Name Silver Sula

SILVER SULA is a gentleman's motor yacht built in 1964/65.  Silver's yard was in its day considered to be one of the finest builder of motor yachts in the UK.  John Bain, the designer of the "Ormidale" class was also recognised as a first class naval architect.  Out of the 15 or so Ormidales built, there are only a handful remaining.  SILVER SULA is believed to have been the last built and the only one classed Lloyds 100 A1 on building.

She was commissioned by Mr John Stenhouse of Glasgow, built at Rosneath and launched on 23 March 1965 by his wife.  John Stenhouse sold SILVER SULA in 1985 to a retired Army Major Aubrey Earle Pickwoad DFC who lived aboard in Dartmouth Harbour until his death in 1992.  Ownership then passed to a French lady Mme Suzanne Lemelin, who registered her under the Canadian flag and moved her to Brittany until 1995.  She was then bought by Mr Simon Hannam who found her in very poor condition.  From 1996, an extensive refit was undertaken by RJ Prior & Son (Burnham) Ltd and then continued by the previous owner, including installation of new engines and machinery.  Ownership passed to Mrs Eileen Stedall in 2001, then to Gerry Olsen in 2003.  

From 2017-2025, she was owned by the Bates family and based on the Beaulieu River and Bembridge, Isle of Wight.

Update, September 2025: Vessel under new ownership. 

We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us.