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Zante's Swiss Owner Gets In Touch
Hans Baumann has sent in a terrific photograph of his Harrison Butler designed yacht, Zante, under way with her sail number, Z27, clearly visible. He's the proud new owner. That he has made contact is particularly pleasing as it confirms a rumour that Zante still existed.
Zante's Racing Days
That rumour came from the HBA's membership secretary and yacht racing enthusiast, Robert Griffiths, who spotted a request for a JCH racing certificate for Zante, in 2018, the first news of the boat since 1999. Robert's detective work revealed some then recent photographs of Zante, reproduced below.
Jim Broad's Zante
A previous owner of Zante was Jim Broad. When he died in 1999, it was fondly recalled that he sailed Zante single-handed (mostly) and that when not in commission, Zante's engine was lodged under his kitchen table - his long suffering wife, never once complaining !
Another super shot of Zante from new owner Hans Baumann (2024)
Zante Statistics
Built : 1939 by Alfred Lockhart (Marine) Ltd in Brentford, Essex, England
LOA : 21' 9"
LWL : 18' 8"
Beam : 7' 2"
Draught : 3' 11"
Displacement : 4 tons TM
Sail N° : Z27
Zante Custodians
Hans Baumann (2024-...) Lake Thoune, Switzerland
Francois Lognone (?-2018-2024) Baie de St Malo, France
Mike and Eve Waters (1994-?) River Yealm, Devon, England
Jim Broad (?-1991-1994) River Yealm, Devon, England
Peter Rosser
Zante Links
• None found (October 2024)
Page last updated : October 2024
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