Key details
- Current boat name
- L'Amour
- Boat class
- 7286
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 6.8 / 22ft 4in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.5 / 8ft 3in
- Leeward
- Keel
- Masts
- None
- Propulsion
- Engine
Design and build
- Designer
- Warrington Smythe R
- Date of build
- 1951
- Place of build
- Falmouth
Current status
History
Built by Falmouth Boat Construction Ltd.in 1951. Although the designer of L'AMOUR is unknown, the lines suggest that it might have been R Warrington-Smyth. It is believed to be one of only four that were built and it bears a plaque 'This craft was exhibited at the Festival of Britain 1951'. She is described in Motor Boat and Yachting of October 1950. Her original Henry Meadows petrol engine replaced with Mercedes OM 636 diesel at some stage. January 2008 (Archive)