Sundowner

[N. James Wright]

Just came back from a wonderful weekend at the Titanic U.K. International's convention at Margate, England. Bob arranged for us all to go on Sundowner, which was a great thrill.

I will post a selection of photos I took as soon as can, and a link to my web site where I will posting all of them.

Regards

 

[N. James Wright]

Sundowner photos - here is a link to my website that has photos Sundowner taken over the convention weekend.

Correction - it was Ramsgate not Margate.

http://www.nigeljameswright.com/titanic/tukint/2007_sundowner/2007_sundowner.html

Best Wishes.

 

[Julie Goebel]

WOW! Those were wonderful pics, thank you for sharing them. I was wondering if the ship was being refurbished?

Again thanks for sharing them!

Julie

 

[N. James Wright]

>>was wondering if the ship was being refurbished?<<

The curator of the museum was with our group and he confirmed it is being refurbished.

There were a couple more of the Dunkirk ships along side it having work done to them as well.

Regards.

 

[Michael H. Standart]

It's reassuring to see that the restoration is still an ongoing thing. There was some concern a few years ago that the current owners might not be able to raise the funds needed to do the work. Considering that a number of historic vessels have ended up on the scrapheap in recent times for just that reason, it's nice to see that things are looking up here.

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

Yes, it's definitely a relief to read that she is being restored. It would have been absolutely heartbreaking if she was to be scrapped.

Terrific photos there, James. Thanks for sharing them.

 

[Lucy Steigerwald]

Great photos, thanks so much for posting. I love that Sundowner is being taken care of. She is endlessly interesting to me, and I really want to visit her someday. So much history for a small craft.

 

[Denise A. Hunyadi]

Those are fantastic photos, James! For some reason, I missed them back in April when they were first posted. Glad the link was revived (thanks, Lucy!) so I had the opportunity to see the excellent work the maritime trust has done to preserve Lightoller's pride and joy for future generations.

Denise

 

[N. James Wright]

East Kent Maritime Trust have a small book (60 pages) - Historical Study no 4 The Sundowner Story - I purchased (£2.50) this at the Ramsgate Maritime Museum. It's packed with info on Sundowner and the Dunkirk trip. For anyone interested in Sundowner it is well worth getting this.

James.

 

[huckleberrypie]

Were there any known deck plans for Lightoller's yacht? I haven't seen anyone do a 3D model of Lights' boat so I've been contemplating on making one myself, or at least attempting to.

 

[Dave Gittins]

What you need is the Ramsgate Maritime Museum. You probably won't find plans, but a lot can be done with a camera and tape measure. Bad luck if you don't live in a handy spot.

RAMSGATE MARITIME MUSEUM (Operated by The Steam Museum Trust)

 

[huckleberrypie]

Which is a drag as I don't live nearby. I did however find plans for it online, but unfortunately it is incomplete as it only has one for the hull and nothing else. :/

 

[Harland Duzen]

Paul Lee took some very detailed photos of her and her interior if they might help:

http://www.paullee.com/titanic/Sundowner/index.php

 

[huckleberrypie]

I'll see what I can do with that.