- Paul McCartney is selling 52ft converted fishing boat Barnaby Rudge
- He is selling it anonymously for £60,000 and giving profit to charity
- Boat is where he spent a lot of time with first wife Linda Eastman
- Decided to part with it because it holds too many painful memories
Compared to
the multi-million pound super-yachts favoured by the likes of Chelsea
owner Roman Abramovich and F1 presenter Eddie Jordan, this humble
fishing vessel may not look like much.
However
for former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, it hold precious memories of
happy days with his first wife Linda before she tragically died on
cancer.
Now he has made the heartbreaking decision to sell the vessel after a meeting with his children Stella, Heather and Mary.
Paul is selling his 52ft converted fishing boat Barnaby Rudge anonymously for £60,000
The modest vessel is where Paul spent time with first wife Linda before she died of cancer
According to a family friend the singer decided to part with the boat because it holds painful memories
The
boat, named Barnaby Rudge after a Charles Dickens character, is being
sold for £60,000 in Rye near McCartney's private recording studio.
According
to a family friend, the adverts don't mention its connection with the
pop star, saying only that the boat has an 'interesting history'.
Speaking to the Sunday Express, family friend Eric Green said: 'He has decided to make the break with the past and move on.
The couple enjoyed a happy marriage until Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995
After a three-year battle with the disease, Linda died in 1993 on the couple's ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona
In happier times the couple spent a lot of time on the boat, and at this farmhouse in Mull of Kintyre, Scotland
'Paul
no longer uses the boat because it has memories he does not want to
dwell on because of the cruel way Linda was taken from him through
cancer.'
A spokesman for Paul said all proceeds from the sale would be donated to Oxfam.
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