Sanmarkay

Simon Bancroft (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 16/06/2018) states that "Sanmarkay is a 36 ft. canoe stern marconi ketch designed by William Garden and built for Sandy Megaw in 1953. The name is a contraction of the names of the owners and their daughter. The second owner was Ean Hay who sold her when he built Peregrine. I last saw the boat about twenty years ago at a boat show, in the hands of an owner who had found her in rough shape and brought her back. This perspective rendering from one of William Garden's books is on the lines of Sanmarkay or a sister." YachtHub.com stated in 2024 "The owners are well known around Australia and internationally for the quality of the yachts they have built and restored. Built by Bisset & Gilstein of Vancouver in 1953 as a cruiser/racer to a design by the naval architect William Garden and featuring in his book, Yacht Designs II. Sanmarkay is built from white oak frames and keel with red cedar planking. The planks on the topsides have been splined, not caulked, which makes them totally stable. The interior fit out is white oak and mahogany, the cabin top and decks have been fibre glassed over, the cockpit is laid with teak. A new Yanmar 3YM has been fitted with only 180 hours. The current owners purchased Sanmarkay in 2013 and undertook an extensive restoration process which could only be described as Concourse. Sanmarkay has won numerous awards including Concours d'Elegance for wooden boats and the Royal Geelong Yacht Club William Smith memorial trophy for the boat considered the best prepared, found and maintained."