Toucando's hull was built by Martin Heard of Gaffers and Luggers at Mylor in Cornwall. The 35' hull is made of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) and is strongly laid up. The design is described as a "Falmouth Quay Punt", although most such boats were rather smaller than Toucando. FQPs serviced larger sailing vessels entering the English Channel, delivering supplies, ferrying people ashore, taking messages etc..
The late Martin Heard: builder of Toucando's hull
Toucando's hull was taken to Howth at the north end of Dublin Bay where her original owners completed the build, adapting the Gaffers and Luggers design to give more headroom below. The boatbuilding, engineering and joinery skills of David Hopkins and Barry O'Loughlin combined to create a yacht with traditional working boat lines and the advantages of modern materials and technology.
Bought by Andrew Hind in January 2011 Toucando is preparing to relocate to Southampton. On or about Sunday 17th April she will set sail towards the Solent: the voyage will take about a week. All sailing plans are weather dependent so we will have to wait and see what it looks like as the big day approaches.
The blog will be updated as and when possible... the availability of a 3G mobile signal being a key factor. Family, friends and followers are welcome to visit when we arrive home at the Easter weekend.
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