In the Company of Strangers
A Part History of Casmah2
From Henley to Harts c/o a BBQ
Whilst JBS was still working on his Carribean, I was visiting friends who had a house on the island at Henley. In the morning I swam round the Island and only
in the evening whilst rowing round, did I see her. Moored facing the Henley side was Casmah with a For Sale Sign. I ran in and spoke to Chris and Aileen. Yes they said, its owned my Ann and shes selling it and moving into a flat in town.
You cant buy a boat without a mooring...
The next weekend i was at a BBQ and the conversation turned to my desire to live on a boat. Angus said my mum lives on a boat at Harts in Surbiton. She is selling the boat and the mooring will be free, contact Ozie now.
So I got my mooring and then bought Casmah. Ann told me that her and her husband were only the second owners. The first owners bought the boat new from Wilds and had her kitted out at Springfields in Maidenhead. The name Casmah derived from Ciki and Suki, Mitch and Hugh, the owners and their two dogs. Hugh was a Commodore of a yacht Club and a theatre manager. Ciki was a beautiful actress. Casmah had never been used as a hire boat. It was unusual in that it had windows all around the bow. No forward outside area. Two Gull wings with steps either side as forward enterances. The windows were different, two long ones forward then six port holes then two more longish one at the stern for both sides. it also had rails all the way round. Inside from the rear enterance, there was a double bedroom on the port side. On the starboard side there was a corridor with a galley. Forward of the bedroom on port side was a head, forward of that a double bunk room.
Forward bow area the sloon with a white vinal semi circle seat. The whole ceiling was polystyrene.