Build and Watermouth launch
ConfirmedBob's first-person technical account and later vessel records agree.
Evidence key
Uncertainty is part of the archive
Confirmed
Direct documentary evidence plus independent corroboration.
First-hand account
Written by a person directly involved, clearly attributed.
Strongly supported
Multiple compatible sources or a detailed contemporary record.
Probable
Best current interpretation, not yet conclusive.
Unresolved
A genuine gap, contradiction or unproven connection.
Chronology audit
Grimson liveaboard and Atlantic years
SupportedPrimary biography, 2003 article and independent Bahamas sighting.
Phillips era
First-handChris's own pages, dated cruising logs, refit photographs and sale notice.
Liverpool and Hennessey custody
ConfirmedSale notice, Nobby record and 2021 Conwy result.
Aberystwyth presence
SupportedModern photographs and accommodation evidence establish location, not legal title.
Identity control
One name, many unrelated boats
Name-only AIS and directory records are excluded. Meander is matched through MMSI 235068491, call sign 2BQR2, ship number 46501, OGA 3434, construction, rig and documented ownership.
Research rule: accommodation-host information is not treated as proof of legal ownership, and a geographical clue is not promoted to a confirmed port without supporting evidence.