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...
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...
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 photos were taken in the very late 1960s and 70s during the time Richard Carr owned Amokura. [print_gllr id=1021]
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...