Our Boats - Emily

Pretty, historic and wooden

• 30 capacity for private charters

Facilities:

• Bar
• Fully covered
• optional open sides
• Toilet
• PA
• CD player
• Heating

Boat Spec:

• licensed within Bristol Floating Harbour and up to Pultney Weir, Bath.
• extensively re-built as Bristol ferry Boat companies’ first craft with a covered cabin.

History:

• Built in 1920's by M W Blackmore, Bideford.
• launched in 1927 and has always been a working passenger boat.
• For a while she ran trips out into the North Sea from Scarborough beach and until recently still had the towing “eye” in her keel which was used to haul her up the beach out of the waves.
• then operated in Gloucester Docksas 'Heather Spray'
• Bought by Bristol Ferry Boat Company in 1992
• named after previous owner's daughter