Name Chance

CHANCE was built in 1948 by James Silver at Rosneath Boatyard, Argyll & Bute. Scotland. Lovat Crosley was a tenor chorister with D'Oyly Carte Repertory Opera Company from some point in 1914 until February 1916, and again for the July 1916-June 1917 season.She was designed by John Bain, his first true Motor Sailer design for James Silver. The design was called Western Isles – Chance was one of two vessels of this design. The whereabouts of the other Western Isles is unknown at present, although research is ongoing to track it down if the vessel still exists to this day.

Beween 1950- 1955, her name changed to TOKEN when she was owned by Captain (S) S.J. Read mm, CBE, R.D, R.N.R port of Southampton.
She was then bought by Edward Donald Boxall and Edward William Boxall from Hercules Engineering Co. Ltd.  Later from the early 70's CHANCE was moored at Moody's Boatyard on River Hamble for use as liveaboard

In 2006, she was dry docked for work to be carried out including replacement of some planking Owner Mr P Beckett he became owner of Chance (Token) as payment of  a bad debit of previous owner.in 2020, she was offered for disposal, free to good home for restoration Mr Simon Snowdon became owner from 2020 until June 2021 where she was bought by her current owners. Restoration of CHANCE begins at Woodplumpton by the Papendick Family. In October 2022, CHANCE moved to a new home at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, to continue restoration.