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...
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...
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...
This table shows all known owners of Amokura from her launch in 1939 to the present day.
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...
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...