Carimuda (RAF Pinnace 1272) is the sole surviving 60-ft Special Duties Pinnace Mk I, built in 1943 by the renowned J. Samuel White & Co. of Cowes during the Second World War. One of only nineteen constructed, she offers an exceptionally rare opportunity to acquire a genuine piece of British maritime and aviation history. Her hard-chine, double-diagonal mahogany hull remains largely original and is protected with copper sheathing installed for tropical service, reflecting the design lineage that supported the RAF’s wartime Air Sea Rescue operations. Originally allocated to RAF Gibra... read more