Ship Details
Windless Photo Credit: Mary Cobham

 

Registry #1	197857 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1950	Looard	Name 6
Name 2	1961	Saturna Chief	Name 7
Name 3	1986	Windless	Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1950	Place	Sidney	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Henry Hoffar	Measurement (imp)	39.0' x 10.0' x 5.9'
Builder	Hoffar, Henry	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	17	Type 1	Yacht, power-cruiser
Registered Tonnage	14	Type 2
Engine	450hp engine (1950)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Re-powered with twin 225hp Gray Marine gas engines	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)

In 1950 she was owned by Canadian interests. In 1958 she was owned by John Simpson (MO), Victoria BC Canada. In 1961-1963 she was owned by CHEK-TV Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1964-1984 she was owned by Capitol Broadcasting Systems Ltd., Victoria BC Canada. In 1985 she was owned by the British Columbia Lifeboat Society, Pender Island BC Canada. In 1986-2001 she was owned by Aubrey E. Cobham, Victoria BC Canada.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2001-06-22

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

John Simpson (Email to Nauticapedia 09/11/2020) stated "When my parent (John (Jack) Simpson) owned it my parents had it re-powered with twin Gray Marine gas about 225 hp each. They also added outside controls (flybridge - by Philbrooks). It was sold to CHEK TV and re-named the Saturna Chief , used as a crew boat to service a TV transmitter on Saturna Island." Mary Cobham (Email to Nauticapedia 05/08/2024) stated "When my parents, Joan and Aubrey, bought it, they renamed it Windless. It had a bridge added to it up top where they navigated from. That addition likely would have been done before they bought it. We spent so many summers exploring the gulf islands on her."

 

References
Canada List of Shipping;
Last update

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