- Diana on Stein on WA outside Kristiansand (© Anders Martinsen)

About Diana & Stein

Diana is Scottish, born in 1944, spent most of her childhood in Glasgow. Stein is Norwegian, born in 1945, and grew up in Sandefjord. Both decided to study medicine in Glasgow where they met through the rowing club. They rowed for the University with some success at British Universities level, won Scottish championships and even appeared in the Scottish teams. Stein rowed for Norway in 1971-72 and still rows in veteran rowing championships with some wins in recent years. Both were interested in travelling, and planned life to include marriage, getting specialist qualifications, having children and do a circumnavigation. By 1977, Stein was a physician, Diana an ophthalmologist. Elisabeth had arrived in Drammen, Norway in 1972, Martin in Reading, England in 1973, and in Bergen, Norway in 1975-76 they fitted out a 39’ ferro-cement hull and named the boat after a butterfly, Red Admiral. .... click here for more...

About White Admiral

White Admiral is one of 14 BatiCat 42 so far built by Stephan Hüttermann, Kappeln, Germany 1997. First owners were Angkana & Friedhelm Hechler. They emmigrated from Germany to Vancouver, Canada in late 2000. In July that year we met them cruising in Norway and fell in love with the boat, then named Grung Thep. They had given up the original plan of sailing the yacht to Canada. After a trial sail in June 2001 with Susanne and Frode Filseth, we decided to buy the boat, and Frode and some of his friends sailed her to Norway for us in late August. We have so far had two summers of only day- and weekend sailing near Kristiansand.
Dimensions: 12,70m x 6,60 m, draught 1,05 m, weight about 7 tons (before cruising!). The two hulls are made of 4 layers cold -baked mahogany/epoxy with an outer sheet of glassfiber; deck and roof are in foam sandwich. 2 m long bilge keel on each hull Yanmar 18hp diesel engine in each hull. Large central main cabin with galley, sitting area and chart table, 3 double cabins, small bathroom/head (toilet) in port hull, larger bathroom with head and showers in starboard hull. Lots of mod cons unknown to the previous owners of Red Admiral (freezer, cabin heater, hot water etc.)
Sails: New 40 sq.m mainsail (Nick Willets, Kr.sand, the old is kept as spare), 2x genoas (44 and 42 sq.m), jib (30 sq.m), storm jib (10 sq.m), gennaker (108 sq.m)
Navigation: Garmin and Magellan GPS, charts and guides, electronic charts. Target Navtex, a reserve sextant.
Communication: VHF radio (Simrad DSC and ICOM handheld), Iridium satellite telephone (e-mail via Laptop PC), SSB receiver.
Safety: AVON 6 person life-raft, Jotron's Tron 45S EPIRB (the one that saved Elisabeth in 1999)+ all standard equipment incl. 60 m chain and 3 anchors.
Two inflatable rubber dinghys

Comments or questions can be sent to Martin Hoff at postmaster@whiteadmiral.com