Bloodhound

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 and became the Queen and Prince Phillip's personal yacht during the 1960's.

She was one of three yachts designed and built by Camper & Nicholson to the twelve metre class (third rule), but rather than follow the finer and lighter lines of the pure racing (i.e. round the cans) twelve metre classes, these yachts were modified for ocean racing purposes which involved heavier and more powerful hulls with increased accommodation. Neither three actually competed against the contemporary twelves but were adopted within the ocean racing (RORC) class one.

Throughout her various ownerships, her fortunes have wavered slightly, but throughout her seventy year life, she has remained in active use while virtually original in appearance and in structure. She has remained active right up until the autumn of 2002 when she was sailed from Guernsey to Poole through a gale to undergo a well overdue structural and internal refit. This is where Tony McGrail, the current owner, enters Bloodhounds long and remarkably successful career of this yacht.

Bloodhound will be on Berth 67 of the Hydropool Marina for the duration of the Show.