Juno arrives in Wells

[Suffolk_Newbie]

It was a pleasure to see Juno arrive in Wells-next-the-Sea yesterday. Does anyone know what type she is, history, etc. She seemed to have some form of deployable stabilisers on her sides, unless I've misinterpreted what they are?

If the owner is on this forum, congratulations on a beauty!

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Can’t see the sides, look like leeboards?

 

[Suffolk_Newbie]

Can’t see the sides, look like leeboards?

I think that you must be right. I found more information here: Juno

I think that this must be her.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Thanks, yes I’m sure those are leeboards.

 

[ducked]

It was a pleasure to see Juno arrive in Wells-next-the-Sea yesterday. Does anyone know what type she is, history, etc. She seemed to have some form of deployable stabilisers on her sides, unless I've misinterpreted what they are?

If the owner is on this forum, congratulations on a beauty!

Looks like a Thames Sailing Barge, so they'll be leeboards.
They dont draw much. I remember once when I was doing EOD on the Maplin Sands standing around in my waders waiting for the tide to go out, hearing a slight rustle, and one of them was sneaking up behind me.

Allegedly they could drop the mast to get under a Thames bridge and then sail it back up again, big wind surfer stylee. If its true I'd like to see it, but perhaps it shouldn't be attempted nowadays

 

[Jan Harber]

Strictly speaking she is not a Thames Barge because the mainsail is gaff rigged, ie she does not have a sprit. I think, technically, she may be a Barge Yacht?

 

[Tradewinds]

Nice video here