HISTORY
Anne Marie is a fine example of the type of sailing vessel that was produced in the Edwardian era. What makes Anne Marie particularly special is the high quality specification to which she was built, Lloyd's Special Survey 18A1. Using the highest quality timber, largely teak, and bronze fastenings, this is the reason she has remained largely unchanged with many original features all in place, which is pretty exceptional for a 105 year old wooden boat.
Anne Marie Timeline...
....In 1907 the Anne Maries keel was laid on spec by Harris Brothers of Rowhedge, Essex, before Robert Katz took commission and she was was built under Lloyds special survey 18A1 completed by May 1911. She was originally designed as a cutter, but with the racing rules changing, she was launched as a yawl. Her burgee was a white square edged in red. Her sail numbers are interesting. she used No.4 whilst in Denmark, and No.88 whilst in the UK...a number now more commonly associated with the famous Fife yacht Moonbeam.
She was entered into Lloyds Register of Yachts with the following details:
Official Numbers 129187
Call Sign HSMT
Wooden Hull.
Yawl Rig
Sails made by Sadler, 1911
Gross Registered Tonnage 19.08
Net Registered Tonnage 13.43
Thames Measurement 29 tons
Dimensions
length 46.68 (wtr. line)
beam 12.59
depth 8.7
Port of Registry London
Port of Survey Rowhedge
1919 Baron O. Reedtz-Thott (once Danish Prime Minister) brings the yacht to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she is outfitted with a new set of sails and raced, notably by King Christian X of Denmark.
1930 George Fraser of London purchases Anne Marie from her Danish owners and installs her first auxiliary engine, a 4-cylinder Paraffin Motor, electric lights were also installed. Later in 1946 a petrol-motor is used to replace the older paraffin unit. After this in 1950 an oil engine with 4-cylinders becomes the yachts auxiliary engine. Frasers burgee was an F on a pennant.
194? Lieu. OJ Phillipson purchases her. it is at this time that her deckhouse is fitted, most likely by Berthon in Lymington, where she spent the war years. It is believed her keel was fired at the Germans in the war, and a new one was fabricated in two pieces, tenon jointed, some time soon after.
19?? Owned by Mr J.A.L. Archer.
19?? Mr and Mrs R. Sice of Barcelona purchase Anne Marie and take her to Spain. There she is again outfitted with new sails in 1955. As well as this a new and final oil engine the Perkins 6-cylinder. which remains in her today.
19?? Owned by Alice Reyes.
1956 Don Pedro Mir Puig of Barcelona purchases her and changes her name to Ana Maria.
1972 Dane Sturgeon of Long Beach California buys her from Don Pedro and subsequently hires Robert and Christa Schreiber to help navigate and sail her to America. During this period Anne Marie visits Malaga, Gibraltar, Tangiers, Santa Cruz de Tenerife before setting off across the Atlantic. She has a tangle with the breakwater at Gibraltar and loses her mizzen mast, from then on to be sailed as a cutter. First stop in the west Indies for Anne Marie was Barbados, followed on by heading through the Panama canal and up to her new home port of Long Beach California.
1973 Gordon C Schreiber purchases her from Dane Sturgeon and takes her to the Oakland's Estuary, in the San Fransico Bay area.
1976 David Arrigioni amd Bill Jarvis purchases the yacht and the process to begin her restoration begins. New Sails, stainless steel standing rigging, dacron running rigging are all installed.
1982 Bill Jarvis leaves the partnership. However David and his wife Paula continue the restoration adding more amenities such as electronic gear on deck and modern galley comforts below deck.
in 1984 a new main mast and spreaders are built.
1992 Robert and Margaret Lawson buy Anne Marie and embark on an adventurous trip sailing her up the West Coast of the States finally stopping in Victoria, and registering her in Vancouver, Canada. He does much great work looking after Anne Marie, especially on the interior. She is renamed Anne Marie 2 due to the presence of another Anne Marie in the area.
2005 Aart Van Der Star buys Anne Marie, in this time Aart has several new spars built, sails her in and around Vancouver gets great pleasure out her before deciding she needs to move on. Aart embarks on a quest to find the right new owner for this fine vessel.
2015 Simon and Katie Allan, Falmouth, Cornwall spot Anne Marie whilst on a holiday to Canada. Simon being a old wooden boat fanatic leaves a note on the yacht asking the owner to get in touch if he fancies selling her. Aart van der Star contacts Simon and eventually a deal is struck. thus bringing us to now where we are embarking on a mission to bring Anne Marie back to the UK.
