1886 River Cruiser Class Yacht & Trailer - £8,000

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

LOA : 6.4m (21ft 0in)
LOD : 5.64m (18ft 6in)
Beam : 1.98m (6ft 6in)
Draft : 0.91m (3ft 0in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Carvel construction
• Mahogany on pine and oak
• Oldest known surviving river cruiser class yacht
• Spoon bow
• Very graceful counter-stern
• Beautiful cockpit with seating and lockers to either side
• Cabin roof finished in epoxy resin impregnated woven glass
• West System epoxied above waterline
• Sikaflexed below waterline
• Last surveyed 2005
• Wintered ashore annually
• Last afloat 2011
• Currently lying ashore on trailer ready for inspection

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff rig
• Wood mast/spars
• Mast stepped in tabernacle
• Main (tan terylene, 1993, excellent condition)
• Jib (tan terylene, 1993, excellent condition)
• Storm jib (tan terylene, 1993, excellent condition)
• Sail area approximately 340sqft
• Joint overall winner at Breydon regatta in August 2010

Mechanical & Electrical

• Yamaha 2.5hp four-stroke outboard (new 2007, last serviced 2012)

Accommodation

• 2 single berths in 1 cabin
• Heads compartment with sea toilet (no holding tank)
• Space for cooker (not included)
• Various lockers, plus drawers under berths
• Gimbaled brass oil lamp
• Lifting cabin roof providing 6ft headroom

Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (new 2013)
• Single axle road trailer
• Fitted cover
• Over boom cockpit awning
• Varnished oak low and high boom crutches
• Pine quant pole
• Mud weight
• Rond anchors
• Various warps
• Various fenders

Remarks

This exquisite River Cruiser Class yacht is a unique survivor of the late Victorian era, and is thought to be the oldest known river cruiser still in existence. She is a really beautiful small yacht, and is well known throughout the Broads. She was the subject of a major (£25,000) restoration programme in 1993 by a leading Broads yard, the story of which was published in Classic Boat magazine. She has been maintained to a very high standard ever since, and appears to be presented in excellent condition throughout. This is a very special Broads river cruiser, now reduced to sell due to a change of cruising location.