Practical Boat Owner

The original Cornish Cormorant

The Cornish Cormorant is an attractive cat-rigged dinghy and I was very pleased when Alex at Anglia Yacht Brokerage was able to locate and deliver one to me. I’d done very little research into the boat but she just looked great and I was not disappointed once I got her afloat.

For a boat of only 12ft in length she is very stable and is often used as a camping and day boat by the hardy members of the Dinghy Cruising Association.

I prefer a hotel and she is also useful in this regard; being small enough to

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