Mischief
n the great ‘pilot cutter boom’ that started in the late 90s and ran for a couple of decades or so, sailors were commissioning new pilot cutters from the likes of Luke Powell (Working Sail) in Cornwall and John Raymond-Barker in Bristol, what seemed like and 2009 for . Both were worked up from the original (lost) 1906 , by the late yacht designer Ed Burnett with the builder, and you could not name two people better experienced to do so. As was launched, work was starting on (as she was then known). Both are built in larch planks on oak frames. The difference between the two, which share the replica hull shape, is to deck and cabin layout, and finish. was built as a comfortable owner’s cruising yacht, while was built to charter. This is not to say that is spartan, as the editor can attest, having sailed most of a Fastnet race in her in 2009. Both are in good shape and ready to go, with plenty of recent work.
