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    English: A lithograph of by the Padstow Harbour Association, showing the location of the HMS Whiting wreck
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    Source http://www.promare.co.uk/whiting/WhitingPlanning.html
    Author Padstow Harbour Association / ProMare / Nautical Archaeology Society

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    Padstow Harbour Association: The views of the institution are to ensure the preservation of Property from shipwreck by rendering more offers of assistance to vessels entering the Harbour of Padstow in gales of wind.

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    1. Outer Capstan in an excavation of 30 squ. ft with steps
    2. Middle Capstan " 88 fathoms "
    3. Inner Capstan
    4. Stepper Point
    5. Clouter Hedge
    6. Line of road from Clouter Hedge to Stepper Point, 212 fathoms with posts
    7. High Water Mark
    8. Low Water Mark
    9. Channel 60 fathoms wide in narrowest part
    10. Ketch of Dunbar Sand dry at the last quarter of the tide
    11. Wreck of H.M. Schooner Whiting stern appearing at Low Water Spring Tides
    12. Bouys for steadying vessels off shore
    13. Red Bouy marking Ketch of Dunbar sand
    14. Life Boat
    15. Slip for hauling up lifeboat
    16. Houses erected to contain life boat and various materials for Capstans
    17. Signal Post for sea
    18. Line of that portion of Stepper Point 800cu fathoms proposed to be cut away to give vessels true wind further in
    19. DayMark 50 ft high standing 254 feet about the level of the sea
    20. A vessel in the eddy wind receiving assistance from the Middle Capstan
    21. A boat conveying a hawser from the outer capstan to the assistance of a vessel in danger of being drive onto the Dunbar sand and being wrecked
    22. A vessel out of danger sailing past the inner capstan
    23. Rings placed for mooring vessels
    24. Barrel post on the extremity of Stepper Point
    25. Signal post for shore

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    Plan of excavations and erections within the rocks at Stepper point for greater security of vessels entering Padstow in gales of wind.

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