Doodlebug Prototype

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Doodlebug Prototype


TV reporter David Mudd interviews Cornish boat builder Charlie Hankin about a new venture called the Doodlebug at his yard in Polruan. The boat company secretary returned from travels in East Africa with a new idea for a boat design based on fishing boats he had seen. The design is meant to be light and portable and combines sailing and surfing rather like windsurfing which came about in the USA when Darby invented sailboarding with a pivoting rig.


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