Here's an update of "Anne" one of the restoration projects i've been involved with.
After a race against time to get Anne ready for the 70th anniversary she was transported from Scotland down to Ramsgate to join the fleet of "little ships" sailing across to Dunkirk.
She was the only one in the fleet sporting her original engines, a pair of 1922 Alisa Craigs.
Here's a few pics of the crossing
Papion
Mimosa & other little ships mid channel
Gaffer Stenoa went to Dunkirk in 1940 as a lifeboat
Anne's tired owner Kes Travers and his helmsman Dave Rogers managing their 1922 Ailsa Craig petrol engines
After developing a problem on her Starboard engine it was decided that Anne would be transported back by road to HMS Sultan Naval base to be put on show for a few days then taken to Hayling Island for repairs, then put to work as a tourist boat in & around Chichester Harbour.
After missing out on the 70th anniversary trip across through other commitments, I got to go over to Dunkirk to bring her home.
Anne sitting pretty in Dunkirk Harbour
Preparing for the lift
In the air
Waiting for the ferry
Safely delivered to Hayling Island
Where she can enjoy a well earned rest