by webmstr | Nov 14, 2013 | Major Sir Ernest Harston
In the early stages of compiling this website, Beken's photos of Amokura were one of the first materials to surface. These have many attractions - their timeless style, the insight into the past, and the delight of seeing Amokura's original, graceful, tall rig. One...
by webmstr | Nov 5, 2013 | Major Sir Ernest Harston
James Harries, Sir Ernest Harston's grandson, recounts: The other story I know comes from my cousin Brig. Jim Grear. He arrived in the UK just after the war and crewed Amokura quite a few times. Sadly, Jim passed away a few years ago, but told the story of how, in...
by webmstr | Nov 5, 2013 | Home page 2, Major Sir Ernest Harston
Recounted by James Harries, grandson of Sir Ernest Harston, who kindly got in touch through the contact page: "There is a story in the family about the first Cherbourg race after the 39-45 war. Sir Ernest claimed that they were first into Cherbourg and that they got a...
by webmstr | Jul 29, 2013 | Alex Pulver
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by webmstr | Jun 11, 2013 | Major Sir Ernest Harston
This film was kindly shared by Sir Roger Boyle. He describes the film as follows: 'My father and his brother (both doctors in the Manchester area) used to escape from family duties to sail on various yachts moored at Abersoch. There were some old eight metres of...
