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''Bloodhound'' is a ocean racing yacht. She was designed by Charles E. Nicholson and built by Camper and Nicholsons in 1936. From 1962 to 1969 she was owned by the British Royal Family and in January 2010 she was purchased by The Royal Yacht ''Britannia'' Trust. ==Royal ownership== In 1962 ''Bloodhound'' was purchased for the Royal Family at the request of Prince Philip. In February she was sailed from Plymouth to Gosport to be refitted by Camper and Nicholsons and the work was finished by June. Prince Philip sailed ''Bloodhound'' with Uffa Fox at Cowes Week in August of that year.〔 During Royal ownership ''Bloodhound'' would accompany The Royal Yacht ''Britannia'' in the Western Isles when the Royal Family had their one true family holiday every year. She had a permanent crew of three and one Skipper was a descendent of Sir Francis Drake. It was during these times that the young Royals learned to sail on ''Bloodhound''. When not in Royal use, ''Bloodhound'' and her crew were made available to yacht clubs across the country, used to teach thousands of young people how to sail. In 1969 ''Bloodhound'' was sold and not replaced by the Royal Family. ''Bloodhound'' then effectively retired from racing. Over time she gradually fell into considerable disrepair and very nearly became beyond salvage. However, in 2002 she was bought by Richard Carr 〔http://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/media/221306/the_royal_sailing_yachts_-_richard_johnstone-bryden.pdf〕 before being purchased by Tony McGrail, a yacht surveyor and classic yacht restorer, in 2003. Over the next 3½ years she underwent a major internal and external refit to bring her back to her original pristine condition. In January 2010 ''Bloodhound'' was purchased by The Royal Yacht ''Britannia'' Trust and is now berthed alongside The Royal Yacht ''Britannia'' in Leith where she can be viewed from the pontoon. During July and August, the fully restored, 63 foot Royal Racing Yacht ''Bloodhound'' is available from Oban Marina for private day sailing around Scotland's West Coast for up to eight guests. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bloodhound (yacht)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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