1947-69 Photos by ‘Beken of Cowes’
1954: Amokura visits the Mediterranean — George Millar’s journal entry for the Royal Cruising Club
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 permission for the article to be included here.
Introduction
Coastal passage to Falmouth
Offshore from Falmouth (2nd June)
Arrive Ria de Vivero, Spain
To Cascais, Portugal
Cascais officialdom, 18th June
And on to Seville
28th June, Guadalquivir Read more [...]
1940s-50s?: Happy crew on board Amokura
1940s-50s?: Amokura moored up and at anchor
1939: Sea trials
1939: Family and friends on board after the launch
1946: “We Should Have Had The Poisson” by Ernest Harston
This piece was written by E. S. Harston, Amokura's first owner, and published in The Yachting Year 1946-47
I don't think this story is altogether true, so that if any of the deleterious types who formed part of Amokura's crew happen to read it, they shouldn't be misled. It deals with some of the yacht's wanderings during 1946, and to be logical should no doubt begin with a description of the yacht herself.
She was built in 1939 after a lot of thought. After all if we were going to have Read more [...]