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Cornish Crabbers LLP is a British boat builder based in
The company was formed as Westerly Boats and later renamed Cornish Crabbers. The first boat was the Cornish Crabber 24 Mark I, initially a wooden boat, later built in
Rock, Cornwall
Rock ()
is a coastal fishing village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is opposite Padstow on the north-east bank of the River Camel estuary. The village is in the civil parish of St Minver, St Minver Lowlands
about north-west of Wade ...
. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of glassfibre
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass clo ...
gaff-rigged
Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar (pole) called the ''gaff''. Because of the size and shap ...
sailboat
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Types
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s and powerboat
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Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the inter ...
s. It was founded by boat designer Roger Dongray, as well as Peter Keeling and Ken Robertson in 1974.
The company is organized as a British limited liability partnership
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. In March of 2024 Cornish Crabbers declared insolvency owing £1,000,000 in debts and has been placed into voluntary liquidation.
History
The company was formed as Westerly Boats and later renamed Cornish Crabbers. The first boat was the Cornish Crabber 24 Mark I, initially a wooden boat, later built in glassfibre
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass clo ...
.
The Cornish Shrimper 19
The Cornish Shrimper 19 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger Dongray, inspired by traditional shrimp fishery boat designs and first built in 1979.
Production
The design has been built by Cornish Crabbers in Wadebridg ...
followed in 1979 and proved to be the company's best selling design. It is the also the best selling trailer sailer
A trailer sailer is a type of sailboat that has been designed to be easily transported using a boat trailer towed by an automobile. They are generally larger than a sailing dinghy.Royce, Patrick M.: ''Royces Sailing Illustrated'', pages 52-57. De ...
in Europe. Steve Henkel noted in his 2010 book, ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', "this is a character boat with concomitant grace, and with a good measure of performance and practicality, too. What she lacks in headroom, she makes up in charm. In England, she has cult-boat status." John Leather, writing in ''The Gaff Rig Handbook: History, Design, Techniques, Developments'' described it as "probably the most successful modern gaffer" (gaff-rigged boat).Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 32. International Marine
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, 2010.
By 2001 the company had established itself as the leading producer of gaff-rigged boats.
In 2021 the company was producing 12 sailboat designs and three powerboats in the ''Clam'' series.
Boats
Summary of boats built by Cornish Crabbers: * Adventure 17 * Adventure 19 * Adventure 21 * Adventure 26 * Clam 17 * Clam 19 * Clam 21 * Cornish Crabber 22 * Cornish Crabber 24 * Cornish Crabber 26 * Cornish Shrimper 17 *Cornish Shrimper 19
The Cornish Shrimper 19 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger Dongray, inspired by traditional shrimp fishery boat designs and first built in 1979.
Production
The design has been built by Cornish Crabbers in Wadebridg ...
* Cornish Shrimper 21
* Cormorant 12 1984
* Cornish Crabber Pilot 30
* Cornish Crabber 17
* Crabber 17
* Limpet 10
* Mystery 35
* Mystery 30
See also
*List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups.
Notable designers
Sailboat designer articles ...
References
External links
* {{Cornish Crabbers Cornish Crabbers