An immediately recognisable Laurent Giles design, this yacht has made 2 Atlantic crossings, cruised the West Indies and down to S Americas, she has cruised the Baltic and the Med. Length on deck 38ft Lwl 26ft Beam 10 ft Draft 54/69 Tonnage 10TM Designed by Jack Laurent Giles of Lymington. Built by Elkins of Christchurch. 1964 Elkins was a major yard at the time and worked closely with the Laurent Giles design office building most of the UK Vertues. Jack Laurent Giles and his staff were one of the big players in yacht design at the time with many famous d... read more

Classic Blue Water Cruiser, once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase this much sought after 45 foot cutter. “MARANIAFE” is a Cape George Cutter 45 – design inspired by William Atkins, moulded by Cecil Lange at Cape George Marine Works, 1924 Cape George, Port Townsend, Washington 93368, United States. She was was home completed over five years. Commissioned in 2005.... read more

Robert Tucker designed centre cockit ketch, built 1970, mahogany AGBA strip planking. 5 full length berths in 3 cabins including separate aft cabin. Comprehensive refit of all systems 2004 - 2008, lightly used then professionally laid up and stored ashore under cover since 2013 as I now have a larger yacht (also a ketch). Easily handled shallow draft yacht in good condition, ideal for exploring the East Coast rivers.... read more

Nutmeg is in extremely good condition and is ready for this coming seasons launch. This is a chance to purchase this future classic 18ft Yawl at a very reasonable price. This boat is easy to sail and maintain and is built to the very highest standard by one of UK’s top wooden boat builders. Nutmeg is a Seaotter 18 canoe yawl, built in 1996 by David Moss Boat Builders. Exhibited and acclaimed at the Greenwich Boat Show. Nutmeg (previously named Rebecca) has been featured in Classic Boat Magazine, Water Craft Magazine and The Boatman Magazine. View on "My Classic Boat" ht... read more

HISTORY and CONSTRUCTION: Most classic boats begin life with a good story, and the Stella One-Design Class is no exception. Early in 1959 A E ‘Dickie’ Bird, the then Commodore of the East Coast’s Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, asked ‘Sonny’ Cole of Tucker Brown’s yard at Burnham on Crouch, to come up with a cruiser-racer along the lines of a Folkboat but slightly bigger and beamier so as to give greater initial stability with more spacious accommodation. Quality was a must, but the Commodore wanted a straightforward approach to construction methods and n... read more

A unique opportunity to acquire one of the earliest classic yachts afloat. Sorceress a 60ft Gaff Cutter designed and built by Arthur E Payne in 1878 for Captain Lynch Staunton a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Captain Lynch Staunton also owned Mermaid 1860 built by Arthur Paynes father Alfred. Sorceress was launched in the year of Alfreds death so one could imagine her being on the cusp of the evolution of yacht design with Arthur Payne going on to produce yachts such as Cariad, Javelin, Wayward and Artemis. At 60ft LOD 13ft Beam and 9ft 6ins Draft, Sorceress is a very hand... read more

Reynardine is a classic Alan Buchanan Gaff Yawl built by R M Johnson at Gweek Creek, Cornwall IN 1974. Solidly built of pitch pine on oak frames with a laid teak deck over marine ply. She is a fast and seaworthy vessel, cruises easily at 5-6 knots with a top speed of 8-9 knots. She is deceptively spacious below, as well as standing headroom throughout the saloon ans the gallery area. There is a double berth in the focsle, 2 single berths in the saloon plus a pilot berth. Large self draining cockpit which will comfortably seat 5. She was last surveyed in April 2017 when she was given a clea... read more

CAPELLA OF BURNHAM – HISTORY & CONSTRUCTION Build: 1960 Yard: Sutton, Great Wakering, UK Design: Alan Buchanan Type: Vashti Class Sloop RORC Class II Materials: Teak / Oak and rock elm frames/ bronze and SS fittings and frames/ lead keel Class: Lloyds 100A1 Winches: Produced by H& M Engineering, Gillingham, Kent Dimensions: LOA 37.2’ LWL 26.4’ Beam 9.5’ Draft 6.2’ Displ. 11TM Water tank 120 ltr /ss Diesel tank 60 ltr /ss CAPELLA of BURNHAM was built in 1960 for E W Hawkins (Bill) of H& M Engineering, the hull was built by ... read more

Great Coastal Cruiser and Liveaboard, Offshore passages no problem 'Sea Laughter 2' is a spacious 45' Motor Sailor, built in 1960 by Miller&Sons in Fife to fishing vessel standards. She has been commissioned as a pleasure yacht, with extra ballast keel for sailing. Initially rigged as a sloop, she has now been re-rigged as a ketch and has remarkable sailing abilities. Originally built from Pitch Pine on Oak Frames, large sections of the topsides have been re-planked with Teak in 2008. Substantial structural repairs to the stern and deck in 2018/19. LoA 13.72m, ... read more

Cognac is a South Coast one Design 7.7 metres long keeled cruiser /racer designed by Charles Nicholson in 1955 sail no SC14, built by Woodnutts in 1956 she has a full set of sails, redecked in 2009. engine yanmar 1 gm 10... read more

HISTORY & DESCRIPTION: BLUE LEOPARD is a legendary design from the board of the talented naval architect Jack Laurent Giles, who in the early 1960s was asked to produce a design, merging both a motor and sailing yacht equally. With a light displacement, BLUE LEOPARD is easily driven with a sail area ratio comparable with the famous J-Class racing yachts. In 1962 Desmond Molins of Eaton Square, London chose William Osborne of Littlehampton to build BLUE LEOPARD to the same exacting standards as their lifeboats with a strong but lightweight hull. BLUE LEOPARD was a modern design for her da... read more

35’ Morcambe Bay Prawner. Gaff cutter. 1896. Beautiful sailer. Well loved and sailed regularly. All in working order. Afloat in Cornwall. I’m happy to sail Moyà to her new owners mooring .... read more

HISTORY & DESCRIPTION: DOMINGO is conventionally designed with a spoon bow, full sweeping, unbroken sheer, full transom and round bilge hull with a long externally ballast keel and useful timber bilge keels, ideal for drying moorings or shoal-draught cruising. The rudder is transom and keel hung. The deck layout is also conventional with fore, side and aft decks with accommodation forward beneath a stepped coach roof and with a self-draining cockpit aft. Planking is carvel in Afromosia – fastened with copper nails and roves. Timbers are steam-bent oak with sawn oak frames in pla... read more

Dorfi is a much loved and cared for yacht. She is a Cutlass 27”class, long keel cabin yacht Bermudan sloop masthead rigged Powered by Beta Marine 10 BD722 4 berths Dimensions; LOA 27 ft Beam 7 ft 8inches Draught 4 ft 6inches Freeboard 2ft 8inches Date built; Circa 1974 Major Refurbishment carried out in 2018/19 including; Engine service and overhaul 2 new batteries [which have solar powered charger] New VHF [leaflets on board] Rewiring New windows New “heads” Interior head lining replaced Echo Pilot and Auto Helm (checked and working) Sails refurbis... read more

Classic Hans christian 33T in great condition for sale... read more