Hilda's Value


In trying to assess and value Hilda, we got in touch with knowledgeable experts at the International 14 organisation. The general consensus was that she was a great example of a very early National 14 and had significant historical value. No-one was able to put a financial value to her unfortunately.

In crude terms, a conservative estimate of her scrap and parts value is in the region of £1000. This accounts for her solid bronze centreboard; copper ballast tanks; new, unused spruce mast and original, and no longer manufactured, centre winch. There’s also the nicely crafted rudder and sundries such as the rollocks.

Whether her value as a whole, with all the specially crafted fittings, and nearly a century of history within her timbers, should be less than her scrap value, remains to be seen.

Hilda's Location

She is being housed at the Multihill Centre in Milbrook (Link): Foss Quay, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1EN.