LANCIA Flavia Flavia 1935

Once erroneously described in a major yachting magazine as “thought to be lost”, FOXHOUND offers a rare chance to catch just in time one of the most iconic of British ocean racing yachts; the immediate design predecessor and close sister to the famous, later royal, racing cutter BLOODHOUND.

FOXHOUND's commissioning owner, Irish-American offshore racer and huntsman Isaac Bell, specified that his first wish was for a yacht to be good to look at - and not necessarily built entirely to the RORC rules of the time. We can clearly see in FOXHOUND'S sweet curves that he got his desire; she wasn't just a good looker - she was fast with it. Following her first season Bell was made an offer he couldn't refuse and in the building of her replacement, BLOODHOUND, more of an effort was made to fit the rule. Often the best boats are those built to be right first time and fit the rule later so in FOXHOUND we have a beautiful yacht with a superb cruising interior that is no slouch.