The Penduick ("black head" in Briton, of the color of the sailing ship), thus named since 1935, is a cutter drawn in 1898 by William Fife, famous naval architect, and built in Ireland under the name of Yum. With an overall length of 15.1 m and 10 m to the floating for 2.9 m of maximum width, it supports 160 m2 of sails.

Since 1938, Eric Tabarly sailed on the Penduick bought by his father. The Penduick was restored a first time in 1958, to reinforce the hull by a thickness of polyester, then was rebuilt completely between 1983 and 1989. She remains one of the most beautiful classical sailing ships.