Project
Jinnie
Jinnie was an oyster skiff built in 1948 in West Mersea for local fisherman Edwin Richard Hayward.
Jinnie’s Story
Jinnie was the first boat built at Wyatt’s after World War 2, when the main boat-builder was Jack Emeny, however the wood used to build Jinnie was not that great as it was in short supply after the war. Luckily in 2018, Jinnie was given by Richard Hayward to us here at The Pioneer Sailing Trust in Brightlingsea.
Following a successful application for the National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore Jinnie, we’ve been able to get started this year with the restoration. We estimate that the project will take a couple of years and be used as a learning projects for our apprentices.
Jinnie Restoration Gallery
A selection of photographs, cataloguing the restoration of “Jinnie” the Oyster Skiff.
