Yacht Bandor

[Wavey]

Was reminiscing recently ( as you do when you get a bit older ) and wondered whether a yacht I sailed on as a youngster was still about.

Yacht "Bandor" was about 38', built of teak in the late 1930s, one of a pair built to the same design but one having a slightly different coachroof. Built for a particular race (Harwich - Hook of Holland?) but only raced once then was laid up during the war. Bought some time post war by my Dad's then boss, Ken Hodgson, who owned a garage in Blackheath. He had her restored and kept her in Shoreham Harbour. Dad's affinity for anything boat-like resulted in Ken Hodgson asking Dad to do work on the boat more often than he had him working in his garage!

Anyone know if Bandor is still around somewhere?

 

[Fantasie 19]

Not much... but a bit...

http://classicyachtinfo.com/yachts/bandor/
[url]http://www.sailingscenes.co.uk/search.php?search=bandor&match_type=all
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[dombuckley]

She was certainly going strong at the 2013 Fowey Classics, when she was match-racing her sistership Leila.

 

[Wavey]

Thanks guys.

Fantasie - I'd found the first link but not the second. Stunning isn't she.

Dom - Interesting. I wonder where she's berthed these days. Also, as I recall, Dad's boss Ken never knew the whereabouts of the sistership. I wonder how they met up again.

 

[johnlilley]

Bandor is in Poole and being looked after very well. She lost her mast due to bronze chainplate fracture a few years ago & had a new mast & chainplates. I believe she is due ashore in Poole for the Winter shortly. I don't own her but have been involved with her professionally from time to time.

 

[Wavey]

Thanks John. Really pleased to hear she is still so well loved.

 

[Debenair]

I remember Bandor when she was based on the Orwell. Must be 15 years ago.

I think she was refitted and owned for a while by either Sean Macmillan or the late Mick Newman of Spirit Yachts?

There was the for then slightly anachronistic carbon fibre spinny pole.

 

[Seanick]

She had a refit at Combes in late '87. Deck repaid etc. Probably still got her teak dust composting in my lungs. She was black then. Thank God she is not now!