The Yawls themselves.
(With our added information & pictures, including those remaining.)
| Name of Yawl | Owners | Additional notes. |
| . | . | . |
| Ada Maria | Foreman F. | . |
| Alfred and Mary | Rowden A. | . |
| Alfred and Sarah | Dunning R. | . |
| Allan | Warner B. | . |
| Alma | Rigden T. | . |
| Angler | Browning O. | . |
| Ann | Rowden A. | . |
| Ann Moira | Foreman | . |
| Armoral (Amorel) | Marshall | F10. An ex-Colchester smack, winner of many Regattas. |
| Beatrice | Camburn J. | . |
| Beatrice II | Whorlow W. | . |
| Betsy | Whitstable Oyster Co. | No. 9786, 22 tons. 1881 Census – Watch boat. Or No. 9777, 1871 Census- Watch boat. Company records list as F229. |
| Blackball | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | F129. A boomsail bawley. |
| Blanche | Wetherley | . |
| Bluebell | Rowden E. | Built in 1901.Reportedly sold off in 1947 to become a yacht. Last seen in Douarnenz. |
| Brittania | Humphrey | . |
| Clio | Rowden J. | F284. A boomsail bawley. |
| Clyde | Warner J. | F7. Later renamed “Pembeth”. Built by Aldous at Brightlingsea in 1912 and now based on the River Deben. |
| Comet | Olive M. | . |
| Darling | Butcher R. | . |
| Delenia | Shilling C. | . |
| Duchess | Harnett | . |
| Ebenezer | Kemp M. | . |
| Eliza | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | . |
| Elizabeth | Carden M. | F332, 10 ton. |
| Ellen Jane | Collar M. | F28, 89853, 16 ton. |
| Ellenor Ann | Barton J. | . |
| Emerald | Whorlow W. | . |
| Emeline | Whorlow H. | F14. More to follow soon. |
| Emma | Whorlow C. | . |
| Erato | Emptage J. | F127. A boomsail rigged bawley. |
| Ernest | Foad H. | . |
| Eva | Stroud J. | F107 Built in 1888, sold to Colchester around 1911. |
| Expedient | Carden N. | . |
| Farie | Rowden W. | . |
| Favourite | Carden M. | On view, Island Wall, Whitstable. The Favourite Trust have their own website, here. |
| Flossie | Shingleton J. | . |
| Four Brothers | Paysden J. | . |
| Four Brothers | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | . |
| Francois | Camburn G. | F3. A bawley from the Medway. |
| Freda | Rigden G. | F142 |
| Friendship | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | . |
| Gamecock | Stroud | F76. More to follow soon. |
| Gertrude | Warner C. | . |
| Go Forward | Ashby J. | . |
| Grace | Butcher R. | . |
| Grace Stuart | Freind G. | . |
| Greyhound | Rigden J. | . |
| Henry and Mary | Gisby J. | . |
| Herbert | Foreman H. | F97. |
| Hilda | Rigden G. | . |
| Honey Bee | Rigden T. | F54. |
| Ibis | Rigden W. | F52. Later re-registered MN58. Recently took place in classic boat races in the Bahamas. |
| Invicta | Foad S. (also Wheeler, Richard.) | F58, built 1889, broken up 1917. |
| Irene | Terry W. | . |
| Iris | Carden W. | . |
| Jason | Friend W. | . |
| Jennette | Putwain | . |
| Jenny | Dunning R. | . |
| Jessie | Appleton E. | . |
| John | Terry J. | . |
| John and Mary | Rigden B. | F16. Sold to Peacock family, Gillingham 1930′s. |
| Juno | Rigden J. | . |
| Kate | Whorlow H. (Albert Whorlow 1903) | F87 Sold to Peacock family, Gillingham 1930. Built by Collars. |
| Kent | Warner J. | . |
| Lavenia | Rigden A. | . |
| Lizzie | Tilley W. | . |
| Lucy | Rigden M. | . |
| Magpie | Rigden D. | . |
| Maria | Putwain W. | . |
| Marian | Harnett | . |
| Mary and Nellie | Dale A. | F45. |
| Mary Ann | Foad, Edwin. | F115, built 1873. |
| Mary Bell | Perkins H. | . |
| Minnie Brown | Camburn W. | . |
| Monarch | Whorlow G. | F80. |
| Nancy | Emptage J. | . |
| Native | Whitstable Oyster Co. | F101. In its latter days used as one of the companies 3 watch-boats. |
| Nellie | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | F79. For a time used as the watch-boat on the Pollard grounds. |
| Ocean Queen | Tilley A. | . |
| Palestine | Tilley J. | . |
| Paragon | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | . |
| Pearl | Emptage J. | . |
| Pet | Rowden W. | . |
| Planet | Whorlow P. | . |
| Post Boy | Warner W. | F37. Listed for one period as the Whitstable Oyster Companiy’s stock carrier. |
| Puriculum | Olive R. | . |
| Queen | Allen G. | . |
| Quicksilver | Dale J. | . |
| Rebel | Knight T. | . |
| Retriever | Marshall | . |
| Rival | Rigden H. | . |
| Robert and Elizabeth | Friend S. | . |
| Rosa and Ada | Emptage J. | F105, built in 1908 by Collars. Now based as a cruise boat in Troon, Scotland. Rosa and Ada website. |
| Royal Sovereign | Dale J. | F140. Built by Collars. |
| Satellite | Jutson | F11. Clinker built. First registered 1874 by J. Kemp, ended up as a Gravesend shrimper. |
| Seasalter | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | F322. At 65ft one of the largest of the smacks and the flagship of the company. Used for collecting young oysters and spat from Essex and the Continent. |
| Sela | Rigden R. | Could be ‘Stella. F12. A boomsail bawley. |
| Serbrinia | Seasalter & Ham Oyster Co. | . |
| Series | Care W. | . |
| Shamrock | Friend | Since renamed ELELE. Built in 1901 by Collars. Now somewhere in America. |
| Sidney (Sydney) | Goldfinch | F110. Built in Whitstable in 1828. |
| Skylark | Stroud A. | F117, ‘Skylark’ circa 1927. Recently found pictures. |
| Stormy Petrel | Perkins C. | F71. Rebuilt by Dick Norris at Gillingham. More details. Plus a little tale from the past about one of her trips – The Ship that wouldn’t sink. |
| St. Negans | Warner J. | Thought to be F6, ‘St. Agnes’. Pictured here in 1947. |
| Surprise | Tilley W. | . |
| Swift | Stroud H. & W. | . |
| Thistle | Warner J. | F86. Built in 1908. In use until 1980. Currently located at Gillingham, Kent. Recent pictures taken at Faversham where she moors when in our area. |
| Thomas and Alfred | Fagg G. | F1. An old Medway bawley. |
| Thomas Foord | Whitstable Oyster Co. | Currently at Kingsbridge? Possible F99 listed on 1901 census. |
| Three Brothers | Kemp, Frederick | F134. Registered in 1866, used for Continental trips. Sold to Seasalter & Ham Oyster Fishery in 1899 and used as watchboat before being broken up in 1946. |
| Twins | Paysden H. | . |
| Undine | Gisby J. | . |
| Victory | Collar C. | . |
| Vigilent | Eastfield | . |
| Violet | Rowden O. | . |
| Wild-Rose | Humphrey W. | . |
| William and Emma | Sheppard W. | . |
| William and Emma | Stroud A. | . |
| Willie | Harnett | . |
| Wings of Morning | Gaskin R. (Dick Gascoigne) | F39. |
| X.L. | Goldfinch | F61 |
Further research.
Sadly few of these vessels still survive. The Favourite, landlocked and in the hands of a trust, the Gamecock and the Emeline which often grace our waters, can still be seen.
This list also has omissions, such as “Speedwell” and “Gypsy” which we will add once we confirm their class as their tonnage might suggest ‘ketch’ rather than ‘yawl’.
More..
As information has been gathered for this page some interesting facts have emerged, such as the story that the ‘Gamecock’ and the ‘Rosa and Ada’ had their keels cut from the same baulk of timber – Two blood sisters that still survive. Other information, such as the hull and sail construction of these boats will be covered on a future page, when we fully understand them ourselves.
