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by webmstr | Jan 5, 2014 | David Japp
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by webmstr | Dec 24, 2013 | David Japp
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by webmstr | Dec 17, 2013 | Major Sir Ernest Harston
This article originally appeared in The Yachting Monthly in February 1939. You can access a copy of the original article here. A Fast 50ft. Yawl Shepherd-Designed 23 Ton Cruiser LOA......................................50.75 ft....
by webmstr | Dec 10, 2013 | David Japp
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by webmstr | Dec 6, 2013 | Launch and sea trials, Major Sir Ernest Harston
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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...
by webmstr | Apr 9, 2013 | Fred Shepherd
An 89' ketch built by White Bros. For many years she has been based in Cannes having been run as a charter boat and more recently raced extensively on the Mediterranean circuit. Milena is owned by Jacques Anderruthy who acts as skipper when she is racing. In...
by webmstr | Apr 9, 2013 | David Japp
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by webmstr | Apr 6, 2013 | David Japp, John Leather
Dear David Yacht AMOKURA Many thanks for your letter and renewed invitation to see the AMOKURA again when she arrives at Lowestoft. I look forward to this after so many years and expect to bring with me an old friend you may know; Bernard Hayman, late editor for many...
by webmstr | Apr 6, 2013 | Fred Shepherd
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by webmstr | Apr 4, 2013 | Fred Shepherd
Beeleigh, a Fred Shepherd-designed gaffer, was built in 1913 for a Bernard Durkin who apparently kept the boat for many years. She then passed through many hands before she was acquired by a Geoffrey Pannell of Huddersfield, Yorkshire sometime in the 1980s or 90s in a...
by webmstr | Apr 1, 2013 | Horace Morgan
Horace Morgan owned Amokura from 1960-69. He had a distinguished career as a civil engineer, and was profiled in New Scientist in 1959. This was shortly after he had become senior partner at Sir William Halcrow & Partners, a leading firm of consulting engineers...
by webmstr | Mar 31, 2013 | David Japp, George Millar
Dear Mr Japp It certainly was a good day's work when you bought Amokura. She was, almost certainly is, a great boat, a joy to handle, a truly wonderful seaboat. Isabel never forgave me for selling her. She wanted me to enter her in the first single-handed...
by webmstr | Mar 31, 2013 | Alex Pulver, David Japp, EA Crosby, George Millar, Horace Morgan, Major Sir Ernest Harston, Owners, Paul Moxon, Peter & Gillian Phillips, Richard Carr
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by webmstr | Mar 22, 2013 | Major Sir Ernest Harston, Richard Carr
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by webmstr | Mar 20, 2013 | Fred Shepherd
Glaramara was built in 1947, by Moody's, to the same hull design as Amokura. This photo was taken at Sete in the 1990s. Glaramara is owned and raced by Stratis Andreadis having been owned by the Andreadis family for the last two generations. She is heavily featured...
