Former owner of Amokura — decorated soldier, yachtsman, and biscuit company director Captain Richard Carr was a decorated British Army officer, passionate yachtsman, and director of the Carr’s biscuit company, founded by his great-grandfather...
George Millar owned Amokura from 1954-60. He was well-known as an author particularly for Maquis which chronicled his exploits in WW2 behind enemy lines - he escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp and on return to London promptly enlisted with the...
Rare footage of George Millar, well worth a watch.
Amokura: The classic yacht celebrating her 80th anniversary on the racing circuit Read the full article here
This photograph is believed to have been taken at Monfalcone in Northern Italy. Amokura has a white hull which marks a change from the black she is believed to have had during the ownership of Ernest Harston and George Millar, and the dark blue...
This picture shows Amokura at anchor flying the prestigious white ensign. The white ensign is the preserve of Royal Navy ships, Trinity House vessels escorting the reigning monarch, and (in Amokura's case) members of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Two...
These pictures are believed to have been provided by Susan Carr, relating to the time the Carr family owned Amokura, between 1969-79. Unfortunately we have no further information about the pictures, so if you have any information or ideas, please...
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The pictures below give a detailed picture of Amokura immediately following her refit at IBTC in the late 1990s.
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....
The photos below extensive work performed on Amokura during her 1997-2000 refit at the International Boatbuilding Training College (IBTC) at Lowestoft. This refit was directed by then-owner David Japp who also designed the interior.
"Amokura" – Sailing Trials of a Fast Auxiliary Yawl NAMED after a white bird with a slender red tail, which is found in New Zealand, Major E. S. Harston's auxiliary cruising yawl, "Amokura," proved to have a fine turn of speed when sailing, and a...
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,...
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...
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...
In July 2013, Markus Simmeth was walking along the dockside in Palma to meet a friend who had sailed in from the Caribbean, and was struck by a sight that took him back 25 years: Amokura. Back in February 1988, after crossing the Atlantic as...
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...
VAT No. 108977632 Telephone: (01983) 296743 & 295333 Fax No.: 01983 294126 SPENCER THETIS WHARF LTD. Medina Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight P031 7BX 29th November, 1995 Dear Mr. Japp, What a lovely little craft she is!! I raced against her just...
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,...
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...
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...
This table shows all known owners of Amokura from her launch in 1939 to the present day.
In August 1969 the Carr family visited Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River to show off their newly refitted boat to Sir Ernest Harston, for whom she had been built in 1939. These pictures show Amokura being greeted at Bucklers Hard by Sir Ernest...
This photograph was taken in June 1997 at the Royal Thames Yacht Club (RTYC). From left to right: David Japp, Susan Carr, George Millar and Venitia Ross-Skinner (Millar's friend and assistant). Japp had contacted Millar, and the Carr family, in...
These pictures show Amokura stripped back to her bare frame during a refit by the Pulver brothers who bought her in 1979 from Susan Carr, Richard's widow (he died in 1978). Amokura was 40 years old at this point and her planking and frames needed...
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In 1996 Amokura was discovered in Portugal prior to her restoration and refit at the International Boatbuilding Training College in Lowestoft. The photos below show her condition when she was found in Vilamoura.
These photographs were taken by Beken of Cowes, the renowned marine photographers. Click on any image to see a larger version. The first shows Amokura competing in the 1947 Cowes to Cherbourg race. The photograph was taken near Cowes on 23 May...
AMOKURA VISITS THE MEDITERRANEAN By George Millar This article was originally published in the Royal Cruising Club 1954 journal, which notes that the RCC’s Romola Challenge Cup was awarded for this cruise. With thanks to the RCC for granting...
These pictures show Mr Crosby (the smartly-dressed pipe-smoker) who owned the boat for a short time around 1953 having bought it from the Harstons. Also shown is skipper John Roberts, wearing a peaked cap. Whilst owned by the Crosby family...
She does seem to be a happy ship! It's quite possible that these photographs were taken during the Harstons' ownership of Amokura. If you have any information or ideas about who the people on board might be, please do get in touch via the contact...
These photos are of Amokura on sea trials in Southampton Water in May 1939, or shortly thereafter. The first picture seems to show Lady Harston back in the cockpit and a range of other people possibly boatyard employees, sitting on deck.
In the second photograph the lady to the right standing by the shrouds is believed to be Ernest Harston's wife Lady Harston and the younger lady standing in the centre of the picture is thought to be their daughter Barbara.
This piece was written by E. S. Harston, Amokura's first owner, and published in The Yachting Year 1946-47 I don't think this story is altogether true, so that if any of the deleterious types who formed part of Amokura's crew happen to read it,...
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