The pleasure wherry 'Hathor' (Hathor is the name of an Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of joy, feminine love, and motherhood) was built by Daniel Hall of Reedham for Ethel and Helen Colman, the daughters of Jeremiah James Colman of Carrow Works (mustard), as a memorial to their brother, Alan, who died in 1897 on a trip to Egypt. Clauf Hamilton, the author of Hamilton's Guides to the Broads, purchased her from the Colmans and later she was acquired by the Martham Boatbuilding and Development Company where she was used as a houseboat. In 1985, the Wherry Yacht Charter acquired her in a somewhat dilapidated condition and she Hathor transferred to the Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust in 2004.
'Hathor' is unique for the quality of her accommodation, comprising two double fore-cabins >
Link and two spacious port-side double cabins, as well as the saloon >
Link which converts to two double berths and, like all the wherry yachts, also features a piano, a toilet, a main galley and a pantry. Unlike the wherry yachts, however, the passenger area above decks is at the bow and has no direct access from the saloon and features two benches with carved hawk's-head ends >
Link. 'Hathor' is not equipped with a motor and requires more work to sail than the wherry yachts.