David Japp

1999: Following the IBTC refit

1999: Following the IBTC refit

The picture galleries below give a detailed picture of Amokura immediately following her refit at IBTC in the late 1990s. [print_gllr id=1175 display=short] [print_gllr id=1199 display=short] [print_gllr id=1192 display=short] [print_gllr id=1299...

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1997-2000: Refit at IBTC Lowestoft

The photo galleries 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....

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Letter from John Leather to David Japp, July 1996

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,...

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Letter from George Millar to David Japp, January 1996

Letter from George Millar to David Japp, January 1996

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...

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1996: As found in Vilamoura

In 1996 Amokura was discovered in Portugal prior to her restoration and refit at the International Boatbuilding Training College in Lowestoft.  The links below show her condition when she was found in...

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