Boatmatch.com are lead broker in the sale of 'Bloodhound'
This is a rare opportunity to buy one of the most famous yachts ever built built by Camper & Nicholson. She has a unique history having been owned for a long period by the UK Royal family and used by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as their personal yacht. The current owner, a specialist yacht restorer, is selling 'Bloodhound' as a completed project, commissioned and ready to sail away.
The build is now complete other than some finishing to the interior fit out, with sea trials commencing at the end of May 2007. The completed boat is now fully fitted out to a high standard, using the rig designed by John Illingworth for HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. 'Bloodhound' is no ordinary yacht. She is one of the few authentic classic 1930's racing yachts left. Her uniqueness and attraction lie in the fact she was one of the most successful racing yachts ever built, becaming the Queen and Prince Phillip's personal yacht during the 1960's.
'Bloodhound' is British Flagged on the part one register in the current owner's name and is fortunate to have retained her only name throughout her life. Her ownership heritage is listed in the Lloyds registers with concurrent bills of sale since Miles Wyatt's sale to the Queen and Prince Phillip and thereon to Bernard & Robert Cook to the present day.
