Ship Details
Lestralaur Photo Credit: Alec Provan Collection

 

Registry #1	395549 (Canada)	Registry #2	1149906 (US)	Registry #3
IMO#	7919872	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1981	James Sinclair (F.P.V.)	Name 6
Name 2	1997	1997-13	Name 7
Name 3	2000	Lestralaur	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1981	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	124' x 27.5' x 12'
Builder	John Manly Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	36m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Aluminum	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	298	Type 1	Patrol vessel
Registered Tonnage	70	Type 2	Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine	2-4600hp diesel engines (1981)	Engine Manufacture	MTU
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds	In 2010 she was rebuilt as a yacht to 42.67m x 8.38m x 2.44m (140.0' x 27.6' x 8.0')	Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1981-1995 she was owned by the Government of Canada, (Fisheries & Oceans), Ottawa ON Canada. In 2002-2009 she was owned by Chuck Tomas (a Pacific Northwest business mogul, theater owner and investor. In 2012-2014 she was owned by Lestralaur Corporation, Portland OR USA (A privately held company in Friday Harbor, WA- Chuck Tomas , principal.).

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2001-08-07

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	James Sinclair was a federal Canadian cabinet minister and Minister of Fisheries. The name Lestralaur represents Chuck Tomas' 3 daughters: Leslie, Tracy, and Laura.

 

Anecdotes

In 1995 this vessel was a Fisheries Patrol vessel stationed in British Columbia. In 2014 this vessel was listed for sale - "Rechristened as the Lestralaur and 90% of the conversion to a luxury expedition yacht complete, Lestralaur has all the bells and whistles you could possibly imagine. This vessel was lengthened to 140’, re powered with brand new MTU 12 4000 main engines, and fitted with new bowmar stabilizers. Lestralaur was modified to accommodate a helicopter and has the range to reach the farthest most remote locations on the planet. " In 2014 the US Coast Guard listed her measurements as 119.3' x 27.3' x 11' 162gt 110nt.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Sharpe, Captain Richard R. (Ed.) (1995); Maginley, C.D. & B. Collin (2001); http://www.northropandjohnson.com/yachts-for-sale/336-ALL-SEAS; http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_name_list;
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