Below, the pic and advert  was the old G.H. Marine. Mark Urry's firm.  They are no more,

see advert for Newsons  Boatbuilders beneath!

Last GH builders!

Newson Boatbuilders sadly are no more, we are trying to find out what happened to the moulds....  Jan 2012 Seems they were destroyed!!!

The Evolution of the G.H.

The Golden Hind started as a 28ft 6inch, single chine cruiser.  The builder was Hartwells, The furniture company that turned their hands, very successfully, to boatbuilding, they had been building Eventide 24's and 26's for  a few years. 

It was natural that they would want a larger boat on similar well proven lines and turned to Maurice for a 28 ft version, the new GH 28.  This was about 1963/4.  She was single chine, Marine Ply and most were sheathed with Cascover.  Many are around today in great condition, a few sadly are not, as with any wooden boat, if freshwater is allowed to penetrate into the structure, they will soon suffer.

We are indebted to Norman Henwood, owner of 'Cirra' for many a year, for saving these pages,

and to Mike Hoban, the last  owner, for scanning and sending them in! Sadly Cirra was scrapped as beyond repair...

These pages from Y.M. were also saved by Norman.  Priceless!

The above pages were sent to us by Brian Cook of GH 31 Tusk.

They are  pages from the defunct magazine, 'The Boatman' September 1996.

Here she is GH1!

March 201 and we are indebted to Paul Doyle for sending in pics of his boat 'Goose Girl', the first Golden Hind 28!

We look forward to seeing her restoration!

Of course it was not long before an even larger version was offered , the G.H. 31.  The first ones of this mark were also single chine.

The Golden Hind 31,  as produced by Terry Erskine, who of course started working at Hartwells!

Detail of previous page.

Anyone got any more of these for the other GH's?

Above are scans of the GH31 leaflet produced by Terry Erskine.  Our thanks to Warren Stevenson for these!  The boat featured in the leaflet is 'Cricket' and  belongs to Brian in Malta!

The Ketch on the last page of the brochure is James May's 'Le Corbeau' of course! the other two Ketches known are Warrens 'Safrel' and 'Charisma', registered in the USA, seen in the UK in 1997, but though to be now in the Netherlands.

We are indebted to Robin for this scan of a page from a magazine of the day, with a description and sketch of the 31.   From a 1980's advert.

These two old adverts were scanned from 1970's Y.M.s

  Got any other leaflets we can add?  Send a scanned image please, not the original unless you wish us to scan it for you....

 Mark Urry has been in touch to say this drawing below is his later version with the slightly modified rig etc., to obtain the 'Ocean' certification.  Thanks Mark. 

The GH "MK2" was coined by me, long after Terry stopped in 1982.  I re-designed the rig plan and ballast to get rid of the weather helm often present and to get the design through the RCD with a cat 'A' rating (as I did, drastically for the GH26 to get cat B).   The 26 was very badly out but the redesigned one I sold and subsequently sailed in a gale on Southampton water went like a dream with just a single finger holding the tiller.  Mark Urry   (Must have read my articles on Weatherhelm! John)

Skentleberry  built only  one  GH31 hull (no deck) with engine fitted, for Alan Solly to fit out.      He completed it to the re-designed  drawings done by Alan Pape for Skentleberry, and it became 'Fallow' on your site.  The re-design included leaving out the centreline cabin-top kingplank, many less, and slimmer beams, which, personally, I never thought looked right.

After that, Colin Skinner had the moulds and had a hull, 251, in a friends garden for many years.  I don't know if it was ever completed.  I bought the moulds and did GH 252, 'Moonlight' for me (subsequently sold and re-named 'Bella Sophia', then re-sold and reverted to 'Moonlight').  I then built 253, 'Katie Louise' for Barry Marshall to complete, 254 'Kepple', for Richard Hare, 255 'Running Mate', complete with wooden mast and "one woman" quick mast lowering system, for Henk & Ineke Sweers in Holland  (they have lots of bridges to negotiate).  The last was 256,  mine, (un named at present), which is here in France.  I then sold everything to Newsons.

Nice to see the GH still going strong.  I'll try to remember to send a photo when (probably) the latest GH 256 eventually touches the water instead of sitting in my garden here in France.  Mark

This picture came in February 2012, from Ken who happened across this boat in a front garden in a village in France, it's Mark!

And the boat is his GH 256  under construction.

We are indebted to Owen O'Reilly owner of the GH 'Dulcibella' for the following scanned letter from Terry and the Y.M article.

We had seen these before but they were such poor copies we could not scan and print them. Very pleased to be able to publish these now. December 2021.

So how many were built?

James May writes and tells us that, in the old Golden Hind Journal for  July 1995, Terry Erskine states the numbers built as:-

GH28'6 = 15  We have now had it confirmed that there were indeed 15 built by Hartwells.

GH31's = 235 (inc Colin Skinner of Armada yachts, Golden Hind No. 251).  We also know of one GH 32, 'Right E. Oh' built in timber. The number of Ketch rigged boats is now in doubt, Terry said 3, but we might have 4?  Not sure how many were single chine either... 

Mark Urry, one-time professional builder of the GH, built 5 and still has Sail number 256 awaiting launch from his garden in France!

GH26's = 14.   Last one is Kinvara and can be seen on this page.   'Athaena', Number '0' also classed for a time as a GH 26 because   at one time thought to be the plug for the mould, she was timber and also appears on our pages.  We now know she was built as an 'Athaena' design, the copy of the Eventide.  Add the extra chine and you have the GH26.  There was a lot of correspondence between the builder, Mr Solly, and Terry, as he developed the GH26, thus the connection.

GH34, at least 1, 'Jua' in steel.

GH39's = 6. now we have heard of No 7 still unfinished and offered for sale at a Hayling Island boatyard Nov. 2011.

YM write up of GH 39.

Gulf Stream 42's = 6.

Levanter?  We had one member with one, any more about....?

Also after this date Terry may have produced more GH39s in Malta....  Terry was seen in the French canals by the crew of the WW 'Dougaljo', he was on his way to the UK, many years ago. He was on his way home to hang up his chisels!

Help us fill in the gaps. Thanks to Mark for filling in loads!
 

The GH 26.

Above are 4 scanned pages of the GH 26 brochure produced by Terry Erskine.  These were kindly scanned and sent in by Liz and Martin Tate owners of 'Lady of Lockerley'.  She was later extensively repaired by Mark Urry.

I met Terry when he introduced the GH 26, he told me that he had approached Maurice for a drawing for a smaller GH as prospective owners were asking for a smaller version of the GH31 he was building.  He gave me a leaflet, which I still have and will reproduce here.  (see below)  It shows a single chine 26ft boat with a stepped cabin top, 1660lb keel and looked every bit like an Eventide.  She was in fact the 'Athaena' design, which was produced for 'Bruce Roberts designs' about this time.  She was a disguised Eventide, simply by altering the cabin top profile.  Something that more than one Eventide later had, an altered cabin top!  Roberts simply wanted to fill a gap in their portfolio of the day I expect. 

We thought  that Terry produced one boat to this design, to make the GH26 mould, but, contrary to common held belief, this was not the case and the Athaena was not made into a GH but was simply given the sail number   GH 26 Number '0'.  'Athaena' was built,  not by Terry, but by Mr Solly.  There was a lot of liaison betwixt the builder and Terry, and thus the use of the GH sail number  I suspect. The real builder, or rather his son, Jason, has been in touch.  Incidentally Jason has sent pics of another boat his father owned, the GH31 'Fallow' He built this from the   hull made by Skentleberry. We will now reclassify her as a MG design in her own right, though you can  still see her on this page and she is featured in Newsletter 9.  I will add details to an entry for 'Athaena' on the 'MG Other designs' page.

I got this from Terry at the London boat show. One of only a few that went out before they were amended!

You can see the measurements are identical to the Eventide 26 and Athaena!

This leaflet dates from 1978, the prices on the right from 1981

Also I have a later GH26 leaflet that I unearthed in my collection.  This one has more of the story.  When Terry launched the first GH26 he was alarmed at it's lack of sailing stability.  He had to reef in a force 4.!   If you look at the photo on the coloured GH26 leaflet above you will see it was reefed when the photo was taken.

Terry told me he took her back to the yard and filled the hollow keel trough with ballast!  He then weighed that out and that became the final ballast weight, 2352lb, as can be seen on the covering spec sticker on the later GH26 leaflet.

Just as in the Eventide before, the boats were perhaps slightly overbuilt and under ballasted.  Maurice would have been the first to admit he never got it right all the time.  My Eventide has  extra ballast too! (now 2240lb)

Above is the modified sheet I have, showing the increased ballast.  If you look though, the keel weight is still shown as 1660lb in the text! (Same as an Eventide 26!)

The GH 26 write up from Y.M.

The first  six here are price lists and specification for different options, including Timber or GRP.

The next pages are from Terry's information sheets and give details such as the number of Tran's Atlantic crossings, with a few words from the crew sometimes too!

Great to have all this information to hand again!  Thanks Gert.

See more of her in our newsletter No 9. 

September 2012.  update. Brian and Mavis have decided to swallow the anchor and sell up, after Brian's stroke last year he has not recovered sufficiently to enable him to safely get afloat again, advert on the For Sale page shortly.  Sold.... 2013.

1974 GOLDEN HIND 31’ CUTTER (pictured in Florida USA)  We know this boat now no longer  belongs to Mr Nulty, who also once owned the Eventide Kittiwake.  We understand she is now based in the UK or on the continent, but not sure how she crossed the Atlantic.  One day perhaps the new owner will be in touch.  He sailed in company with the Barbican 'Red Dawn' sometimes.....

Sadly since these pics were taken John the owner had decided to swallow the anchor for health reasons, the boat was sold Autumn 2007 and the new owners have signed up!

34ft Maurice Griffiths/Bruce Roberts Golden Hind in steel. 6 years old in good condition. Junk Rig Schooner, fully equipped for long distance cruising.

Jua was for sale till recently, but Kathy and Roger have written to tell us they are finding time to sail her and so we are hoping for some nice fresh pictures to add to the pages!  They are now living halfway up a mountain in Spain, but not far from the sea!  sadly for them, they have now sold her.

 A slightly better pic of Jua...        

This is the brochure view of the 34!

From Kathy and Roger May 05.. 

'The name 'Jua', comes from Tanzania!  It is Swahili for ´sunshine´ and  as our intention was to bring her to sunnier climes, we so named her'.

'Jua' was sold and is back in the UK, we are waiting for the new owner to be in touch.  October 2007, welcome to Owain!  Jua is now berthed  in Brighton.  February 2010 update, Owain now has here moored in north Wales. Hope to see her out and about in 2010.

She now has her own page - click here to go there  We understand she may be up for sale shortly, July 2006.... Yes sold!  will the new owner come forward and show off their lovely craft! October 2008 Richard, the new owner,  has joined us.

Sailing Sat May 12th 2012.

Not sure where summer is but at least it allows me to update you.  So yes still in Brighton, have now been living on FF for five years.
 
FF now has single line reefing, still mean's a trip to the mast.
 
Photo  left was 2011 summer party.
 
Now have remote for Auto helm.
 
Hope to make coach roof yellow/golden this year or next, FF is a Golden Hind after all.
 
Cheers
 
Richard

Not advertised on our pages, yet.... but thanks to Lucy....

http://www.brightonboatsales.co.uk/boats-for-sale/golden-hind-31/

Got a name anyone?  She was recently sold we believe.  Yes she was!

Thanks to Dave Mann, he believes this is 'Downalong' an early 31ft version.  (corrected by Sharon, a former owner! previously called 'Pengallon'. I think sail number 71 or 72??.)

 Reported to be in 'good nick' sadly Dave did not get in quickly enough to buy her, we hope the new owner comes forward.  Was owned by 'Fishtank'  ( see Forum) and moored in Bristol.

I spoke to them in spring 2004 as they waited in the Roach for the Havengore, see the newsletter article about the London river Cruise!  Note Radar and self steering vane!  We want to read the logs Robert!  Send them in.....  was for sale....

May 2019, update, for sale on EBay buy it now £3k!!!  Has not been used or maintained for some time but I bet a pressure washer would have her looking clean and tidy...

By the way, we love the built in anchor light!

When the fittings are stripped, the cabin top and deck stripped off to reveal good timber, John will know more how much he has to do..    I see several years hard work, but as all the fittings, nearly, mast sails, rig, motor and all are there, just need refurbishing,  it will take several thousand pounds to restore what will be worth over 10k at the end...  Just a hell of a lot of time and work! Every weekend and some!  Well worth it in the end!

A footnote now, the boat was just a bit too much for John to take on, nowhere to put it and all the rest, but another of our group, Mike has stepped in and taken over. all credit to John for saving her in the first place and having the sense to pass the painter to Mike!  She now has a page on the Restorers section.

The last pic on the left was of Cirra in the 1970's from a former owner.

Sadly in 2013 the boat was found to have terminal rot in planking and frames and was scrapped.

 'Safrel' was built 1976 by Terry Erskine at Stonehouse; I understand that only three ketches were ever built - of the other two, 'Le Corbeau' is based at Glasson Dock, and I understand that 'Iris', (maybe now 'Charisma', is in Holland, but could be back in the USA.)  

 We bought 'Safrel' in 1999; there followed a two-year re-build, during which we did very substantial structural woodwork (see the 'Nadir' picture), and also re-sheathed the deck and coach roof, built a navigation space, fitted a new engine (Beta 38 bhp), cooker (Taylor's paraffin), upholstery, instruments, a navigation space, and a huge list of other stuff.  We re-launched in May 2001. I intended 'Safrel' to be our ultimate cruiser, and she is; she never puts a foot wrong, and gives a great feeling of security. 

The rig can be handled from the cockpit, (we have added stac-pacs and lazy jacks since the pictures were taken), the engine is smooth, powerful and very economical for its size, and the accommodation is extremely comfortable and easy to live in.  She is also by no means slow;  she has a 36-foot mainmast, and carries 563 sq. ft. of working sail (with the option of a mizzen staysail if we feel inclined), so is adequately canvassed for most conditions.

All the best, thanks for a very interesting site,

Warren Stevenson.

Portlock.

We look forward to some more pics, we might move all of these onto a page of her own if we are promised some words and more of these excellent pics!

She was built in 1968 by Hartwells of Plymouth, as a sloop with a Sabb inboard diesel. Somewhere along her life she acquired a cutter rig and a 30 hp Yanmar!

Here she is on her new mooring is in Ilfracombe.  , Devon.

Here are three of us in a partnership with equal shares in 'Imshallah' and it seems to work well as this is our second yacht together. She is presently moored in Ilfracombe, where she is already drawing approving looks and this is before we start to renovate and restore her to our standard.  I will keep you updated from time to time,  

February 2010, just heard from Bruce in Wellington  N.Z.  Says she has been 'brought down' from the North Island, signs himself as 'crew', and that that his friend has bought her and spruced her up.  Sailing limited to local so far, hope more pics and another enrolment to follow!  Look forward to the photos!

We now know her as 'Lady of Lockerley' and the new owners have enrolled with us. Sadly july 2013 they have now parted with her, will the new owners please step forward?

'We are very excited to have discovered your website as my husband and I have just become the very proud owners of a 1981 Golden Hind 26 called 'Lady of Lockerley'. She was the last of the 11 to be built and we understand that the guy who commissioned her had to go and collect her from Terry Erskine himself before the administrators arrived! We bought her from a couple who knew the original and subsequent owners and apparently she has been as far as Finland and Russia in the past.'

'I have  attached a couple of pictures taken shortly after her re-launch last week. We would love to find out more about the other 10 GH 26's and any other Golden Hinds out there and maybe even arrange to meet up in any are nearby....'

Thanks for all the good work!

Best wishes

Liz  and Martin
 

Sorry you have had to sell her Liz and Martin, good luck for the future.

 GH 31 'Cricket' Number 146, yes the boat on the cover of the GH brochure... from Brian in Malta. 

If you fancy a break in Malta sailing her, Brian is offering her to members...  terms to be arranged.  Contact Brian on:-

   barrakka2003 at yahoo.com

With cheaper flights to Malta now Ryan Air are going there, it could be a nice holiday....

Feb 10 update..."Cricket" is getting a well deserved makeover.  I have installed a 38HP Lomatech engine which I bought from China. So if you know of someone who needs a two cylinder Lister 21HP complete with gearbox let me know.  I have added a bathing platform, she is getting a new livery.  I have discarded the old paraffin stove and replaced it with a modern one with four burners and an oven.  I have replaced the old manual anchor winch with a friendlier electric winch. She has been completely rewired and all interior lighting upgraded.  Installed an inverter (300 watts) and a portable 2KVA generator.  I have also put in a battery isolating diode so that both batteries can be charged from the alternator.  The final stage is to get the interior sanded down and re-varnished.

 

Within minutes Gilles has registered and we are able to give this GH a name 'St Noeud'!

Thanks Gilles.  Her home port is in  Quebec, Canada.
 

Hello my name is Chandler and I have recently found your website. Boy do I have a great story for you!!!

I am a 14 year old guy (give me this one ok) who has be learning to sail for the past 4 years and even going away to sailing camp. This past weekend I was at the marina with my dad, when I over heard the dock master talking about an old sailboat that was abandoned by the owner and he was looking for someone to just take it off his hands. I asked my dad to look into it for me I didn’t care what it looked like I just wanted a sailboat to call my own. Well as the story goes my dad went later that week and talked to the dock master. The dock master told my dad that he had promised it to someone else.

My dad can be very persuasive at time and explained that his son me is cut from a different cloth although I am only 14 I would rather be on the ocean and sailing, then playing video games or hanging out at the mall. I have even spent the last two summers washing boats at the marina just so I can be close to the water, and put my hands on boats. The dock master knows me and knows my love of the water and boats and my dad reminded him of this. The dock master thought for awhile and said all he could do is call the person and explain the situation and see if he will let us take it. And….. He said we could yeaaaaaaaaaa. Well my dad showed me the boat and I love it!!!!!  Dad said that he will help me fix it up and he is now setting up to put in dry place so we can work on it. Well after looking through the boat it needs a lot of work and I would love any information and help from you and others from you website in restoring it properly the boat is a Golden Hind 31ft-6in built by Hartwell builders. I went to your website and found my boat the actual one with pics. The story doesn’t end here, it is called the Canopus.  The person that bought it on e-bay showed up to get it, saw that it need work more than the pictures showed and said to the dock master keep it!!!!!!! Well this is my story and it is only the start. As we fix it up I will send you pictures. Dad said I should get a captains log and write in it as we fix it up. I would love as much advice as I could get.

Chandler A.

Wilmington NC

Hope the good home she went to was Chandler here, hopefully he will be back in touch with some updated pic....

The owner's son is sailing it as his Father is ill, he has just joined us, welcome Merijn.

'My father is  ill and I feel it is my duty to keep the GH31 in the family', nice thought!

Merijn Tinga

GH31
 

James May, the owner, sent in these pics, they were taken by Christine Spreiter  spreiter at mac.com

They are reproduced by kind permission. www.classicmaltspics.com,

More pictures of Moonlight, she is for sale October 2013. see our 'For sale' page. 

He is in the market for a boom, a main sail, some means of sheeting the main in the front end of the cockpit and a thousand and one other things!  Will keep him busy for a while!

www.christopherleesays.com
www.foreignpolicy.org.uk
www.royalty-christopherlee.uk
 

'Hindsight' GH 31 allegedly, though she looks to be single chine and thus I wonder if she is a 28.5 ft version. A member is having her surveyed, Jan 08, so we will soon know!

 robwyn at highclerevillage.com

'GoldBeater' GH 31 snapped by Warren in Fowey, July 2005.   Note the slightly unusual upper rigging, any others got these extra diamond spreaders, and why?  We have now, December 08, heard from Mark Urry. He was responsible for the diamond spreader addition to take out the excessive forward mast bend.

 "I knew the original owner and I converted her to a full cutter rig with the aim of her going trans-Atlantic.  The original MG "cutter" rig had just single crosstrees and single "sloop" lower shrouds.  The mast will bend forwards at the attachment of the inner (staysail) forestay so, strictly speaking, should be restrained at that point from aft.  It was "got around" for simplicity by not putting the inner forestay too high up, having a relatively short mast and less powerful staysail and accepting that the mast stiffness was adequate.  Disadvantage? Apart from wondering how much your mast is bending in a blow, smaller less powerful staysail, a real disadvantage if you want to roll away the genoa in a blow. The Genny doesn't set well as a heavy weather sail so you can't beat so close to windward, is not snugly inboard thus reducing the yawing moments and helm loads and can't be self tacking."  "I have now converted several 31's to cutters and designed the rig for my GH26 customer, all with diamond jumpers  and have committed to them on my GH255.  For those not familiar, they stand out as a pair at 45% either side of the fore-aft line."

I think I prefer the slightly higher inner forestay, 3/4 up and the intermediate shrouds, better setting staysail and easier to roll genoa.. but it is another way....  John

Though built in 1981 she was totally rebuilt in later years to a very high standard by Mark Urry.

This sorry mess is what happens to a GH if you are unfortunate enough to be ashore next to a building that catches fire!  This is from David in Canada.

The pic on the left is what she looked like before the fire.! 

Best of luck with the restoration, it will be worth it!

February 2010.  addenda...  GH 185

'Pelican'

Hello,  My dad, Ned Morse, bought a GH 31' 6" in 1969 or 70. Builder was Hartwells from Southern England. She was called "Pelican" and delivered Baltimore. She was sailed on the Chesapeake Bay and sold in 74 or 75. At this time I do not have access to his papers for further info but, was wondering if anyone could help with her whereabouts? Please reply through this email. Thanks for your consideration.

Ed Morse

ehm2298 at hughes.net

It took 48 hours for the database manager to figure out it had changed name a couple of times, now 'Grace', we have been able to put Ed in touch with Steve the present owner.  That is what this site is about!  She still sails, after restoration, in the States. We await new pics to add to this page!!

Golden Hind 26 Mark II, sail number 14, 'Kinvara'.  Her  hull and superstructure were built by Mark Urry in 1999 and she was completed by my husband, to a very high standard, and launched in 2004.

She attracts admiring comments wherever she goes. Last year we thought of selling her and getting something bigger but now we're sailing again we're glad we didn't.

Terri and Ray Cox

2014 we have Newson's pictures back, See the Restorers page!

Hull built by him.

This is 'Alma', a GH 31,  Number 192 owned by  Daniel from Brazil and sailing in the West Indies at the moment.  He has his own website with her adventures and some great music! Projeto Amices 

'Winfarthing'  GH 31,  home mooring  Beaumaris,  North Wales, not sure where the magnificent back drop is, but hope Bob, the owner, will let us know soon when he fills in the enrolment form!  Welcome to Bob, the form is in...  he tells me the pic was taken off the east side of Anglesey, near Puffin sound.

'Adienne'  GH 31 Number 44, bought by Ken Marsden in the Channel Isles 4 years ago and sailed to Kent where he has lovingly restored her.  Seen here in 2009 in Heybridge Basin. Next year she could well be in Scottish waters, Ken is thinking of having her loaded on the back of a lorry for the trip north, then sailing her home.  Great idea!

She was sailed to  Canada by Chris and Annie Law. They named it after the first landfall in Newfoundland, which were the Grey Islands, but using an old French  (Norman?) name 'Groais'.

The name stuck, though hard to pronounced, unless you choose the simple, graceless version: Gross. 'Groais' sailed back to the Mediterranean, across to Panama, down to Galapagos, then  up to Victoria. I bought it in 1998, after a complete re-fit, and sailed up the coast of British Columbia.

The story of that journey is recorded in a book I subsequently wrote called ‘Sailing Home: A  Journey through Time, Place & Memory,’ (HarperCollins), which became a  coast-to-coast bestseller in Canada.

We have her on a convenient anchorage near our new home on Thetis Island.

Gary

Coordinators footnote, I have just found a copy of Gary's book on Amazon and it is winging it's way to me, I will scan the front cover and add it to the Books page.  John P.S. It's a good read!

Update July 2018, berthed a few pontoons away from the new owners who were revarnishing her, they had the wrong prop on her and could only do 4 knots! 

April 2019  she was seen for sale on EBay with a mooring on the Dart, will the new owners step forward.  (hope they have changed the prop by now!).

She was built in 1969 by Terry Erskine. We called her "Michael Stuart" and circumnavigated in her from 1979-1985. We sold her in Florida upon our return, to a couple who planned to keep her on Lake Ponchartrain near New Orleans. They planned to name her "Le Bob Papa". After that we lost touch, and we fear she could have been lost in Hurricane Katrina. If you hear any news of hull No. 87, please let us know! I'm attaching a couple of pictures - the first is the day of our departure in 1979, and the one with all the flags is the day of our return to the US in 1985.

 Liz and Jim McCane

Kirkwood, Missouri, USA

Liz and Jim McCane

Kirkwood, Missouri, USA

Footnote. 

During my trip round England and part of Scotland with 'Fiddler's Green' in 2013, 'Fiddling Around' I found this boat in the  Caledonian Canal just above Neptunes Staircase. She looked in full sailing commission and  ready to go, so someone is still loving her!

John

Pics in from Reg the owner.

OK, so how comes there is one?

We are indebted to Simon for coming forwards and explaining this GH.  She is then 'based on' a GH and not a GH proper.  Her lines have been altered in almost exactly the same way as the Steel Eventide 26 were altered,  additional beam etc. to make it work in steel.   John

Quicksilver a GH 39. She left England for Australia in 1991 and has been here ever since. My father in law bought it from the second owner in I think about 2001. Modifications have been made, some of which I would like to see reversed and this is the main motive for my research.

 I have attached a recent snap of her. A little weary but we hope soon to shine.

 Regards

 Peter Leversedge.

We will be adding dozens of similar pics when we publish the extracts from the log. This couple have really travelled!

Gordon and Miriam Zittel, and are the owners of GH 185 (Anwagomi), built by Terry Erskine in 1977.  We purchased her in 1979, in California. Following the disappearance of the Golden Hind Journal published by Mark Urry some years ago, we had lost track of other GH owners. We are now delighted to have found you on the Internet.

 We lived on 'Anwagomi' full time for thirteen years, during which time we cruised Mexico and islands of the central and south Pacific Ocean. For the last five years we once again have the boat in Mexico where we continue to cruise during the winters. We now reside on land in Joshua Tree, California.

 Cheers, Gordon & Miriam

Update September 2012!

We hesitate to send you the list of yacht modifications and added equipment, because living on a boat for 13 years brings about many changes. With the basic yacht, however, we have done little. We changed out the Lister engine for a Yanmar 3GM30 when we arrived in Australia. Prior to our departure from Mexico, out of ballast and performance considerations, we added a keel modification. This was a 13 ft., 1/8 inch steel plate under the base of the keel, which extended 2 and one-half inches beyond the edges of the keel on each side for the entire length. It was placed so lifting straps could still be placed under the keel. We feel when in large following seas in heavy weather, the boat now surfed and provided a more flowing, stable ride. Our boat is not fitted with bilge keels.  Now that we are back in Mexico and the plate was showing serious corrosion, we have removed it. We are currently, however, considering replacing it.

If any readers are contemplating long range cruising in a small yacht, and would be interested in specifics as to what we have added and what we have found most useful, we can be contacted via email at

anwagomi at gmail.com.

This is a wonderful website and we do appreciate your efforts in providing it.

Regards,

Gordon and Miriam Zittel

Custom built November 1979 by Terry Erskine Yachts, Plymouth. In current ownership and much- loved for the last 14 years.

Equipped for extended cruising with freshwater capacity c270litres (60gallons), fuel capacity c160litres (35 gallons) and provision in gas locker for five 4.5 kg gas bottles.  Twin forestays for down-wind sailing and storm jib. Storm trysail track.

Lister STW2M engine.  Sheer legs for raising/lowering mast.

 February 2013 the new owner, Johan, informs us the name is actually 'Old Cataract'.

Welcome Johan and thanks for sorting out the name, hoping to see many more pictures of her as she is sailed and used.  Sadly 2014, she is being offered free to anyone who will restore her, see the for Sale pages.

Indecision

Golden Crest

Audeer

Gabriel of Dart

GH 26 Kinvara (not for sale)

Golden Crest again.

Johan in the Netherlands sent these observations in,  a few links too.  September 2012.  If you find one no longer works please let us know.

Whilst browsing the internet I came across a few Golden Hinds that are up for sale, and a few others not on your list;

For Sale•        First of all, the Golden Hind 32, Indecision, build 1969. It’s not  up on the Eventide Website.

http://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/saildata/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=26273&mh=1

 Secondly, I found the Golden Hind 31, Golden Crest, 1980 to be for sale. http://foweymaritimecentre.com/golden-hind-31-for-sale/ She is up on the Eventide website, though not listed for sale there.  Oh yes she is now, Jan 2013!  go to see her selling for £7,500! Sold 2013.

The 1979 GH31 Audeer.  http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/offshore-cruisers/golden-hind-HMM023 Couldn’t find her on the eventide website.

Gabriel of Dart, a GH31 dated 1979 on the Azores, up for sale. http://www.custojusto.pt/Acores/Barcos/Veleiro+Golden+Hind+31+-3485258.htm

I also came across a listing which included a GH26 and a Barbican33 

http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/classic-yacht.co.uk/index.htm

A page from 2008 names a 31 KWA HERI up for  sale http://rickdorey.com/goldenhind.htm Sold and sold again I think. Interesting article though!

A 1980 GH31 in Fowey;  http://falmouth.boatshed.com/golden_hind_31-boat-137477.html Got to be Golden Crest!

Not for sale•        An article by Charles Doane on his GH31 named Sophie. 

http://www.wavetrain.net/boats-a-gear/32-golden-hind-31  In the comments mentioned “Lammaroo” in Florida, sail number 161 from 1976.

An article mentions GH31 Hindsight  http://www.ukhbbr.plus.com/forum.html#nabble-td1676952 Not sure if she’s afloat.

 Well done Johan, quite a bit of research there!

GH 31 No 72. series of pictures lifted from the net, not sure from where, but could this be the boat that suffered a cracked hull plank next to the bilge keel?  We need to know more as we understand she was bought and repaired, rather well at that!

Home port Poole.  Smart looking GH! Footnote, spotted her near Brownsea sland during our 2018 round UK sail, John

Sail number 256.  The last hull.

I see you have the GH31 'Hindsight' listed on your website.

We have had information June 2016, that this boat is now ashore at Tollesbury less a bilge keel and a substantial part of the ply hull, seems there was a weakness in her and the bilge keel wrung off her when she touched bottom on the mooring.  a sad end.  Is she salvageable. maybe.. we will watch to see.  See advert on 'For Sale page March 2017.

Footnote, with a different name there is already a bit about this boat, she has been salvaged and lovingly restored and is now in rye Sussex, but the owner/restorer, Nick, who is well into his 70's has had to retire hurt and is selling, see out for Sale pages July 2020.

John

Thanks
Steve and Janet Hanks

Note she must be one of the few in our fleet to sport a bow thruster, I can only ever recall a Barbican with one, to make marina berthing a doddle!
 

https://www.facebook.com/Moondancer-Sailing-1657761154469109/timeline/

See a clip of her under sail:-  www.moondancersailing.com 

For those on Facebook.....    https://www.facebook.com/Moondancer-Sailing-1657761154469109/timeline/

Sold and in the hands of new member Mark Foyle, hoping to hear she is ashore and being worked on shortly... August 2016.

Here is another site you might like to look at.  Barry has been quietly beavering away for a couple of years now on a massive project to totally rebuild his GH.

http://blacklabadventures.com/1968-maurice-griffiths-golden-hind-31/

Tom the new owner is from Sheffield and is to keep her in north Wales.

She has a little work to be done but will be afloat for the 2018 season he hopes!

 December 2018 but now Adrian has got the family interested so hopefully they will one day take her on.

Bukh 20 HP engine.  Cutter rig with bowsprit, furling head sail system and there is a full set of sails all in sail bags plus an extra almost new Main and furling head sail.

Hope she is seen sailing with Adrian and the family aboard for years to come!