ONBOARD Getting afloat
EAST COAST, RIVER ORWELL My first classic: two entry-level yachts
NIGHTWIND A fleet shake-up at the boat-share operator Classic Sailing Club means two of its yachts have come up for sale. Nightwind, a 28ft (8.5m) bermudan
cutter built in 1939 by Jack Upham, is a real taste of pre-war yachting, with tan sails, long keel, Baby Blake heads, and even an original pressurised paraffin Taylors stove.
Her designer is unknown: her owner thinks she might be a Harrison Butler. Nightwind is a heavy-displacement cruising yacht with a particularly cosy
cabin that will sleep four. CB once spent several happy days aboard her on the Rivers Orwell and Deben. She’s a one-off and a head turner, and benefits from recent MCA coding. £12,995.
MYFANWY If you want a Rossiter yacht then, like Dyson vacuum cleaners, you really have to buy a Rossiter yacht. These unique boats have an aesthetic you either love or hate. What’s beyond dispute is their quality, from builder and designer Rossiter of Christchurch,
PALAWAN III S&S aluminium cutter CHEVERTON A boat called Wanda
David Cheverton was ahead of his time building strip-plank cruising yachts at his Cowes boatyard in the late 1950s and early 60s. Many 25ft (7.6m) Caravels and 27ft (8.2m) Crusaders have stood the test of time, with one recently entering the Transatlantic Jester Challenge. Wanda, built in 1961, is a Caravel Mk II, and in excellent condition. With roller-reefing and all running rigging led back to the cockpit, she is “an easy short-hander and quick – up to 7.5 knots on a reach”. Asking: £8,500.
Tel: +44 (0)1273 601708
We had to do a double take when we saw the price of this boat. She’s really a snip at $125,000 (around £80,000), for a 58ft (17.7m) Sparkman & Stephens bermudan cutter in aluminium, built in 1965. Palawan III is an interesting design, being the first S&S to feature a skeg and rudder separated from the keel. In that sense, she represents the beginning of the end! But we’ll let her off for her sheer and sawn-off counter stern. She was competitive in
the Admiral’s Cup in her day, though now she’s described by her broker as “very comfortable offshore”. Refitted in 2011, she’s
“ready to go anywhere”, including a Transat home. Serious yacht.
Tel: +1 401 847 5449
www.sparkmanstephens.com
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Above left: The 1939 Nightwind Above right: Myfanwy from Rossiter Yachts
Dorset: it’s second to none. Myfanwy, a Pintail, is 27ft (8.2m) long, bilge- keeled, sloop-rigged, and filled with clever design. She’s a comfortable, versatile yacht that will go shallow, take the ground and sail comfortably in a seaway. She too benefits from recent MCA coding and is for sale at £18,000.
Nightwind and Myfanwy are under cover at Suffolk Yacht Harbour on the River Orwell. Tel: +44 (0)7711 069544
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