Ship Details

Timshel

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Photo Credit: Marc Cartier

 
 
Registry #1 845718 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1940 Elomar Name 6
Name 2 2022 Timshel Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1940 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Tom Halliday Measurement (imp) 26' x ? x ?
Builder Taylor, John Tom Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Composite Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Yacht, sail (sloop)
Registered Tonnage Type 2
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Powered with an electric 4kw auxiliary engine Propulsion Sail
Rebuilds She was rebuilt by Dana Johnson and registered in 2022. Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1940-1945 she was owned by J.M. Kerr, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1945-1948 she was owned by L.A. Watts, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1948-1966 she was owned by Dr. Hugh Ross, Vancouver BC Canada. In 1967-1970 she was owned by Robert Bennie, Vancouver BC Canada. In 2022-2024 she was owned by Dana L. Johnston, Surrey BC and Kris P. Johnston, Coquitlam BC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2024 Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name Her name came from a combination of Eleanor, Louise and Margaret the names of the original owner's wife and two daughters.
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was a Hi Ho-class sloop. Rob Bennie states (25/01/2017) That "I sailed on her for many years, with and without my father in the Howe Sound area and as far as Northern Desolation sound. This vessel was a fast little sloop and won many races in her day. Eventually this vessel needed too much work for my father (who was getting on in years) to keep up with so we hauled her up into the front yard (we lived on the beach in Hopkins Landing) where this vesselstayed for many years before he gave her away to one of his former students who was a wood worker and cabinet maker. The student Dana Johnston turned her restoration into a project and has completely rebuilt her, replacing all the ribs, etc and finishing her hull with a coat of fiberglass. This vessel is a work of art. " Marc Cartier (Email to Nauticapedia 07/09/2022) stated "New owner Dana Johnson has re-registered her as SV Timshel and officially re launched her last Friday September 2nd after a complete rebuilt which took 29 years. This vessel was featured in an article in pacific yacht magazine a few years ago before her re launch." Note - In 2024 the Canada Register of Shipping shows this vessel as a new build in 2022 - which conflicts with the anecdotal information.
 
References
http://www.royalvan.com/files/Annals_Section4_Yachts.pdf; Marc Cartier (Email to Nauticapedia 07/09/2022);
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