Little Tern

Launched in 2005, Little Tern is sailed by Lin and Dave Dickens and is based at Noss on the River Dart.  
 
She was built by Dartmouth boat builder, Pete Nash who modelled her hull design on Claude Worth’s Tern III.  
 
Her rig was designed by Ed Burnett and she carries a mainsail, staysail, jib and topsail. She displaces 12 tons and her length on deck is11.3m.  
 
She has traditional carvel construction with larch and pitch pine planking on grown oak frames