Queen's old yacht sniffs out new Edinburgh home

A CLASSIC racing yacht once owned by the Queen has sailed into her new home in the Capital.

The 63ft Bloodhound arrived in Edinburgh yesterday to join her "big sister" the Royal Yacht Britannia in Leith.

She will form part of a new exhibition on the Royal Family's passion for sailing after being bought by trustees earlier this year.

The Bloodhound was built for US huntsman Isaac Bell in 1936, and has an illustrious ocean-racing history. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh bought her in 1962.