Sail Number:
Vessel Type: Mylne Ketch
“Thendara’s” Specifications:
LOA: 119`7″ / 36.5m – LOD: 105`/ 32.0m – LWL: 74`8″ / 22.8m – Beam 20’0″ / 6.09m – Draft 12`9″ / 3.90m – Design Number: 379 – Hull: Teak / Steel Frames – Designer: Alfred Mylne – Original Owner: Sir Arthur Young – Built: 1936 – Built by: Alexander Stephen & Sons – Sail Area: 9942 square feet / 924 square metres – Displacement: 104.72 Tons – Home Port: South of France
Historical:
Sir Arthur Young, one of Scotland’s leading yachtsmen, commissioned the legendary Alfred Mylne to design her. Built and launched the following year by the Clydeside yard of Alexander Stephen & Sons, she was an immediate success on the racing circuit, and went on to provide her owner and guests with many pleasurable years of cruising.
After Sir Young’s death in the summer of 1949, THENDARA was sold and disappeared to Greece, and later Italy, where she slipped into decline. In 1993, a new owner commissioned Southampton Yacht Services to ship her from Italy to England, where a full refit was carried out. This restoration has seen her sail into the new century as a truly elegant example of living history.
Known Racing History:
2001 – Voiles de St Tropez – 1st
2001 – Cowes America’s Cup jubilee – 1st Vintage A
2000 – “Boat International Concours d’Elegance” – Winner
2000 – Antigua Classic Week – 1st overall fleet – 1st accumulated Class Vintage A,B,C
1998 – Coupe du Yacht Club de France
1996 – Regates Royales Cannes – 1st
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1936) Sir Arthur Young