* Jim White bought a set of plans off John Spencer. Originally, he wanted a
Cherub, but John reckoned that Jim was too heavy for one of those and that
the 14-foot boat he had just drawn - a Javelin - would be better suited. Jim
obtained the plans for the price of two pounds.
* Jim had never built a boat before taking on the construction of Gidget.
* The total cost of building Gidget was around 280 pounds.
* Gidget was launched in 1958 or 1959. Jim owned her for three seasons with
Don McGowan skippered for him. Gidget did not have a sail number.
