Ship Details

Freelance II

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Photo Credit: Bruno Coupe

 
 
Registry #1 150434 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1921 Bella E. Name 6
Name 2 1949c Free Lance I Name 7
Name 3 1977 Freelance II Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1921 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Seaton, George Measurement (imp) 29.2' x 10.2' x 5'
Builder Elliott, Harold C. Measurement (metric) 8.9m x 3.1m x 1.5m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 9.18 Type 1 Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage 8.03 Type 2
Engine 1hp engine (1921); Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Repowered with a 12hp engine (1949c); Repowered with a 36bhp diesel engine (2004c) Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1921 she was owned by Harry and Clint Elliott, Vancouver BC. In 1949 she was owned by E.B. Spearman, Vancouver BC. In 1949-1956 she was owned by Eustace Shearman, Vancouver BC. In 1958 she was owned by Donald A. Allan, Vancouver BC. In 1963-1965 she was owned by John F.P. Manning (MO), Victoria BC. In 1965 she was owned by USA interests. In 1977-1989 she was owned by Diane and Errol Tucker (JO), Victoria BC. In 1996-2021 she was owned by Bruno Coupe, Vancouver BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2011-11-15
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
Bruno Coupe (Email to Nauticapedia 10/08/2021) states "I am the owner of Freelance II since August 29 1996. In September 2003, I sailed away , single handing,from Vancouver for a 3 year voyage. First,in the United States, (Eureka, San Francisco, San Diego, then Mexico, Guadelupe island,Cabo San Lucas, La Paz,and all the western coast of Mexico. After that I sailed to El Salvador, then,Costa Rica from where, after a 44 day crossing we arrived to the Marquesas islands, a few month later, the Tuamotu islands and Tahiti, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora. After several months in French Polynesia, we headed up to the Cook Islands, then the Tongas. Ffrom the Tongas,we went down to New Zealand. A few months later, up to Vanuatu, visiting all the islands before heading to New Caledonia where I live on Freelance since 2006."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; http://www.royalvan.com/files/Annals_Section4_Yachts.pdf; http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11923/422?r=0&s=4 ; Bruno Coupe (Email to Nauticapedia 10/08/2021);
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