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Nigel Irens brought his skills to design Eleanor Mary to have the speed, ease of handling and sea-kindliness for which Bristol cutters such as Marguerite, Hirta and Kindly Light (ex. Theodora) and the Le Havre cutter Jolie Brise were famous.
John Steele, restorer of Marguerite, built Eleanor Mary at his Covey Island Boatworks yard in Petite Riviere, Nova Scotia, using expertise built up over twenty years in using wood/epoxy construction of traditional craft. He met the requirements of the designer, of the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency for an ocean going sail training vessel and of the European Recreational Craft Directive for open sea craft.
Harry Spencer of Spencer Thetis Wharf of Cowes made her spars and David Spargo of SKB Sails in Falmouth and Ratsey & Lapthorn in Cowes made her sails.
Ed Burnett, colleague of Nigel Irens, made the working drawings for hull accommodation and rig, advised during the construction and helped solve all the questions that arose.
David Cox was Eleanor Mary's certification surveyor within the MCA's Category Zero, advised on the requirements and approved the issue of the ship's certificate on behalf of the MCA. The surveyors David M. Cannell & Associates approved the ship's stability and water-tight integrity as shown on her plans.
Kevin Wambach, who made much of Eleanor Mary's joinery, also built Ellie May, the ship's 11 feet long clinker built wooden sailing tender.
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