The Famous Borer Bee

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Hi, im new to the site. i noticed that the owner of the borer bee left a message on here a long time ago about the borer bee boat. if anybody knows how i can get intouch.. it would be great as i have some really usefull information to share. hope to hear soon .
 
Hi and welcome.

Slightly puzzled about the borer bee. Can you give more details please of the original post pls?
 
hi,
i was browsing and the new owner who i believe lives in ireland left a comment on here in 2002 i think. a long time ago i know. but he was askin if anybody knew more information about the boat. i have some and would love to get intouch.
 
Try the Eventide owners association although I believe they have changed the association recently but a quick google should come up with something .
 
Eventides owners group. A very good website run by a very keen and helpful John Williams. The best and most actice boat class site I have ever seen.

I seem to recall Borer Bee was for sale a few months ago.

For those that don't know, she was the first Eventide 24 and was sailed from, I think it was Singapore, to the U.K.

Or something like that.
 
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Try the Eventide owners association although I believe they have changed the association recently

[/ QUOTE ] Perhaps not so recent now but the old Eventide owners association split into two a few years ago with much public gnashing of teeth following a disagreement over whether to continue to restrict membership to owners of certain designs or whether to open membership and the running of the association up to others.

The two organisations are

The "Eventide Owners Association", membership of which is open to anyone with an interest in sailing, the rebels in the former dispute, website http://www.eventideowners.org.uk/

The "Eventide Owners Group", dedicated to the memory of Maurice Griffiths and open to owners, past owners, builders, prospective owners and others with an interest in MG designs. The "diehards" in the former dispute. The website is http://www.eventides.org.uk/ and is co-ordinated by John Williams.

The latter group claims to be the larger with most members of the original association now "onboard". Feelings still run so deep that years on they still publish an account of the dispute on their website.
 
yea she did and my grandad was the man who sailed her back from singapore with his friend. desperate to suprise my grandad with a reunion of borer bee. Thanks for the suggestions will give them ago, keep me posted with anything you know
 
My father built Borer Bee (Singapore 1958) and I have a number of photos etc I'd be happy to share with anyone interested!
 
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