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30 CLASSIC BOAT MAY 2015

Restoration under 40ft Acanto

Leonardo Bortolami restored this International Dragon as

part of a PhD, the practical element sponsored by the

Cantiere Alto Adriatico shipyard. The restoration, covered

in Yard News at the time, has been a complete rebuild to a

“scientific process” developed by Leonardo as part of his

studies at the University of Ferrara’s architecture faculty.

Traditional

new build

Droleen

Jim Horgan, winner of

our ‘small traditional new

build’ award last year

with his 16ft 3in (5m)

Galway Galley, continues

his mission to find small,

historic Irish boats to

build. Droleen (Dróilín in

Irish), just 12ft (3.7m) long,

is a lively adaptation of a

trawler’s punt. The plan

is to build six more to

encourage tourism.

Powerboat of the year Lady Charlotte

A century-old tourist boat from the River Dee with a riveted-steel hull,

transformed into an electric-powered Thames launch by Henwood &

Dean. Cabin and interior were built separately while the elegant clipper-

bowed hull underwent restoration elsewhere. It’s a perfect match.

Winners

Awards

2015

PETER WILLIS

C/O JIM HORGAN

C/O LEONARDO BORTOLAMI

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