Van de Stadt Pioneer 9

In August 2012 I wrote a short article* about a Van de Stadt Pioneer 9 I saw on the River Crouch at Fambridge. Later, I discovered she was for sale for £5,500. I believe that same yacht is the one featured in these photos showing her ashore at Burnham Yacht Harbour last week. I image she was sold, and that her new owner is preparing her below the waterline for repainting and antifouling. He’s made a brilliant job of polishing the propeller, but there’s a lot more work on the hull to make it smooth before applying the appropriate paints.

Having owned ‘Aziz’** a Pioneer 9, I have an empathy for what is being done to ‘Nomis’, for that is her name. She is a genuine early, classic fibreglass yacht built in the 1970s worthy of being cherished.

I would be interested to know why she was named, ‘Nomis’, which is Simon spelled backwards.

**See first 3 links below.

Links

*Pioneer 9 for Sale

 http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/pioneer-9-for-sale.html

Cruise of the ‘Aziz’ a Pioneer 9 Part 1

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/cruise-of-aziz-pioneer-9-part-1.html

Pioneer 9 ‘Aziz’

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/pioneer-9-aziz.html

The Meaning of Names – Nomis

http://www.themeaningofnames.org/?n=Nomis&m=&d=&y=&go=Go

What does Nomis Day mean?

http://www.themeaningofnames.org/?n=Nomis&m=&d=&y=&go=Go

Pioneer 9 Sailing Yacht for Sale £9,995

http://www.apolloduck.co.uk/feature.phtml?id=112944

Van de Stadt Pioneer 9 for Sale £3,250

http://www.western-horizon.co.uk/boat_details.php?boat_id=198

1972 Van de Stadt Pioneer 9 for Sale £6,795

http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/advert/van-de-stadt-pioneer-or-pionier-9-gb/41875349

Pioneer 9 Lying Essex Sold, but good photos

http://essex.boatshed.com/pioneer_9-boat-132412.html

Pioneer 9 van de Stadt – Sold, but good photos

http://kent.boatshed.com/pioneer_9-boat-62422.html

Pioneer 9 metre for Sale US $ 11,679

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1967/Pioneer-9-Metre-2347636/Strangford-Lough/United-Kingdom