Built:- 1953, by Jack Drew
Owner: Nigel Daniel
One of the three original existing boats, built in 1953 by Jack Drew and based on his clinker built dinghy Curlew. Fortunately Whimbrel has been preserved in her orginal condition and has had only minor repairs thoughout her life. In 2008 she was striped back to bare wood – a pains taking job by Mark Jenkins of Exmouth, who then superbly re-varnished her.
For a number of years Whimbrel was the only A.O.D. in sailing commission, then in 1999 her lines were taken in order to build Shearwater, the first new A.O.D. launched in 2000.
