Kenya Jacaranda
Vital Statistics

Original Name: Torbay Lass

Year of Build: 1923

Place of Build: Brixham

Yard: R. Jackman & Son

Fishing Number: BM163
Official No: 139432

 

Overall Length: 77ft

Beam: 18’11

Rig: Gaff Ketch

Sail Area: 3,500 sq ft

Draught Aft: 8’6”

Registered Tons: 31.10

Displacement:  80.4 tons

 

Third vessel to bear the name Torbay Lass

Winner of King George V cup in 1936

Accredited with the last salvage tow under sail

Long association with song “Red Sails in the Sunset”

Longest serving Thames Based Sail Training Vessel

60th Anniversary of arrival of the Thames in 2012

Provided sailing experience for over 8,000 young people

Provided volunteering opportunities for over 300 people

 

'KJ' is included on the National Register of Historic Vessels,

(Certificate Number 95).

Currently based in Tilbury Docks in Essex.