- Boat Name: Golden Hind III
- Sail: K73
- Year Built: 1948
- Designer: Morgan Giles
- Builder:
Owner: Time and Memory
- History: Golden Hind III, like many 6 meters, has a colorful past. She was built to compete in the 1948 Olympics at Torbay and christened by then-Princess, now Queen Elizabeth of England. She was rescued from an uncertain fate by Todd Glass, who, for a time, intended to remove the cabin installed on the boat in the 70's and return her to a racing configuration. The photos below show her in the yard where she was cut up in 2001.
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- On May 2, 2001 the International 6 metre K 73 "Golden
Hind III" suffered her last blow. For the last months of
her life she sat in a boatyard locally renowned for housing wrecks
and boats near their end. Golden Hind III had been moved from
another dubious arrangement at the last minute in the Fall of
1999. Her last owner had recently fallen behind on storage payments,
and faced with lack of payment, the boatyard owners decided the
only way to get something out of the boat was to scrap her for
the lead in her keel. Attributed to Morgan Giles, it is thought that Golden Hind III
was actually drawn by G.K. Collier. She was built to compete in
the 1948 British Olympic trials and was christened by then Princess,
now Queen Elizabeth of England. Curiously, records do not show
her ever carrying a valid measurement certificate. She was allowed
to sail in the British trials, but was not really allowed to compete.
After the Olympics, Golden Hind made her way to Vancouver B.C.,
where she was converted to a cruiser. Eventually, she moved to
Seattle and spent her last 5 years out of the water. The fellow who cut her up was amazed at her condition. "Couldn't
find any rot, and her timbers seemed pretty sound...."
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