Kuttern Britannia

The royal racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales, which won more than two hundred races.

Britannia was sailed first by the Prince of Wales and then by King George V. After the king’s death in 1936 she was scuttled at sea as he had wished.

Materials: Wood on steel frames; gaff-rigged cutter

Manufacture: Built by D. & W. Henderson in Glasgow.

The long, low hull with overhangs.

The great gaff rig.

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