1970 River Cruiser Class Broads Yacht & Trailer - £15,000

Status : NOT FOR SALE

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : Tim Whelpton of Eastwood Whelpton
Builder : Paul Reynolds
LOA : 7.77m (25ft 6in)
LOD : 6.71m (22ft 0in)
Beam : 2.03m (6ft 8in)
Draft : 0.84m (2ft 9in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Wood carvel construction
• Design scaled up from Ernest Woods' Yare and Bure plans with stem slightly flared and bottom of transom rounded
• Redwood on oak
• Varnished mahogany superstructure
• Hull finished in white burnished 2-pack polyurethane paint above waterline
• Bottom finished in black Seajet Shogun antifouling
• Timber fin keel with lead ballast
• Marine ply clad aerofoil tear drop rudder
• Bare wood bilges treated annually with Cuprinol (ensuring that no planks have required replacement in current 14 year ownership)
• Oak ribs replaced as necessary 2013
• All below waterline seams routed and sikaflexed 2013
• Topside seams routed, splined and epoxied 2013
• Non-slip decks (similar in colour to lino) re-covered and epoxied 2013
• Toe rails, rubbing strakes and quadrants replaced in mahogany 2013
• Lifting (hinged at front) cabin roof in varnished cold moulded laminated timber with red acrylic roof canvases (canvases new 2013)
• Re-varnished and antifouled 2016
• Privately commissioned with only two owners from new
• Wet shed stored when in commission until 2002
• Annually laid up in dry shed every winter since built
• Last surveyed for insurance purposes 2002

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff rig with integral topsail (designed by Andrew Wolstenholme)
• Counterbalanced hollow timber mast stepped in oak tabernacle for lowering/raising
• Carbon fibre gaff which fits in sleeve between mainsail and integral topsail (2013, Richard Parker)
• Carbon fibre topsail spar (2013, Richard Parker)
• Varnished bowsprit with stainless fittings
• All standing rigging replaced in stainless steel 2002 (including upper & lower shrouds, standing backstays, forestay with rope tail to cleat, bob & whisker stays)
• Running rigging all in 8mm double braid (with throat and jib halyards cleated at tabernacle, topping lift and peak halyard to cam cleats on tabernacle and lead aft to cockpit for easy adjustment whilst sailing, and running backstays with rope tails and cam cleats)
• Mainsheet with Harken ratchet block
• Jib sheets double purchase with Harken airblocks on jib and Harken ratchet turn blocks at cockpit combing
• Jib furling gear operated from cockpit
• 2 x mainsails with battens and integral topsails (one 2003 and one new 2013, McNamara Sails)
• 2 x jibs (2003 and 2013, McNamara Sails)
• Sail cover in burgundy acrylic canvas with embroidered name
• Set of sail ties
• Burgee halyard
• RCC handicap -13%
• Good RCC racing record having won many club and open regatta trophies including the Sabrina Trophy and overall Yare Navigation Trophy 2005

Mechanical & Electrical

• 3.3hp Mariner outboard motor (2005, serviced 2016 & annually since new, secured in forepeak with lockable chain when not in use)
• Side mounted, stainless outboard bracket which bolts securely and unobtrusively to side deck with integral lockable bolts
• 12v electrical system for navigation lights and bilge pumps served by sealed 7ah gel cells

Accommodation

• 2 single (7ft) berths in 1 cabin
• 2 additional single (7ft) occasional berths in cockpit (formed via cockpit seat extensions)
• Berth cushions for all four berths with acrylic canvas removable covers in Jade (new 2013)
• Ample interior stowage under side decks and in forepeak
• 3 lockers under each seat in cockpit, plus aft locker under stern deck, providing ample storage in cockpit
• Removable cabin doors
• Portable gas stove
• Portable water carriers
• Melamine crockery, set of nested cooking pans, folding handled frying pan and pair of square washing up bowls
• Space in cabin for small chemical toilet (not included) if required
• Lifting (hinged at front) cabin roof provides approximately 1.32m (4ft 4in) headroom at aft end

Equipment

• Purpose-built, galvanised, adjustable, twin axle road trailer built 2002 by West Mersea Trailers (keel sits low in trough for very low centre of gravity and stable towing)
• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires 2017)
• Fire extinguisher (not guaranteed in date)
• Tonneau cover in burgundy acrylic canvas (covers cockpit and cabin) with separate cover for forepeak hatch
• Awning in burgundy acrylic canvas with side zips, large roll up windows, lacing at mast collar and at back, and varnished awning rails
• Navigation lights (port, starboard & stern)
• Two section anodised alloy quant pole which stows on cabin floor
• Varnished high and low crutches
• Boat hook
• Mudweight
• Pair of rhond anchors
• Various fenders
• Mooring lines with clips
• Set of international code flags
• Red ensign
• Burgee
• Protest and penalty flags
• Several winner's Yare Navigation Race flags

Remarks

A much admired and extremely pretty broads yacht with a large and accommodating cockpit making for comfortable racing and cruising. She is easily sailed by two, or even single handed, but has room for four or more when sailing. Privately commissioned, she has had only two owners since new, with the first owner keeping her in a wet boat shed whilst in commission, and both owners laying her up annually in a dry shed each winter since she was built. Along with new carbon spars and sails, this river cruiser class yacht had in the region of £10,000 spent on her over the winter of 2012/13 (photographic record available), with structural and cosmetic works undertaken in an effort to minimise future ongoing maintenance. She is therefore understood to be in very sound condition throughout. She was purchased by the current owner in 2002 and is now very sadly for sale due to the purchase of another vessel. A new custodian is therefore sought who will continue to love and care for her, and where she will undoubtedly continue to provide as much pleasure to her new owners as she has done the current ones.

MOORING: It's understood that the vessel's current mooring on the northern Broads (paid for the 2016 season) could be transferred to the purchaser subject to agreement from the mooring owner.