Spotted, Wally in Solent

[JSS 911]

[Black9]

JSS 911 said:

She's just been built by green marine, the old man insures her.

[DH01]

Rather lovely !

[Cheib]

I used to work for the bloke that had Wally B built and owned it for a couple of years

http://www.elmarine.com/wally-b-yacht-charter.html

Let's just say he was living outside his means.

[TTwiggy]

This (or its absolute twin) was moored in the bay of Ville Franch Sur-Mer when I was over there for the Monaco GP.

[Yachtworker]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Cheib said:

I used to work for the bloke that had Wally B built and owned it for a couple of years

http://www.elmarine.com/wally-b-yacht-charter.html

Let's just say he was living outside his means.

Didn't want to like, but

That 'Helm' ??? WTF...... USS Enterprise more like !

We built that 14 years ago!!! http://www.pendennis.com/custom-yachts/custom-port...

She now has another new owner and I think looks better with the one colour paint job.

It was the 1st Superyacht I had seen / aware of, and now I feel old!

[size13]

http://www.boatinternational.com/2012/06/19/first-...

[JSS 911]

Yachtworker said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Cheib said:

I used to work for the bloke that had Wally B built and owned it for a couple of years

http://www.elmarine.com/wally-b-yacht-charter.html

Let's just say he was living outside his means.

Didn't want to like, but

That 'Helm' ??? WTF...... USS Enterprise more like !

We built that 14 years ago!!! http://www.pendennis.com/custom-yachts/custom-port...

She now has another new owner and I think looks better with the one colour paint job.

It was the 1st Superyacht I had seen / aware of, and now I feel old!

Yachtworker,14 years ago,about the time Fair Lady was there having a major refit.I remember a Wally in the shed,whist i was working on Fair Lady for SYS.Enjoyed working at Pendennis really good bunch of guy's.

[ALawson]

Went around Wally B in Antigua in 99/00, in English Harbour. I have some photos somewhere showing us moored next to her in an old Whitbread 60. Lovely thing, alot of people were surprised that she had got across the pond!

[Cheib]

Yachtworker said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Cheib said:

I used to work for the bloke that had Wally B built and owned it for a couple of years

http://www.elmarine.com/wally-b-yacht-charter.html

Let's just say he was living outside his means.

Didn't want to like, but

That 'Helm' ??? WTF...... USS Enterprise more like !

We built that 14 years ago!!! http://www.pendennis.com/custom-yachts/custom-port...

She now has another new owner and I think looks better with the one colour paint job.

It was the 1st Superyacht I had seen / aware of, and now I feel old!

He (SF) claimed that the boat yard that built gave him an under written price if he wanted to sell it which he took them up on ? Not sure anyone believed him. I didn't go on it but a couple of mates did. IIRC it was the largest Wally that had been built at the time...useful for your St Tropez bragging rights!

[Yachtworker]

Cheib said:

He (SF) claimed that the boat yard that built gave him an under written price if he wanted to sell it which he took them up on ? Not sure anyone believed him. I didn't go on it but a couple of mates did. IIRC it was the largest Wally that had been built at the time...useful for your St Tropez bragging rights!

Wow, I certainly wasnt party to info like that back then as I was still on the periphery, but knowing Pendennis, that never would have happened. Maybe the Wally team offered something, as that is their style (as long as you build bigger).
She was the largest untill we built Kenora which was fundamentally the same hull. SF is still a yacht owner and is active on the regatta scene.

[Yachtworker]

JSS 911 said:

Yachtworker,14 years ago,about the time Fair Lady was there having a major refit.I remember a Wally in the shed,whist i was working on Fair Lady for SYS.Enjoyed working at Pendennis really good bunch of guy's.

Pendennis is a great place to work, there are about 340 employees and the same people who bought it off Peter de Savary 21 years ago still actively run it today!

[Cheib]

Yachtworker said:

Cheib said:

He (SF) claimed that the boat yard that built gave him an under written price if he wanted to sell it which he took them up on ? Not sure anyone believed him. I didn't go on it but a couple of mates did. IIRC it was the largest Wally that had been built at the time...useful for your St Tropez bragging rights!

Wow, I certainly wasnt party to info like that back then as I was still on the periphery, but knowing Pendennis, that never would have happened. Maybe the Wally team offered something, as that is their style (as long as you build bigger).
She was the largest untill we built Kenora which was fundamentally the same hull. SF is still a yacht owner and is active on the regatta scene.

Good for him. If ever there was a man that enjoys life it's him. He's not affraid of spending money to enjoy himself! He used to have a ridiculous car habit too.

[sideways sid]

TTwiggy said:

This (or its absolute twin) was moored in the bay of Ville Franch Sur-Mer when I was over there for the Monaco GP.

And it was still there the weekend after the GP but moved out on the Sunday afternoon.

[Yachtworker]

sideways sid said:

TTwiggy said:

This (or its absolute twin) was moored in the bay of Ville Franch Sur-Mer when I was over there for the Monaco GP.

And it was still there the weekend after the GP but moved out on the Sunday afternoon.

That was Wally B probably (as above)however there is a few of these types on the water now ranging from 70 -120'

[Black9]

I should have added the one in the photo is 115'