Yacht Designer and Master Boatbuilder, John Mullins : 1938
Brightlingsea One Design number 31 'Blue Peter' was built in 1961 by John Mullins © Mullins family John Mullins was a designer and builder of World Championship winning Dragon, Soling and Brightlingsea One Design boats. In addition he designed and built many successful sailing dinghies, cruising yachts and motor launches. Starting as a shipwright in the 1950s, John was known for always doing a job properly, and worked up to be a respected consultant for Petticrows and owned his own boatbuilding business. As a keen helmsman he won his class at several Essex sailing club race week...
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