Hippocampus

An Invited Friend of The Harrison Butler Association
The Bermudan Sloop built in 1963 to Alan Buchanan's East Anglian design

Hippocampus

  
 

Hippocampus : Family Boat 
Hippocampus was the Harman Family's boat in the early 1980s. The above photograph shows them all aboard. A major refit in the late 1990s by Captain Hardy Butcher prolonged this boat's life but by 2024 she was on the “Responsible Boat Disposal ” website. However, Jack Blakeman has been in touch to say that he has taken her on as a restoration project. “Wishing you the best of luck with that brave endeavour, Jack”.

Hippocampus Statistics
Built : 1963 by St Osyth Boat Yard Ltd in St Osyth, Essex, England
LOA : 27' 8"
LWL : 21' 0"
Beam : 8' 0"
Draught : 4' 6"
Displacement : 7 tons TM
Sail N° 280
SSR N° 63380

Hippocampus Custodians & Home Ports 
Jack Blakeman (2024-?)
Hardy Butcher (1998-2001-?)
Harman Family (early 1980s) West Coast, Scotland
John BN Heather (?-1977-1980-?) Hamble, England

Hippocampus Links 
Hippocampus on the Responsible Boat Disposal (August 2024) 

Page last updated : October 2024

 
  

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