The typical Whitstable Oyster Yawl was between 40 and 45 foot in length. There were exceptions, for example the Rosa & ADA (F105) was 47 foot and Thyra was only 36 foot. For the yards along Island Way these were relatively small. Much larger craft were built on the slipways and then let down in to the sea at a time when there was no sea-wall.
If you are interested in learning more about the larger vessels, then the Merchant Ships of Whitstable by Wallace Harvey (Emprint Publications, 1993) is a good source.
SOME LARGER SAILING SHIPS REGISTERED AS WHITSTABLE BUILT
| NAME | BUILDER | BUILT | TYPE | TONS |
| BELMONT | Whitstable Shipping Co. | 1895 | Schooner | 139t |
| EQUIVALENT | James Daniels | 1847 | Schooner | 187t |
| FANNY GANN | Thomas Gann | Schooner | 97t | |
| GRATITUDE | Whitstable Shipping Co. | 1875 | Barquentine | 298t |
| HANNAH | William Blackman | 1841 | Schooner | 113t |
| MARY ANN GANN | Thomas Gann | 1847 | Schooner | 177t |
| NELLIE S. | George Henry Gann | 1876 | Brigantine | 282t |
| SUNSHINE | Whitstable Shipping Co. | 1890 | Ketch | 119t |
| TANKERTON TOWER | Goldfinch Bros. | 1884 | Schooner | 118t |
| ZEBRINA | Whitstable Shipping Co. | 1973 | Schooner | 156t |
