History of Hillyard
Yachts
The exact number of
yachts built by Hillyard's is not known. It could have been as many as
800 and there are records of around 600 with
tonnages between 2.5 and 29. The yachts quality of sea kindliness is
legendary.
David Hillyard established his reputation as a builder of pinnaces and
other small wooden vessels for the Admiralty in the First World War. In
the very early 1920's he commenced building sailing yachts at the yard
in Littlehampton for private ownership. One of the earliest, Twinkler 4
tons 1922, is still being sailed by owners Ted and Diana Evans out of
Woodbridge on the River Deben, Suffolk.
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Hillyard Boatyard is
still continuing under the care of the Founder's Great Nephew, Simon
Cullingford, and can be contacted at -
David Hillyard Limited, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5DG
Tel - 01903 713327 Fax - 01903 722787
E-mail - info@hillyards.co.uk
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