Tiger

I remember seeing her at Antigua Sailing Week in 1987 when she was the committee boat on the start line (for a number of years I think).
I later read somewhere that she sunk (or gone up on a reef?). A sad end to a very fine vessel.
 
Bajansailor said:
I remember seeing her at Antigua Sailing Week in 1987 when she was the committee boat on the start line (for a number of years I think).
I later read somewhere that she sunk (or gone up on a reef?). A sad end to a very fine vessel.
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Yes I too remember her moored alongside at Jolly Harbour for many years.
Philip Walwyn was restoring her, including new engines.

She sprung several planks (in think near her bow) in heavy seas off Cuba.
The rescue call was from Tiger to a friend (owner of the Ballahoo Restaurant) in St.Kitts who was then able to give Tiger's co-ordinates to the USCG who fortunately had a vessel in the area.
They tried to put massive pumps aboard but to no avail.
The USCG rescued all aboard.
The Owner/Captain suggested that they give her a good send off and use her for target practice, which they did.
Her binnacle and a few other items were saved.

A friend has the binnacle. Some of the fairleads were reused on KATE.

A tragic end to a fine vessel.
 
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I remember Tiger at Burnham when I was a kid. A cousin aged about 16 shipped on her as a steward for a summer cruise to Scandinavia, he said he was seasick most of the time. The story was that it took several hours to start the engine, a hot bulb diesel, and once started was kept going for the whole cruise.
She was still in Burnham in 1985 at least. The then owner or a a family member [Kyle] sailed a Stella and invited all of us Stella sailors to a cocktail party on board during Burnham Week.
 
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