In Whitstable Harbour you can see local Volunteers restoring a 42-foot Yawl built in 1906 and now registered as a National Historic Ship.
Background to the restoration
The Gamecock (registered as of ‘national significance’ by National Historic Ships) is more than a flagship; it is both a link with Whitstable’s past and a sea-going platform for activities such as sail training, teamwork and various activities designed to serve the needs of our community.
Why save Gamecock for the Nation? Gamecock is iconic to Whitstable and backed by a ‘rare set of circumstances’ according to the Director of National Historic Ships.
Gamecock was built by a Whitstable Company on the Whitstable beach! Gamecock is the last of a long line of Whitstable Oyster Yawls which dredged for an historical industry in local water. Gamecock was owned by local fishermen, rescued by local residents and is being renovated in local harbour! The restoration work is being led by a local Shipwright trained by a Shipwright apprenticed to former Whitstable boatyard. Gamecock is an economically viable project in international tourist centre and Heritage Harbour.
Come and find out more!
Gamecock progress
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Another Plank Forward
Whitstable Maritime’s AGM was well attended. In her Chairperson’s address, Susannah used these diagrams to illustrate progress with the…
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Gamecock Structure
After a lot of hard work and effort – led by the Shipwright and supported by volunteers, Gamecock’s skeleton…
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Gamecock Progress
The first part of the first plank fitted. You can see the amount of twist in the plank. This…
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Gamecock Structure
Fundamental structural work has had to be undertaken … look at Gamecock’s skeleton.
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Gamecock
The sight and sound of Oyster Yawls being built on Island Wall is fast fading from the collective memory.…
