N941 King Alphonse

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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.

[highburyal (Guest)]

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

[Jo (Guest)]

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!