FOR SALE

1935 Applegate Cordon Rouge Class River Cruiser - £12,000 or P/EX

Lying : Ashore Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

General Specification

Builder : Applegate's of Potter Heigham
LOA : 9.75m (32ft 0in)
LOD : 8.53m (28ft 0in)
Beam : 2.59m (8ft 6in)
Draft : 0.97m (3ft 2in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Wood carvel construction
• Built in the 1930s (exact year of build unknown)
• Major refit 2000-04 included new planking, timbers and decks
• New hog 2013
• New custom designed keel and rudder 2013
• Hull sikaflexed below waterline and caulked above waterline
• Epoxy sheathed decks
• Good sized cockpit with raised helm positions both sides
• Unique winch operated lifting roof providing full standing headroom throughout cabin
• Wintered ashore annually
• Last surveyed 2014 (for insurance purposes)

Rigging & Sails

• Gunter rig and larger Gaff rig with integral Topsail available
• Wood mast
• Alloy spars
• Counterbalanced mast stepped in tabernacle for east lowering/raising
• Varnished bowsprit
• Stainless steel standing rigging all renewed 2004 with exception of bowsprit whisker stays
• Running rigging renewed as required and all in good condition
• Halyard winch on cabin roof
• 2 x sheet winches
• Foresail roller reefing gear
• All lines led back to cockpit
• Gunter mainsail (Jeckells, very good condition, white)
• Jib (2016, McNamara Sails, white)
• Gaff mainsail with integral topsail (2004, McNamara Sails, good condition, white)
• Genoa (stored in sail bag and unused by vendor)
• Sail cover (2017, blue)
• RCC handicap -10%

Mechanical & Electrical

• 10hp Nanni diesel inboard engine (professionally installed 2014)
• Shaft drive to folding prop
• 25 litre (approx) stainless steel fuel tank with extra takeoff point to facilitate installation of heating at later date
• Single lever control
• Engine control panel in cockpit
• 12V battery (2014)
• Battery charger (2014) with mains cable
• Tiller steering

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 2 cabins
• 2 x single berths in forward cabin
• 2 x single berths in main cabin
• Berth cushions for all berths (Jeckells, good condition)
• Separate heads compartment (no holding tank) with access to both cabins (door to forward cabin included but not shown in photos)
• Space for coolbox/galley equipment (including 12V socket) opposite heads
• Cockpit table
• 12V cabin lights
• Porthole inserts in lieu of curtains
• Removable companionway screen in lieu of doors (can be adjusted for use with roof both up and down)
• Unique winch operated lifting roof providing full standing headroom throughout cabin

Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires 2021)
• 12V bilge pump
• 2 x fire extinguishers
• All over cover (2014, Boats n Bits)
• Full height cruising awning with rails
• Low cruising cover (utilises low mast crutch)
• Cockpit tonneau cover (repaired June 2017)
• High and low mast crutches
• Quant pole
• Boat hook
• Mudweight
• 2 x rhond anchors
• Various warps
• Various fenders

Remarks

This very well presented river cruiser class yacht was the subject of a thorough renovation in the early 2000s and has continued to be maintained to a high standard since. A new Nanni diesel inboard engine was installed in 2014, and her keel and rudder were replaced in 2013 to a new custom design. She is a very competitive yacht and has many trophies to her credit, including Cock of the Broads, Breydon and Barton overall winner, Autumn Trophy and Best River cruiser in the Tri Icicle. That said, she is well balanced and easily cruised by just two. She offers spacious and comfortable family accommodation for four with a flexible layout, and her unique, original, winch operated lifting roof, painstaking renovated by the previous owner, provides both full standing headroom throughout the cabin and an outstanding feature that cannot fail to impress! Unexpectedly for sale due to ill health, this beautiful RCC yacht would be ideal for a family who wish to both cruise and race.

A part exchange on a smaller (2 berth) fibreglass Broads yacht would be considered.