still exists - best wishes for happy sailing!