Royal Yacht Bloodhound For Sale

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Oct 11th 2005 at 10:01AM

The Royal Yacht Bloodhound is a classic sailing yacht with a long history. She was built by Camper & Nicholson and launched in 1936. In the 1960s she was the personal yacht for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. The yacht is currently going through a major restoration and and is seeking a new owner. The yacht has a long racing history including winning the Fastnet race twice. The yacht was designed to be both fast and comfortable. During the eight years of royal ownership the yacht was often lent to sailing clubs for children to get a taste of sailing. Restoration work on the yacht has included the renewing of frames and floors, and replacing topside plank sections with 500 feet of Honduras mahogany as well as relaying the teak decks. The new owner would have the chance to design the interior. It is listed for £1,700,000 ($2.99 million). The official yacht website has more pictures of the yacht at various moments in her history.

[via Sail-World]

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