Innehållsförteckning för February 2024 från Classic Boat

Every year I use the quantum of freedom afforded by this space to beseech you to vote in our annual awards, and this year is no different. Actually, it is a bit different. The tide of motorboats new and restored has given some ground to what looks like a resurgence in sailing yacht restoration. This year, we’ve seen more of them than in any other when it comes to creating our awards shortlist. There are the super restorations, like Baruna and Princess Svavevit, then the smaller jobs, where typically a hull is fortified, the odd rotten plank replaced and a new rig put on. Phrased like that, it sounds a bit like redoing the kitchen cabinets, but anyone who’s rolled up their sleeves (fiscal or real) will know that’s not…

PHOTOGRAPHIC HOUSEWARE Here are three attractive, but handy items with a strong nautical theme from Rhode Island-based photographer Onne van der Wal, who has been shooting now for three decades. He is having something of a sale at the moment, with 20 per cent off all gift vouchers, and it seems that money goes quite a long way: these are refreshingly good value. The 14in by 14in (35cm by 35cm) wooden serving trays in two different themes are down $10 to $54.40 each, while the 12in laptop sleeve in neoprene is half price at just $14. See these and more at vanderwal.co.uk HENRI LLOYD QUILTED JACKET This padded wax jacket from Henri Lloyd is part of the offshore couturier’s heritage collection celebrating the brand’s 60th anniversary. Made with British Millerain…

Barry Pickthall has been covering the world of yachting for so long (over half a century), that many historical topics are, for him, memories. He is, for instance, the only journalist who has covered every Whitbread Race, beginning with the first one in 1973 (article in last month’s issue), and every time you mention a legend like Robin Knox-Johnston or Chay Blyth or Eric Tabarly, it will turn out that Barry has known them for decades. Raised in landlocked Cheam (Surrey) Barry, the eldest of four brothers, got into sailing accidentally as a child. His father, out with the family on a Sunday drive (in the Morris Oxford estate) spotted two boats on the forecourt of a petrol station and performed the only random act of his life and bought…

BARUNA Designed S&S, Built Quincy Adams, 1938, 72ft (22m), berm yawl This big S&S yawl has been put through a restoration of such quality by Robbe and Berking and VMG that it might just represent a new standard. KALEA Designed B Veronese, Built Cantieri di Pisa 1964, 69ft (21m), berm ketch  Kalea has seen a deep refurbishment for new owners Tim and Jo Blackman over the last four years, at Lallows and elsewhere. PEREGRINE Designed OM Watts, Built Fife, 1936, 45ft (13.7m), berm cutter Marine artist Martyn Mackrill and his wife Bryony have spent 18 months briging Peregrine back to life, including reinstating the original rig. SAINT VINCENT Designed and built W&G Stephen, 1910, 50ft (15.1m), lug ketch Johnson and Loftus’s restoration of the fishing boat St VIcent was as…

ATLANTIDE Designed by Alfred Mylne, Built by Philip and Sons, 1930, LOA 122ft (37.3m), Power: twin Gardner diesels She’s one of the world’s most instantly recognisable classics and surely the pinnacle of the motor sailer type. The steel yacht went to Royal Huisman for a cosmetic job and came out after a two-year rebuild. MARALA Designed and built by Camper & Nicholsons, 1931, LOA 193ft (59m), Power twin 750hp MAN diesels Marala has had more than a few illustrious owners over the years, including aviation pioneer Richard Fairey. Her structural restoration took two years at Melita Marine, then it was over to Pendennis for the rest. GONCA Designer, builder and year of build unknown, LOA 108ft (33m), Power: 550hp triple-expansion steam engine Not much is known about the origins of…

They call it ‘progress’, yet when it comes to preserving an ancient profession and classic boats, this concept gives one cause to disagree. The Port of Los Angeles, unfortunately, seems party to such cynical logic. The only shipyard in the area that carries out restorations of classic boats, in fact, was ‘invited’ to find another location. Wayne Ettel, founder of the historic Boatswayne Shipyard (1975) and president of the Maritime Preservation Trust (MPT), explains the story. Born in San Diego in 1954, the son of a man of firm principles and Austrian ancestry (he was, in Wayne’s words, “humble, helpful, resilient… a friend, a mentor and an inspiration to everyone who knew him”), Ettel is a quiet and gentle man who reminds one a bit of Ronald Reagan, especially the…

EGGEMOGGIN 47 Designed by Will Sturdy, Built by Brooklin Boatyard, LOA 47ft 6in (14.5m), Rig bermudan sloop The latest E47, Harper, is at the faster end of things for a spirit-of-tradition yacht, with a carbon/cedar sandwich hull weighing just 5.2 tonnes and an SA/displacement ratio of 29, all aided by a modern underwater form. RUSTLER 57 Designed by Stephen Jones, Built by Rustler Yachts, 2023, LOA 57ft (17.4m), Rig bermudan cutter The latest in a long line of collaborations between designer and builder, the Rustler 57 is not overtly ‘classic’, but with solid build (GRP), aft cockpit, sheerline and transom, she’s a no-nonsense, world-girdling, traditional yacht. LW38 Designed by Sam Chamberlin, Built by Rockport Marine, 2023, LOA 38ft 9in (11.8m), Rig bermudan sloop The LW38 is a modern interpretation of…

Our Centenarian of the Year category, run in partnership with the Gstaad Yacht Club, is open for public vote. An international panel of judges has chosen the shortlist you see below – now we invite you to vote for the winner. The judges started with a long list of centenarians in many different countries, ranging from yachts to workboats, and whittled it down to these six, based on authenticity and recent achievements of significance, or on a wider story that deserves praise. The winning boat’s name will be engraved onto the Centenarian of the Year trophy, which was made for the purpose by Robbe & Berking silversmiths and is displayed in the Yachting Heritage Centre in Flensburg, Germany. The winning owner is given a solid silver Robbe & Berking goblet,…

Integrity had been designed and built at our small Plymouth shipyard in 2012. Seasoned English Oak, copper and bronze with a heavy dose of lead underneath. Five years of use in all seasons within hailing distance of the shipyard had allowed us to test and improve the boat, but also to teach ourselves how to sail her. Following the extended Plymouth based sea trials, Integrity spent five years in Iceland with a number of summer voyages to Jan Mayen and East Greenland. By this stage the North West Passage expedition was set for 2023. These years based in northern Iceland brought a different type of boat preparation and training to build on the foundations laid in Plymouth. Each successful voyage cultivated a deepening assurance in the qualities of the boat…

There are approximately 40 foundries operating in the state of Washington. One of them, particularly active in the nautical sector, has deserved success more than any other, to the point of becoming a reference for classic boat enthusiasts, always looking for well-made hardware, and a brand at the forefront of ‘Made in the USA’. It is located in the outskirts of Port Townsend, WA – a charming town of 10,000 inhabitants, famous for its Victorian style buildings. This company is run by Peter R Langley (known to all as Pete), born in Oregon in 1958 and the deus ex machina of Port Townsend Foundry LLC, established in 1983. At that time Pete, who had been doing metal work since the fourth grade, and who did his first casting in junior…

Looking to sell your boat? Reach over 50,000 readers each month To advertise call Hugo Segrave +44 (0)7707167729 or email hugo.segrave@chelseamagazines.com 12TON DEEP KEEL NICHOLSON All teak built by AH Moody, 5 ton lead keel. 38’; D-7’; W-9’. Perkins 4.108, rebuilt gear box, flexi-drive, 3 blade offset bronze prop. Wheel strg sep cockpit. Requires re-commissioning. Superb ocean going vessel, very dry. Heavy canvas, light ghoster. Welded alloy tapered mast. 3 jib. Boom roller. Doing 7knts at that time taken from pal o mine vessel. See on-line advert also. Contact: david thomson dgbtomo72@icloud.com SPRITE Classic 1920s gaff sloop, wood hull. 17 ft on deck, with bowsprit 20 ft. Full restoration 2002-06. 5 HP outboard. At Brough, Yorkshire. £6750 Contact: nicholas.arthurd.hall@gmail.com; 0044 7900 650077 KIM HOLMAN - 35’ ‘RUMMER YAWL’ 1962 9’7”…

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DOROTHY Designed Linton Hope, Built JJ Robinson, 1897, 30ft (9.1m), gaff sloop Tony Grove and Robert Lawson completely, and with great historical accuracy, restored what could be Canada’s oldest boat. Story on page 4. JO Designed J Anker, Built Anker and Jensen, 1920, 34ft (11m), berm sloop The 6-M Jo won gold at the 1920 Olympics. By the time Demon Yachts started, she was sat in a field, both ends cut off. Now she’s racing again. PETER DUCK Designed JL Giles, Built 1946 Harry King, 28ft, berm ketch Two years of major maintenance work at Woodbridge Boatyard mean that Arthur Ransome’s “marine bath chair” will no be safe for decades. WAVE Designed and built PM Coode 1930 (TBC), 30ft (9.1m), gaff sloop Charlie Couture bought Wave for £5 and started…

BIBBIDY  Designed and built by John McShea, 2022, LOA 18ft (5.5m), Power: 16hp inboard Vetus diesel Builder John McShea was runner up in our 2022 awards for his open clinker launch Tenacity. Bibbidy is a development of that ideal, which combines the modest elegance of a working launch with great finish and shape. CMB4R Designed John Thornycroft, Built by Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust Volunteers, 2023, LOA 40ft (12.2m), Power: 430hp diesel For years, a World War One ‘coastal motor boat’ (torpedo-carrying fast launch) has hung from the ceiling of the working museum Boathouse 4. Now they have a rip-snorting 35-knot replica. See our story in this issue. R37 Designed by Sam Chamberlin, Built by Rockport Marine, LOA 37ft (11.3m), Power: 550hp diesel She’s a lobster boat, built with the…

There is a sign on the veranda of the Devlin house, 20 kilometres northwest of Olympia, that says a lot about its owner, his entrepreneurial intuition and ultimate success, as well as about his stunning estate by a water pond and sieged by conifers: ‘The house that boats built’. Born in Eugene (Oregon) in 1954, Sam Devlin is a man self-made through hard work. His greatest merit? Allowing hundreds of enthusiasts to build their own boat without requiring any particular experience. This was made possible by his specialisation: a construction technique known as stitch-and-glue, which is relatively easy to achieve. The diffusion of the plans he created, combined with the technique and methods he promoted, allowed him to prosper and attain success. First of all, however, comes the passion: for…

LETTER OF THE MONTH SUPPORTED BY OLD PULTENEY WHISKY Stuart Turners… and oars! I was delighted to see the Stuart Turner engine in the clinker launch in Saleroom (January 2024). I once owned a 20ft white clinker cabin cruiser powered by a one-pot Stuart Turner, which, as Dave Selby provocatively reminds us (at least some of us old-timers), did keep me pretty well occupied. But I got used to changing the plug, sandpapering the points (remember those?) and even blowing through a hankie down the filler pipe to get things moving. And yes, I did carry some oars. Yet it turned out that she motored my little boat Morgan (named after the cult film Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment) around most of the English and Welsh canal and…