Evidence behind the narrative

Research archive

Secure facts, independent corroboration, conflicts, unresolved leads and the rules used to avoid merging unrelated vessels.

Evidence status

Period	Secure evidence	Remaining gap
1990–92	Design/build by Bob Grimson; Ilfracombe; Watermouth launch; Classic Boat technical account.	Construction-stage and launch photographs.
1992–2009	Grimson liveaboard years; 1993 Atlantic; Bahamas; Venezuela–Nova Scotia range; independent 2008 Bahamas sighting.	More exact port-by-port dates and photographs.
2009–2019	Chris Phillips; west-east Atlantic; Tim Sex Trophy; Scotland; 2014 Beta; 2015 Faroes; sale 16 July 2019.	Exact 2009 ports/dates and Peter Bunting chronology.
2019–2021+	Peter & Maureen Hennessey; North West/Liverpool; Conwy race 2021.	Exact Liverpool berth/liveaboard dates and refit work.
By 2025–2026	Aberystwyth accommodation evidence and current physical presence.	Transfer date, sale/ownership sequence and earliest arrival.

Identity controls

MMSI235068491

Call sign2BQR2

British ship / SSR no.46501

OGA number3434

Do not merge name-only records. There are numerous unrelated boats called Meander. A name-only AIS or directory entry is not accepted unless identity can be proved independently.

Key unresolved questions

Peter Bunting / Arklow

OGA-indexed material links Peter Bunting to Meander at Arklow and describes family cruising. Its exact chronological position has not yet been proven.

2009 passage

The transatlantic is secure, but exact departure/arrival ports and dates remain missing.

Liverpool → Aberystwyth

The sale/transfer, delivery passage and first dated marina record remain the largest modern gap.

Current legal ownership

Accommodation hosting information is deliberately not used as proof of title.