Classic Boat - January 2024

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Still waters, V8s and sunshine

It’s wonderful to think, amid the mud and thick skies, that there are places where the sea is blue and the
world is luminous. One of those is New England in early summer, which is where Bruno Cianci went
this year, to uncover the story of the American runabout, starting with a visit to two of the yards in New York state
with great names above their doors: Gar Wood and Hacker. He followed this up by travelling west to Nevada to visit the Lake Tahoe
Concours d’Elegance, America’s Pebble Beach for powerboats, celebrating half a century this year. The American runabout (typically
a planing, mahogany day boat with an inboard engine), became one of the most recognisable, copied and produced boats of the 20th
century and they are still building them today. Another of those places is St-Tropez in October. It wasn’t just the sun we were chasing:
ex-CB editor Dan Houston sailed aboard what must count as one of the most notable restorations of the age, to the S&S yawl Baruna.
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BARUNA
DESIGN Olin Stephens
BUILD Quincy Adams, Mass, 1938

LOA 72ft (22m)
LWL 50ft (15.2)
BEAM 14ft (4.3m)

DRAUGHT 9ft 6in (2.9m)
SAIL AREA 2,242 sqft (208m2)
DISPLACEMENT 41.6 tonnes

BARUNA
One, had wanted a large yacht “at the top of Class A” Above left: Work Skylark at the end of 2010. And she has been a great
within the CCA rules. But she was also to be primarily a begins stripping boat. But then in 2015 Baruna was up for a much better
comfy cruising boat for his family. He went to S&S and off some of her price. I think it was $200,000 which is the right price to
ordered her after spending an uncomfy family night timber to pay for a few pieces of wood.”
aboard his boat in Massachusetts Bay. It is not known ascertain its Baruna was in California where she had been since the
whether the family threatened mutiny but Taylor said it condition early 1950s when Jim Michael took her over. She was at
was matter of either giving up cruising altogether or Marina del Rey, in Los Angeles. When Tara’s long-term
getting a better boat. Above right: The captain and shipwright Tony Morse went to buy her he
For that 1938 Bermuda race, Taylor took Olin as his sheer clamp being found she was in a state. “If you lifted up the sole boards
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home eight hours ahead of the next boat. Baruna went on the Robbe & running more or less continually to keep up with it,” he
to win again in 1948 with Henry’s oldest son, Stillman, Berking team says. “There were no headsails on board and it looked
in command. like the mast was going to go through the bottom of
Below left: Old the boat – especially if you put any pressure on it. We
BARUNA’S NEW OWNER was gradually could motor her but not sail her.”
Tara Getty was brought up in the south of France, where replaced with new She was taken to Ensenada in Mexico before being
he started sailing, and at Milton Abbey prep school in as we look at her put on a boat to Fort Lauderdale. “There was some
England, sailing Mirror and Wayfarer dinghies at Portland. structure facing thought about getting her restored on the east coast,”
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couldn’t get my head around exactly what I was after,” travel for Tony and me and so we opted to have her
he says, speaking later. “I had motorboats and I was Below right: The hull restored at Robbe & Berking in Flensburg, in
sailing on friends’ yachts. I used to come to Saint-Tropez hull nears +IVQER]8LI]GIVXEMRP]HSXLIVIEPWXYɊũ
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but there is always a limit to what you can learn sailing Tara found that every frame, but for a few in the
as a guest on boats. forepeak, was cracked under the bilge stringer.
“I’d read sailing magazines at school and Dorade “We didn’t think it was all going to need to be new but as
would often feature and maybe it was that memory we got into it, we discovered we needed to replace more and
which got me into the S&S cruiser racer designs and more,” he tells me. “And there’s always the problem that if
made me want a boat like her. it isn’t in good enough condition now then you’ll end up
“I think Baruna crossed our radar back in 2009 when redoing it in three years’ time. That was a major reason why
we were looking for a suitable yacht to restore. But back it took so long; we were replacing it bit by bit.”
then the owner wanted something like $2m in gold bars The double skin hull was replaced with mahogany
delivered to a place in Mexico and we were just never planks outside a skin of yellow cedar. The cedar, all from
going to do anything like that. We ended up buying one tree, saves weight but is only used from the sixth strake

Clockwise from above: The
power of her bow-wave
shows how much speed her
spinnaker is giving her. Off
Capo D’Orso, Sardinia; Four
crew are needed to take in
the mizzen staysail; The
stateroom aft has bunks, as
Olin designed, albeit more
capacious than the S&S
originals; A sumptuous
saloon with the galley just
forward; Fordeck boss
Henrik Norberg, on the
starboard grinder, is one of
four professional crew on
board
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up to the strake below the sheer. Laminated white oak frames Above left: It Baruna’s winches are beefed-up versions of what she
were replaced one at a time, in a style of a careful restoration. takes a few crew had before to cope with the higher loads of her modern
The sheer clamp, beamshelf and bilge stringer are all Douglas to bring in her rig, Tony explains. “We wanted these from Lewmar in
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fully visible. setting her blue likes the colour, and the fact it doesn’t go green and the
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vessel, nothing is straight or symmetrical; everything the small mizzen bead blasted, but we were dicking about for six months
connects directly to the structure.” “We’ve kept her like mast is a superb trying to get the colour right because it depended on
that,” Tony adds. “The original mistakes from Quincy are piece of extra how deep you were bead blasting and the type of
preserved the way she is restored.” canvas in her FPEWXMRK]SY[IVIYWMRK7SSRITIVWSRXLIRLEHXSHS
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highly specialised with every single piece of equipment or be rebuilt.”
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to suit the mahogany joinery. to cope with the modern loads from new sails; and we had
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which aren’t bespoke are the sailing gloves,” Tara laughs. &EWW7XVEMXMROXWSJFVIIÎ7SXLEXGVIEXIHXLI
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For Baruna’s wooden main mast, the team went to Jim restored as if she were the Mona Lisa with huge
+VIXÔ]SJ7EMP7TEVW(IWMKRMR'SRRIGXMGYX8LI attention to detail to recreate her in the way she
hollow spruce mast was built with pieces that was built, down to small details of carpentry.
were sonic-tested to measure their elasticity. )]I[EXIVMRKɋKYVIWEFSYXXLIGSWXSJLIV
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to the keel. “We can jack it up – we are MWF]JEVXLIQSWXI\TIRWMZIJXFSEXIZIV
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Metre yachts and big boats

Are we seeing a move back to the restoration of big sailing yachts? It’s saw the rebuilt 8-M Vision out racing after restoration, and she won the
too early to call it a trend, but looking back at 2023, we can see a great ‘highly commended’ in our 2023 awards in the Restored Sailing Vessel
number of yachts over 40ft (12.2m) were rebuilt. It looks as though this over 40ft category. A few months later, we heard of the Fife III 8-M
will continue in 2024, not least with the anticipated launch of Cariad in Fulmar racing at the worlds in Genoa, also the subject of a complete,
Thailand, the 106ft composite gaff ketch built in 1896. She sailed recent restoration. There are a number of 10-Ms undergoing restoration
around the world in 1952-4 and plans to do the same when she is simultaneously in Rome, and as for the 12-M class, there’s likely to be
re-launched. The metre classes will no doubt continue growing; in fact, something of a gold rush to get them ready for the America’s Cup
the 8-M class is undergoing something of a renaissance. In 2023, we classic yacht regatta in Barcelona in autumn.
Classic power boats

At the other end of the scale, the pace of runabouts European and American
high-end motorboat building shows no sign shows no sign of abating, as our visit
of slowing. The Wheeler 38 that won our new to Lake Tahoe (the ‘Lake Como of
powered vessel award two years ago has America’) so colourfully demonstrated.
given rise to the build of two more – this time Modern classic deckhouse motor
at 55ft, close in appearance to the Wheeler cruisers of around 40ft, of the sort
Company’s original 56, and we hope to see it built by Cockwells and Dale, will no
launch in 2024. Restorations of twin-diesel, doubt continue to rise in popularity
mid-20th-century motor-cruising yachts, of and we will hope for more from the
the sort typified by the likes of Silvers, are newly-rekindled Fairey Marine brand,
showing no sign of abating in Britain, America after the launch of its spectacular 19ft
and further afield, while the mania for Fairey Sabre.
Generation YouTube
In terms of long-standing projects by young boatbuilders, Arabella was recently
launched and we hope to bring you the story in 2024. She's a new Colin Archer type
ketch of nearly 40ft (essentially a bigger Suhaili) built on a farm in Massachusetts from
timber felled there by the yacht’s owner and lead shipwright Steve Denette. Another
story we will bring this year is that of Ash Faire-Ring of Norfolk, who launched his
half-sized 1920s Thames barge yacht Growler, after performing rather more surgery on
it than he was expecting when he bought her just a few years ago at the age of 17! The
big one, of course, is the 1910 Albert Strange yacht Tally Ho which, due to its incredible
documentation on YouTube can probably lay claim to being the most talked-about
yacht restoration of all time. Owner Leo Goolden has not made any statement about
when she will be launched (sensible man), but she’s out of the shed and the mast has
been stepped, so we’re guessing 2024 might be the year.

The big regattas
On the water, 2024 will see the Olympic Games take place in Paris, but Another big event in 2024 is going to be the second Richard Mille Cup,
more of interest to those who prefer classics to modern performance which brought the sort of big, ‘proper’ classics that are usually seen in
yachts will be the 2024 America’s Cup, due to take place in Barcelona the Med to the Solent, for two weeks of racing under CIM rules, the
from August to October. We were out in 2024 at the Puig Vela classics rules that do so much to favour authenticity and originality. It was
regatta, witnessing the ferocious speed of the AC75s out in the bay originally envisaged that the cup would be held in different places
training – the teams have already decamped to the Catalonian capital, around the world, but the feedback was so good, it’s staying put – at
where they will remain until the race itself. The area is known for its strong, least for now.
steady wind (the ‘Garbi’), and this, the 37th cup, should be one for the The biggest event in the world for maritime heritage – by far – is the
ages. It’s sponsored by Loius Vuitton which, given the long, powerful Brest maritime festival, which only runs every four years, and was missed
association of fashion and sailing (Panerai, Prada, Rolex and Puig spring to in 2020 for covid. If the usual stats are anything to go by (more than 1,000
mind) seems fitting. But these aren’t classics, right? Quite the opposite in boats, 9,000 sailors from 40 countries, 3,000 volunteers, 1,500 musicians
fact. Throughout the America’s Cup’s 174-year and up to a million spectators), it’s going to be
history, there is one class that has dominated a juggernaut when it hits the Breton coast
the race for longer than any other, and that’s from 12-17 July. If that’s not enough, it runs
the International 12-M class, which vied for straight into the nearby festival at
the auld mug from 1958 to 1987. As part of Douarnenez (18-21 July) which, though small
this year’s America’s Cup, the biggest ever by Brest standards, is possibly still the second
gathering of 12-Ms is planned, bringing biggest festival of its sort in the world.
together as many as two dozen in one place British Classic Week, the mainstay event of
to stage an exhibition race. The J-Class will the British Classic Yacht Club since its
also be in attendance hosting their own formation after the America’s Cup Jubilee of
world championships, as will maxi class 2001, will be re-launched in a more family-
yachts from the last five decades, bringing friendly format, running from 15-20 July, with
back living memories of races like the a weekend each end, to allow time to arrive,
Whitbread. prepare, pack up and leave.
Boats from living memory

The other big change at the British Classic Yacht Clulb
(see above) is the invitation of glassfibre yachts to the
event. This echoes a broader movement internationally,
which has been echoed in the pages of Classic Boat of
late. The restored early 1970s Nicholson 55 Quailo III,
which was our lead band cover bat back in May,
together with a column advocating respect for old glass
(not ‘plastic’, please!) provoked more letters than
anything in recent memory. It was around the same time
that the CIM allowed glass boats to race, something that
was in evidence immediately after it was implemented,
with two early 1970s One-Ton class yachts racing in the
new class that summer. These, coupled with the 12s and
Maxis at the America’s Cup, and an increase in the
number of serious restorations to old glassfibre boats,
spell a bright future for modern classics whose origins
are still in living memory.

TELL TALES
Mark Litchfield 1940–2023

Mark Litchfield, who died in September aged 82, is famous in the Before this the Marques had braved various Biscay and Atlantic
Tall Ship community for the loss of two sailing ships – the 1917 crossings and, for a 1978 BBC film, famously retraced Darwin’ s
Marques in 1984 and the 1858 Maria Asumpta – also known as the voyage on The Beagle from England to the Galapagos Islands.
Inca, in 1995, with a loss of 19 and 3 lives respectively. Eleven years later Litchfield was skipper aboard the Maria Asumpta
The loss of the Maria Asumpta led to a jury trial and Litchfield’s when, after a £50,000 refit in Gloucester, the ship hit rocks after both
conviction for triple manslaughter resulting in an 18-month prison engines failed to restart after stopping as she was sailing close
sentence in 1997. inshore on her way to Padstow. The ship was pounded to matchwood
Litchfield, an ex-Royal Navy officer, wasn’t aboard the Marques in the Force 4 north-westerly swell, and despite most getting onto
when she was knocked down by a squall or waterspout off Bermuda the rocks, three crew were tragically drowned. It brought a swift end
on her way to Halifax, Nova Scotia. A combination of events is to the Litchfield way of sailing Tall Ships, where the antics of crew
believed to have caused her loss – significantly that the main hatch going aloft onto gale-tossed yardarms without harnesses – many
was open during a change of watch at four in the morning. When believed a harness gave a false sense of security – would blanch the
the ship was laid over on her side the hatch let in the critical cheeks of any STA skipper or Yachtmaster instructor today. Yet there
tonnage of water that sent her so quickly to the bottom. The hatch was no shortage of people keen to try the 19th-century sailing
had passed a recent DoT inspection, but the case sent shockwaves conditions, and many have fond and formative memories. A memorial
through the Tall Ship community and raised questions about the service for Litchfield was held in October. He leaves a son, daughter
stability of vessels rigged for sail. and five grandchildren. Dan Houston
The Yachtsman
years... Margherita
Margherita was designed
by Charles E Nicholson
and built by Camper &
Nicholson in 1913 for Cecil
Whitaker, who had been
unhappy with the
performance of his Fife
schooner Waterwitch. In
her first season,
Margherita won five
races in six starts in Kiel
against the schooners
Meteor, Germania and
Westward. In 1925 she
was converted to a
three-masted schooner and was then used as a cadet-training
vessel; and in 1933, her name was changed to Davida.
CORRECTION
The Association of Yachting Historians has digitised 92 In our last issue, we stated that Nic Roach’s Crusade (pictured) won the
volumes of The Yachtsman (1891-1940) and the complete NAB Tower Race at the British Classic Yacht Club’s regatta. It was actually
Lloyd’s Registers of Yachts (1878-1980) and these can be IRC Class I which was won by Crusade, while the overall winner was the
bought on memory sticks at yachtinghistorians.org. Stella class yacht Timoa.

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At over 100 years old, Bootlegger is still
going strong as one of the longest-serving
hire boats on the Norfolk Broads
Above: Bootlegger was completed in time for the 1923
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a spell working with George Mollet in Brundall.
H Little & Co subsequently recruited Walter to
set up and manage its new boatyard in Potter
Heigham. He continued to manage the yard
when it became part of the Norfolk Broads
Yachting Company (NBYCo) shortly afterwards
and went on to build several highly regarded
Broads yachts including Smuggler, Pirate,
Corsair, Scout and Buccaneer, as well as, six
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brass builder’s plate.
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had been working for Ransomes Sims and
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was sold to a private owner in 1938. Her new
owner kept Bootlegger in a nearby boathouse,
where she remained for the duration of World
War Two, thereby avoiding years of neglect as a
block craft moored on a deserted Broad.

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Clockwise from above:
Bootlegger carries a quant
pole which can be seen
secured to a shroud; The
engine controls are
discreetly mounted and
within easy reach for the
helmsman; Bootlegger
competing at the 2007
Barton Charter Yacht
Regatta; The main
accommodation. Note the
hinged lifting roof which
provides a maximum 6ft 6in
(1.98m) headroom;
Bootlegger can be easily
sailed by just two people
BOOTLEGGER
BOOTLEGGER
LOA 30ft (9.1m)
BEAM 8ft 6in (2.6m)
DRAUGHT 3ft 2ins (1m) logo. This is her registered number
within the River Cruiser Class and
AUXILIARY PROPULSION enables her to compete as part of the
10hp Yanmar diesel engine class within local Broadland events
such as the Three Rivers Race –
subject of course to the yard’s prior
approval!
To help celebrate Bootlegger’s centenary, Eastwood
Whelpton invited Val Millward to join their crew as
the helm for last year’s year’s Three Rivers Race. As
usual, it proved to be a memorable experience, which
included dropping the mast on the run to ‘shoot’ Acle
Bridge to much applause from the spectators,
prolonged paddling between the Potter Heigham
bridges, and a wonderful moonlit sail, as Val recalled:
“The yard thought it would be good to pair up one
of their longest hiring customers with this iconic
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Saleroom BY DAVE SELBY
CHARLES MILLER LTD
The face that sank
CHARLES MILLER LTD

a thousand ships
Let’s face it, though he was widely regarded as the first modern copy of a statuette in the National Museum of the Royal Navy
celebrity Nelson was certainly no David Beckham in the looks that until now was believed unique. Ordered on the sly by the
department. Reckoned to stand just 5ft 4in (1.62m) tall, his face company that supplied the bronze to the foundry, Auctioneer
described as “pale and interesting,” his frame as “delicate,” Charles Miller said: “Apparently they were so scared of royal
Prince William regarded the hero of Trafalgar as “the merest boy discontent they kept it secret.”
of a captain.” Perhaps most disparaging was Lady Spencer who The discovery of the 26in high (66cm) statuette piqued
ridiculed his general appearance as “that of an idiot” – and she worldwide interest from Nelson collectors and against an
wasn’t all that, either. estimate of £3000-5000 it soared to £229,400, falling to an
In life Nelson portraiture ranged from grotesque caricature to American collector.
the ideal. After his death in 1805 depictions became ever more
heroic and noble and this 1906 bronze by gifted artist Princess (Top) The other end of the spectrum: clumsy circa 1800 portrait
Louise, the sixth child of Queen Victoria, endows him with the (sold for £496) is among the least flattering Nelson images. The
looks of a matinée idol. Recently unearthed, it’s a clandestine reality lies somewhere between the two.
HENRY ALDRIDGE & SON
Frozen in time
Water marks and the vestigial stubs of the hands reveal
that this Hebrew-numeralled pocket watch stopped
ticking at 2.25AM on the morning of April 15, 1912, just
five minutes after RMS Titanic was consumed by the icy
Atlantic. It can’t have been many minutes later that time
also ended for its owner, second-class passenger and
Russian Jewish emigré Sinai Kantor who, with his wife
Miriam, was hoping to build a new life in the New World.
Miriam survived the tragedy, which took 1500 lives, and
HENRY ALDRIDGE & SON
the silver and brass watch was returned to her with other
effects recovered from her husband’s body. Miriam
became a US citizen and died in 1950, after spending her
last years in a psychiatric hospital. This poignant
memento sold for £97,000.
H&H
Stuart’s a head Turner

There’s no doubt that if it were not for the infamous Stuart Turner engine
Great Britain would never have won so many Olympic Gold medals in rowing.
This P5M single-cylinder should however prove more reliable than most as it’s
installed in a 1958 Windermere lakes tender restored by maverick TV
H&H
mechanic Edd China, who for many years did the spannering alongside Mike
Brewer in the popular car doer-upper Wheeler Dealer series.
In the course of the restoration, China fitted the 14ft (4.25m) Borwicks
clinker hire launch with a period correct Dynastart dynamo-starter to increase Stuart Turner on 1958
its chances of starting. Supplied with a trailer and current Thames Boat Borwicks launch runs on
Safety Certificate, it sold for £8,100, even though it lacks a pair of oars, which a mix of 10:1 – that’s 10
are normally standard fitment with Stuart Turners, along with at least three hours maintenance for
Seagull outboards fitted to the transom to add a touch of period authenticity. each hour of running

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Yacht Brokerage Also specialises in Transoceanic Charter
2010. Replica of the legendary ATLANTIC, launched

212ft New Classic Schooner in 1903 and commissioned by the New York Yacht
ATLANTIC Club member Wilson Marshall.

After owning, restoring, rebuilding and recreating a
number of famous yachts, her owner built her with
his vast experience, and has once again constructed
a yacht that no-one thought would ever sail again.
Her original lines were honoured to the finest
detail, and her sail plan is identical to that of her
victorious 1905 Transatlantic Race. Above all, she
is again breathtakingly beautiful, turning heads
wherever the wind takes her.
Her dimensions are simply incredible. Thanks to her
spars, which support a staggering area of 1,750 m² of
sail, she performs at unmatched speeds under sail.
90ft New Classic Hoek Design ATALANTE 84ft Oceangoing Steel Ketch WINDWEAVER of PENINGTON
2009. Refit 2023. Built by Holland Jachtbouw, ATALANTE has proven to be an excellent family cruising 1998. WINDWEAVER OF PENNINGTON is a solid, seaworthy, go-anywhere sailing yacht. She has a huge
yacht in all destinations, combining a spacious interior and exterior layout with performance. Participating range including under engine with 2,500 NM to go at 8 knots cruising. Inside, she has a lovely cosy interior
in various regattas, she was winner of the Hoek Design Cup in 2012 & 2013. She also achieved second which allows her to face all sort of weathers and climates. She is well kept thanks to her owner, who
place overall in the Palma Superyacht Cup in 2013. The interiors are extensive with alfresco living areas, has always highly invested in her maintenance, and to her captain, who has been onboard for 7 years.
with the central cockpit serving as a social centre for guests and the aft cockpit for sailing functions.
80ft Long Range Gentleman’s Yacht THEMARA Classic 20 DOLCE VITA

1962. Refit 2022. Designed by the Scottish naval architects G.L. Watson & Co. and built along traditional 2004. Refit 2022. The hull and superstructure are made of wood, mixing traditional construction and
lines to Lloyds class by Ailsa Shipbuilding, Scotland. She has a top speed of 11 knots and boasts a maximum design with the latest techniques. She truly resembles the timeless elegance of more traditional classic
range of 4,000 NM, thanks to her twin Gardner engines. She has cruised extensively in all latitudes yachts. DOLCE VITA has been designed with enjoying comfortable holidays in mind, sailing peacefully,
including a circumnavigation. She was also a support vessel for the filming of Luc Besson’s Atlantis. Her easily and safely. Her fuel range stretches to further extended coastal trips.
interior has been rebuilt using varnished mahogany, in a timeless style, with modern details for comfort.
65ft Gentleman Yacht KITIKAE 52ft New Classic Sloop LAZY DAYS
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8 knots and a low RPM, she has a large range of over 2000 NM. She can accommodate up to 6 guests in a the oceans. She is spacious, comfortable and luxurious with a special character. The interior is built
lovely and cozy interior with one saloon and two cabins (one Master & one with 2 upper and lower beds). around a spacious saloon with beautiful dark woodwork and a galley to starboard. She offers 4 double
cabins and two shower rooms, both with electric toilets.
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Objects of desire
ZIP BAGS NANSEN
These canvas zip SWEATER
bags from chandler
Arthur Beale are These warm, traditional
heavy-duty, Devold sweaters from 100
attractive and per cent Norwegian wool,
endlessly useful. were originally made for
They measure 30 by Arctic fishermen and
18 cm and are fitted others along the harsh
with smooth-running Norwegian coast. Today
YKK zips and they are popular mid
emblazoned with the layers or outerwear
Arthur Beale logo. perfect for the winter
“Onboard they have months. In order to
a great advantage over the usual Tupperware boxes because they will squeeze achieve a soft and
into smaller spaces and they don’t go clonk every time you tack,” says Arthur well-fitted garment these
Beale. They recommend them for small tools like Allen keys, screwdrivers, socket pullovers are pre-washed. The Devold Nansen sweater
sets, electrical tape and so on. We’ve discovered that they also make very is a fundamental part of Devold’s history, named after the famous
seamanlike sponge bags or artist’s bags, or simply a place to corral plugs, leads, Norwegian explorer, Fridtjof Nansen, who completed the first
batteries and so on when travelling. They’re a bargain too, at £17.95 for a pack of crossing of Greenland in 1888, dressed in Devold. The sweater
three in different colours. comes in grey melange (pictured) or navy. £199
Arthurbeale.co.uk Arthurbeale.co.uk
EAST COAST CLASSIC YACHTS

CALENDAR CALENDAR
Essex-based photographer Den Phillips
has been producing her distinctive East Also from Den Phillips is this more
Coast calendars in black and white for yachty calendar, featuring images from
36 years now, so they’re a bit of an the year’s regattas, including the
institution. The 2024 calendar features Richard Mille Cup, Antigua Classics, the
the usual mix of workboats (barges and Fife Regatta, Voiles de Saint-Tropez and
smacks) and yachts and seascapes from more. This calendar marks its quarter
Den’s native home. £20 century this year.
Denphillipsphotos.com Denphillipsphotos.com
CLASSIC SAIL CALENDAR

Photographer Kathy Mansfield brings us the 22nd
year of her Classic Sail calendars. This one features
classic yachts from the great schooner Shenandoah
in the Med, to little Dorothy in the Solent to the 30
Sqm Bijou II in Maine.
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56’ Ed Burnett Pilot Cutter launched in 2008 and used for sail training ever since. 58’ Danish Haikutter Gaff Ketch built in Denmark in 1924. Oak planking on oak
Coded to MCA Cat 2 for 10 + 2 crew. 12 berths in 4 cabins, very spacious interior. KXOOQHZVWHPDQGPXFKQHZSODQNLQJ&RQYHUWHGWRWKHFXUUHQWFRQÀJXUDWLRQ
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priced for a quick sale. regattas.
Devon £300,000 Germany €85,000
38’ Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter built in Porthleven 40’ McGruer Bermudan Yawl launched in 1962. 45’ W.H. Thomas Gaff Yawl built in Falmouth in 1906.
in 1909. Worked as a pilot boat for many years before Elegant and fast cruising yacht with an easily handled Used for sail training since 2012. Coded to MCA Cat 2
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25’ Laurent Giles Vertue No.132 built by John Perry 65’ Danish Gaff Ketch built in 1936. Rebuilt by Neilsen 20’ Cornish Tosher believed to have been built in the
of Cosham in 1964. All teak planking, deck and and Co in 1996, further plank and frame replacement early 20th century but her exact history is not known.
superstructure, lead keel and bronze bolts. Beta 20hp since 2016. MCA commercial licence Category 2 for 12 Professionally rebuilt between 2007 and 2010. Current
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Same as the old boss

Peter Gregson of Wooden Ships brokerage in Dartmouth was a legend for
his breadth of knowledge. New boss, son Richard, is made of the same
stuff
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is tears were said to cure wood rot. Too bad he With dad Peter still involved, Richard took over the business,
never cried. And when he picked up the phone with improving the website and putting in fresh energy. These days,
the words “Wooden Ships” he sounded like an old Wooden Ships sells around 50-60 boats a year, everything from
pilot cutter would, if it could talk: no nonsense and dinghies to big schooners.
quite posh, in an understated way. I speak, of course, of yacht “The most important thing I do is inspect the boats for sale,”
broker Peter Gregson (our 2010 interview with him is reproduced says Richard. “I’m not a surveyor, but I’ll have a really good poke
at classicboat.co.uk). The new voice at the end of that phone around in the bilges and take a lot of photos. It’s a thorough
belongs to son Richard, now 40, who took over the reins in 2017. inspection and I can usually tell the client pretty much what the
“Boat brokerage wasn’t just a job. It was a way of life. We lived in marine surveyor is going to tell them.”
a big wreck of a house. Mum did B&B and dad did the brokerage. %RSXLIVWIVZMGI6MGLEVHTVSZMHIWMWXLEXSJEGXMRKEWEFYɊIV
It was a very free childhood – I grew up on the Salcombe river with between buyer and seller. “If I don’t tone down the comments
a bunch of friends – we’d take out whatever clinker dinghies were made by either side, the sale might fall through!” Interestingly
available and have adventures on the river.” The brokerage clearly buyers are becoming less experienced than the previous generation.
ran through family life like a geological vein, and it’s just as obvious “Most people phone up citing a boat they’ve seen on the website.
that Richard feels a great attachment to it. In those pre-internet Most of the time, they’ve chosen the wrong boat. The problem is
years, you couldn’t see a boat online, so people would come over to the internet. Advertising boats on the internet is the worst possible
that big house in the middle of nowhere, or at least Devon, from all way of selling boats,” says Richard, in full knowledge that you
over Britain and Europe and America. can’t sell boats without the internet either.
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strangers wandering around the house, able to take on projects. Buyers are
looking at the pictures and talking younger and less knowledgeable, he says.
boats. “They often came for a week or “I had an email last night from Canada,
even two,” remembers Richard. “They from a guy who wants to buy a pilot cutter
often became friends and would EWLMWɋVWXWIVMSYW]EGLX8LEXŦWKVIEX-
continue to visit year after year.” thought, as we need fresh blood. The age
After this childhood Richard went to demographic of wooden boat owners needs
YRMZIVWMX]MR'EVHMɊXSVIEHQEVMRI to come down too.”
geography and worked to earn his Motorboat sales are down, due to the
QEVMRIVŦWUYEPMɋGEXMSRWEXXLIWEQI “We carried a increase in diesel costs, and apparently over
time. By the time he left, he was straight 200-litre drum of jet the last decade there’s been a rise in
into highly-paid work with his popularity of smaller trailer sailers like
university friends, surveying the seabed fuel on deck” Cornish Crabbers. “They sell like hotcakes
JSVXLI0SRHSR%VVE][MRHJEVQSɊ for crazy money, because they are cheap
Ramsgate. “I was driving the boats and and easy to keep.”
they did the surveying.” This was followed by a series of jobs that Wooden Ships recently bought Classic Yacht Brokerage (CYB),
included working for a local shipwright on the tools, and teaching as run for many years on the east coast by Paul Leinthall-Cowman.
a Yachtmaster Instructor at Devon Sailing. Various adventures Ũ;IŦZISJXIRXVMIHXSWIPPXVEHKPEWWɋFVI]EGLXW[MXLSYXPYGOũWE]W
around the world followed that, including at least three very Richard, acknowledging that the name Wooden Ships is somewhat
memorable trips on the 110ft (33.5m) topsail schooner Activ, built in limiting. The aim with CYB is now to create a specialist place for
Denmark in the 1950s for the Greenland trade and converted in the boats like the Contessa 26, Nicholson 32 and so on, boats that are
W8LIɋVWXXMQI[EWEWEHIGOLERHHVEJXIHMREWETMIVLIEH becoming more popular every year as their classic credentials mature.
jump aged 17, straight after school to the Caribbean. The second You’ll be quite reasonably wondering what sort of boat someone
time was as mate, sailing from Lunenberg to Cornwall, a trip during like Richard, who’s known more boats than almost anyone, owns
[LMGLEKMERXXMRKPITEXGLIHSZIVEQMWWMRKTPEROGEQISɊPIEZMRK now? After owning the 43ft (13.2m) Camper and Nicholson Zircon
the crew to sail for three weeks with a hole in the boat, in conditions LIWEMHLIVIEPMWIHMX[EWXSSFMK[LIRLIJSYRHLMQWIPJɋPPMRKIRXMVI
peaking at a Force 11. Six pumps were working full-time. “All good bin bags with masking tape during the painting and varnishing
fun,” he laughs today, time having distilled that fear into humour. process every year, so he decided to scale down.
Later, he’d sail Activ with a boat-load of artists, writers and scientists, Richard now owns the 1956 Nordic Folkboat Wilma, which was
SREQMWWMSRSJHMWGSZIV]ţWGMIRXMɋGERHWSGMEPţXSTEVXWSJ the 408th built. He bought her in Sweden for a song, trailed her
Greenland so remote that they carried a 200-litre drum of jet fuel on 1,200 miles home over three days, and performed an unexpected
deck, to refuel a helicopter in case of air rescue. Other adventures in QSRXLVIɋXHYVMRKPSGOHS[R
this period included skippering Activ for two months in the Baltic, He now enjoys spending time on the water with his family, in
ERHWOMTTIVMRKXLIKEɊOIXGLBessie Ellen. particular his two young daughters: “My wife is a nurse and
By 2011, back in Dartmouth, Peter was nearing retirement and works long days, so I’m often out with the girls and we do stay
thinking about selling the business. “But the brokerage was aboard sometimes. They’re rapidly becoming part of the crew. I
worthless without him,” Richard explains. “The only way to make can also sail Wilma on my own on a nice evening, or race on a
it work was for me to step in. I was at a crossroads. I had enough Wednesday night. She’s a good alrounder and it pleases me to
tickets to go to sea and get good skippering jobs, but I’d done that. know that not only would she be suitable to cross the Channel
Also, dad was going to get rid of the business. It was all I’d ever but also her running costs are low. For example, winter storage
known. It was too good to throw it all away.” in a barn costs me a bottle of gin!”

BECAUSE
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ELEGANCE
MATTERS

For Americans, it’s Pebble Beach concours on water.
And in the summer of 2023, the annual Lake Tahoe
classics marked its 50th anniversary
WORD AND PHOTOS BRUNO CIANCI

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B
oating enthusiasts call it the was unable to attend in 2022 due to a drop
‘Lake Como of America’. To in water levels that prevented her from
be honest, though, the leaving the boathouse located on the eastern
landscape of Lake Tahoe, shore of the lake. The yacht belongs to the
located on the border between Thunderbird Preservation Society (TPS), a
California and Nevada, does not RSRTVSɋXSVKERMWEXMSRIRXMVIP]JYRHIHF]
much resemble the setting of that lake gifts and donations from the general public
in northern Italy that bewitched and members of the society, which itself
Stendhal, Manzoni and other writers, relies on 75 volunteers, 10 of whom work
besides today’s moguls, footballers directly with the yacht as crewmen and
and movie stars frequent. technicians. One of these is Howard Golub,
Formed two million years ago – 30 years spent in the United States Coast
when its Como counterpart was already four million Previous pages: Guard as a marine engineer. “We pay homage to George
years old – Lake Tahoe reaches a maximum depth of Runabouts Whittell’s Legacy,” says Golub – protecting and
1,650ft (503m), and is second in the United States by moored during interpreting the region’s treasures, namely Whittell’s estate,
that metric only to Crater Lake, Oregon. It is the latest edition the Thunderbird Lodge, the yacht of the same name, as
approximately 19 by 10 nautical miles, boasting 72 land of the Lake well as the vast archives and collections pertaining to this
miles of coastline and a surface area of 190 square miles. Tahoe Concours history and environment. The public can observe
In ancient times the region was inhabited by tribes of d’Elegance; in preservation in progress including architecture, stone
;EWLSREXMZIW[LMPIXLIɋVWXORS[R)YVSTIER the background masonry, shipwrightery and archiving’.
exploration dates back to the 1840s. Its the legendary The boat literally shines around him, as other
anthropomization and touristic development came about Thunderbird crewmen and dozens of people take seemingly endless
a century later. photos from the jetty. One of them is Doug Leen who is
The lake is fully surrounded by the peaks of the Sierra Above: Sweet well-known in America in the tugboat community. Some
Nevada, forests of emerald green conifers, and by Thing, a Besotes queue to board her for a ride on the lake, a service
wooden cabins with sloping roofs that remind visitors Utility runabout provided for a fee of 20US dollars per person to raise
that this is a mountain lake whose altitude is 6,225ft built in 1968 money for the TPS.
(1,897m). Between late November and early April, in The steel doghouse of ThunderbirdMWEQEKRMɋGIRX
fact, the region transforms into something exclusive, for Below: Detail of example of aircraft design of the time in which the yacht
XLIFIRIɋXSJ[MRXIVWTSVXWŦPSZIVW-X[EWRS the canvas was built. It’s well known, in fact, that Whittell was very
coincidence, in fact, that in 1960 this very region hosted backrest of a chair fond of airplanes, automotive technology and boat
XLI:---3P]QTMG;MRXIV+EQIWEXXLI7UYE[:EPPI] on Thunderbird design. Commissioned while George Whittell was
Resort, recently renamed as Palisades Tahoe out of building his estate, also named Thunderbird (a
respect to its ethnicity. supernatural being of power and strength by native
-RWYQQIVIZIV]XLMRKPSSOWZIV]HMɊIVIRX8LIPEOI Americans), the motor vessel was designed by the
turns into a paradise for boaters, both of sailing and, legendary John L Hacker (1877-1961), the founder of
above all, motor vessels; because if it is true that Hacker-Craft in 1908, and built in the Great Lakes
sailboats are popular in the United States, horsepower region by Huskins Boat Works of Bay City, Michigan.
is decidedly more so. Power here seems never to be The design, as is well known, was dictated by the request
enough. George Whittell Jr (1881-1969), one of the that the hull and cockpit resemble the fuselage of
tycoons who contributed to the popularity of Lake Whittell’s personal Douglas DC-2 aircraft. Fashioned of
Tahoe, also thought so. His ghostly presence double-planked mahogany and brushed
can be felt almost everywhere around these stainless steel, the craft was originally
shores, especially when his famous ɋXXIH[MXLX[MR:LT/IVQEXL
1:c8LYRHIVFMVHc(1939) docks at the jetties engines. Bill Watson, historian, executive
of the Obexer’s Boat Company. In the and curator of the TPS, knows a lot about
1940s his craft was almost certainly the her. “During her sea trials on the Saginaw
world’s most beautiful ‘commuter’: a River,” says Watson, “these engines
concentration of mahogany and steel that enabled a top speed of 39.1kts. Whittell
arguably had more in common with operated the Thunderbird with the
airplanes than boats. He was so keen on SVMKMREP/IVQEXLIRKMRIWMRXLIWYQQIVW
the Thunderbird that he decided to hide of 1940 and 1941 only. Then America
her in wartime: even though he was a entered the World War II and the boat was
TEXVMSXERHLEHWIVZIHMR)YVSTIHYVMRK never used again by the extravagant
World War I, he was afraid that the tycoon. The next owner, Bill Harrah,
government might requisition and relegate bought Thunderbird in September 1962
her to tasks beneath her pedigree. with only 83 hours on the original
Thunderbird is a common sight at the Lake IRKMRIW,EVVELVITPEGIHXLI/IVQEXL
8ELSI'SRGSYVWHŦ)PIKERGIIZIRXLSYKLWLI marine motors with the twin Allison

Clockwise from above:
Chris-Craft Cobra model, with
the characteristic vertical fin;
Judges of the Concours
d’Elegance at the inspection;
Matt Shepherd, owner of Tievoli
– 1969 Riva Aquarama;
Thunderbird’s wheelhouse;
Runabout by Chris-Craft, the
most represented brand at the
latest Lake Tahoe Concours
d’Elegance; Gar Wood and
Hacker Craft boats; Jeff
Peterson, president of the Riva
Club USA, aboard Portofino;
Thunderbird always attracts
thousands of enthusiasts
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V-1710 aircraft engines, the same power plant of the Above left: A THE MOST RECENT EDITION
Lockheed P-38 Lightning, for a total power of 2,200hp. family parades in a This year the boats, including those out of competition,
On one occasion, using the twin Allisons, Harrah small boat next to exceeded 70. And counting those for sale, which were
clocked the boat at 60kts; but to do so, he had added the jetties of the displayed on trailers throughout the Obexer’s Boat
hydrofoils to stabilise it and keep her from diving into Obexer’s Boat Company marina, there were many more to feast eyes on.
her bow wave. Company – home All this, combined with the participating exhibitors,
of the gathering makes this event a pleasant one, and an ideal venue for
HALF A CENTURY IN STYLE those keen to experience the world of vintage motorboats,
Founded in 1973, hence half a century ago, the Lake Above right: The in an easy-to-reach setting thanks to its relative proximity
Tahoe Concours d’Elegance has reached its 49th mechanic of the to San Francisco and the airport of Reno (Nevada), the
edition (due to the Covid-19 pandemic two events did hydroplane My latter just over an hour’s drive from the host venue.
not take place). This is the most important static Sweetie John Among the stall exhibits, mostly displaying artworks,
nautical event in North America, where the Francis (Hacker/ gadgets and accessories, one could certainly notice that
protagonists are magical craft: masterpieces of Staudacher) fires of Hacker-Craft, being among the four most represented
mahogany and chromed steel, so polished that you’d up the Allison brands in the Concours. Next to a 1934 Triple Cockpit
better wear sunglasses when the clouds part. V-12 engine to the VYREFSYXE8EVKIX&SEXERHEQEKRMɋGIRXJX
Since 2014 the event venue has been the above- delight of visitors (10.06m) hydroplane designed by Hacker in the early
mentioned Obexer’s Boat Company marina in 1950s, the builder from Queensbury (New York upstate)
Homewood (California shore), the company founded in brought along a specimen of the brand-new 100 per cent
1911 by an Austrian emigrant from Bolzano (today’s electric 27ft (8.23m) Sport runabout. Apart from what is
Italy). One of his descendants, Sarah Obexer, is today at hidden beneath the engine doors, and the digital
the helm of this boatyard that continues to prosper dashboard, the craft is reminiscent of the classic Hacker
thanks to the local marina and side activities. VYREFSYXW8LIɋVWXFSEXMRXLI%UYEZERXIPIGXVMGWIVMIW
Several Europeans were among the many visitors this WLIŦWSYXɋXXIH[MXL\O;LFEXXIV]TEGOWJSVEXST
year. One was Ferdinando Zanoletti, the president of the speed of 30kts and a runtime of two-to-three hours.
Museo Barca Lariana, home to one of the world’s largest A total of 13 prizes were awarded, from the ‘overall
FSEXGSPPIGXMSRWŨ1]ɋVWXZMWMXXS8ELSIHEXIWFEGOXS best in show’ boat, won by a 1953 Riva Tritone Perlita
1983,” says Zanoletti, “and I must say that much has ToocţTIVLETWXLIɋVWXIZIV6MZEI\TSVXIHXSXLI9RMXIH
changed since then. Once there were more boats, even 7XEXIWţXSTVMÎWE[EVHIHXSXLIQSWXFIEYXMJYPGVEJXSJ
WQEPPSRIWIUYMTTIH[MXLSYXFSEVHIRKMRIWFYXXLI] the four three main represented brands, other than Riva:
were not as well preserved as they are today. Particularly Chris-Craft (Capriccioso, a Capri built in 1960), Gar
striking are the engines, clean and polished, and the ;SSH Tiny Dancer, a 1946 Ensign model) and Century
paintwork which appears so fresh that you refrain from (Sweet Water, a 1960 Restorer). And then there were the
touching. Just as in Europe, the attention to detail here awards for the most elegant boat (Inevitable, a 1957
too has become obsessive. As per the Rivas, I just Sedan Cruiser), for the best craft made in the 1960s
remember seeing one in 1983: This year, if I’m not (Honeh II, a 1969 Commander SS), the people’s choice
mistaken, there were 12.” (Tucker, a 1956 Custom Sportsman), and more.
His words were echoed by his compatriot Erio Only once the prizes were awarded and the event
1EXXIVMEVIɋRIHVIWXSVIVSJXLI7EVRMGSVYREFSYXWERH SɍGMEPP]GPSWIH EXTQSR7EXYVHE]%YKYWX [IVIXLI
a judge on several occasions at the Lake Tahoe Concours FSEXWEFPIXSXYVRSRXLIMVIRKMRIWGEWXSɊXLIMV
d’Elegance: “The event has grown considerably over the moorings, and embrace their favourite element. A task
past 10-15 years. It has become a great spectacle, well performed upon passing under the tiny Olson Bridge, a
organised, with more money and folks involved, and steel structure on which to stand and take in the best
with beautiful boats aplenty. To me, certain restorers view, to hear the noise of the engines, and to inhale the
tend to take too many liberties, deviating somewhat acrid smell of burnt fuel. For many, the so-called
from the original projects; but in general, the restoration ť6SEV3ɊŦMWXLIOI]QSQIRXSJXLMWIZIRX[LMGL
works are well done and the competing boats get better LS[IZIVţMXMW[SVXLVIQIQFIVMRKţMWEWXEXMGSRIF]
and better each year.” HIɋRMXMSR%RHLEWFIIRJSV]IEVW

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AMERICAN RUNABOUTS
THE GHOSTS OF
THE GREATS
Bruno Cianci hits the road in New York to visit two of the
great names in motorboat history, alive and well today
THE NEXT GENERATION
B
rant Lake, in upstate New York, is a magical Above left: Mike
setting full of mystery. Here, where the historic and Tom Turcotte Nowadays it is the new generation of the Turcottes who
Gar Wood brand lives on thanks to the commitment Jr, present carry run Gar Wood Custom Boat: these are Mike and Tom
of the Turcotte family, the abundant rain feeds the holders of the Gar Jr, who tragically lost their brother Joseph D (1981-2019), a
many rivers and lakes of this part of the Appalachians between Wood flame much-loved figure in the motorboating community. Accurate
Adirondack and the Green Mountains. Montreal and New York restorations, a self-limited production of boats built from
City are just three hours by car along Interstate 87, but the Above right: The scratch, and maintenance work, represent the daily routine
impression is that they are light years away. boatyard has a of the two brothers and their employees. The current
It was 1969 when Larry and Tom Turcotte completed rural, remote feel production site – the fourth in the history of the Turcotte
their first restoration of a Gar Wood motorboat, an operation family – is near the water’s edge and comprises a set of
followed by many other restorations on boats designed and wooden sheds more reminiscent of a farm than a shipyard.
built by Garfield ‘Gar’ Wood (1880-1971), inventor, entrepreneur, There is no shortage of customers, especially in winter,
powerboat champion, first man to break the 200kmh (124mph) when maintenance work in view of the upcoming season
barrier on the waters of the Saint Clair River (in 1932), and adds to the regular activities. The presence of a Chris Craft
winner of nine consecutive Harmsworth Cups from 1920-1933. Capri in the main hangar during our visit, as well as that of
The restoration of Snail, a 33ft (10m) Baby Gar specimen seats bearing the Century logo in the upholstery laboratory,
built in 1926, equipped with her original Liberty V-12 engine, attest to how frequently the staff engages in work on boats
achieved resounding success in 1986 and subsequent years, built by other historic American brands. There are currently
winning repeated competitions and awards in the six models available for construction: Speedster (the only
northeastern USA, which put Larry and Tom in the limelight. one with a main cockpit aft of the engine), Streamliner,
In the 1990s, what had started as a hobby turned into a Custom Runabout, Custom Utility, Baby Gar and Commuter.
business when the Turcottes began building a new line of boats. The name Gar Wood Custom Boat, however, reminds us
Despite updating them to include certain building and that in reality each boat is unique, and customized in every
component technologies for the contemporary market, they way. A 1937 brochure stated that “While Gar Wood runabouts
aimed to preserve the unmistakable style of the craft built in and utilities are standardized (...), every model is a custom
the interwar period by the legendary Gar. Many new models model, not only in name, but in appearance.” Eighty-seven
spanning 16-40ft (4.9-12.2m) in length were made, including years might have passed, but the philosophy has not
a ‘pocket’ 28ft (8.5m) version of the iconic Baby Gar. changed one bit.

Clockwise from
top: The main
workshop;
Restoration of a
classic runabout;
Glueing planks;
application of
stainless steel
parts near the
transom of a 21ft
Chris-Craft Capri;
The Turcotte
siblings test an
engine
Clockwise from
top: Hacker-Craft
specimens in the
Varnish Build area;
An old 30ft
runabout being
restored; 28ft
Hardtop seen
from the front;
Fastening king
planks onto the
deck; Removing
the bottom on an
old classic to be
restored
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AMERICAN RUNABOUTS
THE STEINWAY
OF RUNABOUTS
The original Hacker Craft story lives on today
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itnessing the moment when the side of a Above: Group The shipyard and HQ have moved a few times over the
Hacker-Craft motorboat is decorated picture in a years, from Michigan to New York state, but since moving
with the unmistakable company logo has cockpit during production to Queensbury, NY a few years ago, the Hacker
something sacred about it. Those present final assembly; Boat Company seems to have found an optimal balance and
can’t help but feel privileged. The delicate operation An old sign size. The atmosphere inside the enormous shed that houses
involves hand-applying the logo with extremely thin bearing the the production site suggests a great community of intent.
sheets of 23-carat gold leaf, tapped onto the boat’s unmistakable The specialization of the workforce – 35 floor workers
mahogany planking, then burled and outlined in paint. The logo overall, among then some Ukrainian immigrants – is obvious,
logo in question is that of the company founded in 1908 in but the shipyard is keen to point out that the restoration team
Detroit by John L Hacker (1877-1961), a brilliant naval is interchangeable with the new-build team. Currently the
architect and renaissance man, to whom the invention of yard has nearly 30 boats (a mix of new and restoration) plus
the runabout can perhaps be attributed. It seems, in fact, a few more the staff is working up estimates for.
that it was he who introduced a vee-hull motorboat with As for the production, the new-builds are divided into
controls forward of the engine, and not astern, the practice two main collections, called Legacy and Aquavant, whose
of American racers of the time. range features the first 100 per cent electric model created
Certainly Hacker, an original thinker, was among those together with Ingenity Electric. The Legacy range is more in
who actively dedicated themselves to building runabouts in line with the tradition of the shipyard, but the Sport,
the inter-war period, a type that not only made the fortune Runabout, Sportabout, Sterling and Racer models involve
of his shipyard, but also that of other American boatbuilders advanced materials, engines, transmission and, on request,
like Chris-Craft and of Europeans like Riva after the Second a mixed construction. The Sport and Runabout models, for
World War, when Carlo Riva’s brand rose to worldwide glory example, can be built with optional fiberglass sheathed
thanks to the runabouts built during the ‘Dolce Vita’. bottom and sides, for better durability and reduced
At the same time, Hacker was building successful racers maintenance. All this without affecting the classic
and other innovative boats like the legendary Lockpat II, a appearance and beauty of the boats that, in time, have
spectacular 40ft, 50-knot-plus, torpedo-shaped runabout; earned the nickname ‘Steinway of Runabouts’. The notes
El Lagarto, winner of three Gold Cups; My Sweetie; and and pitches they emit are not quite exactly those of the
George Whittell’s Thunderbird, a marvel in mahogany and legendary New York pianos, but the craftsmanship involved
brushed stainless steel, a link between airplane and boat. looks much alike.

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WHITBREAD
WHITBREAD RACE
Fifty years ago, the Whitbread Race changed sailing forever. One journalist
who was present shares his memories here of the boats and the sailors who
vied to lead their crews to beat the world
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tanding on the dock in HMS Hornet, Portsmouth Above: 1973 Race, challenges with an average speed of little more than four
(now the Gunwharf Quay shopping centre) on Portsmouth, UK. Race knots. The big question was how full-on racing yachts
Saturday 8 September, 1973, to count the start in the Solent with designed and built to compete in transatlantic or
WXVSRK;LMXFVIEHɌIIXSYXRSSRIJYPP] British ketch-rigged 600-mile events like the Fastnet classic, would hold
appreciated – least of all the many young crewmembers, maxi yacht Great Britain together over 27,000 miles of open ocean.
some of whom had only signed on just days before – the II skippered by Chay Back then, we didn’t have anything like the hourly
enormity of what they were taking on. Blyth alongside French news feeds that social media now deliver. Indeed, the
Yes, Francis Chichester had already rounded the globe ketch-rigged maxi yacht Royal Naval Sailing Association (RNSA),
alone with one stop, followed by Alec Rose (two stops). Pen Duick VI skippered SVKERMWIVWSJXLSWIɋVWX;LMXFVIEHVEGIWIRGSYVEKIH
6SFMR/RS\.SLRWXSRLEHFIGSQIXLIWSPIɋRMWLIVMRXLI by Eric Tabarly. Great skippers to report their positions 24 hours in arrears
1968/9 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and Chay Britain II won the race so as not to give their competitors listening in on
&P]XLLEHGSQTPIXIHXLIɋVWX[IWXEFSYXWSPSRSRWXST on elapsed time XLIWISTIRGSRZIVWEXMSRWER]XEGXMGEPFIRIɋXJVSQ
circumnavigation two years later. But these were all solo their position reports.

Top Right: Onboard overall winner of the
1973/4 race, Sayula II rounding Cape
Horn. Skipper Raymon Carlin (left) and
Dutch crewman Tjerk M Romke de Vries
Above: RN training yacht Adventure

skippered by CPO Roy Mullender, returns
to Portsmouth to end the 1973/4 race
second overall
It was only nine months later when just 13 of the
original number returned to Portsmouth to complete the Below right: The 77ft maxi yacht Great
course, that the full scale of the challenge became clear. Britain II skippered by Chay Blyth with a
Yes, the South African yacht JacarandaYWIHXLIɋVWXPIK crew of paratroopers under spinnaker off
simply as a delivery trip back home, but others like Eric Cape Horn. She won line honours, setting
Tabarly’s French favourite Pen Duick VI, was dismasted the fastest time around the world
(twice); Burton Cutter, the British maxi skippered by
0IW;MPPMEQW[LMGL[EWɋVWXXSɋRMWLXLIɋVWXPIKXS Above Left: Chay Blyth in orange
Cape Town, came close to breaking up in the Southern paratroop jumper talks to race chairman
Ocean; and three lives – Dominique Guillet, Paul Rear Admiral Otto Steiner (left), and
Waterhouse, and Bernie Hosking – were lost at sea. race secretary Captain Dudley Norman
Those fatalities led to sustained pressure on the before the start of the 1973/4 race from
organisers to call an end to the event. Portsmouth, UK
WHITBREAD
Half a century on, the history of the Whitbread Above Left: Aboard THE RACE GETS ITS OWN CLASS
Round the World Race has become a history of ocean the German Frers In 1991, Whitbread organised a major conference of
racing itself. When it began from Portsmouth back in 76ft Dutch maxi Flyer international designers, engineers, builders and spar
1973, no one had raced a fully crewed yacht around the skippered by Cornelis makers to formulate the basis for a new 60ft class to
world before, navigation was rudimentary, van Rietschoten in produce a totally new breed of faster, safer boats, more
communications spasmodic, clothing was basic and the 1981/2 race exciting to sail and less expensive than their IOR
man-overboard rescue techniques, theoretical. counterparts. It meant boats from a variety of designers
The event was conceived by sailing publisher Above Right: Tracy would sail at very much the same speed. As a result,
Anthony Churchill and publicist Guy Pearse who Edwards and her handicapping disappeared and during the latter years of
published their proposals for a four-leg race around the all-female crew the Whitbread era, the race became more comprehensible.
world during the 1981 Cowes Week regatta. After aboard the 58ft yacht The Whitbread 60 class was introduced for the 1993/4
JEMPMRKXSɋRHWTSRWSVWLMTXLITEMVLERHIHXLIVEGI Maiden in the race and made a dramatic entrance, by beating many of
concept over to RNSA which had been approached by 1989/90 race the 80ft (24m) maxi-raters on a boat-for-boat basis. The
XLI;LMXFVIEHFVI[IV][MXLXLISɊIVSJWTSRWSVWLMTJSV new class had such a great impact, both on the race and
a major regatta. Admiral Otto Steiner, vice commodore, Below: Cornelis van the sport, that the Whitbread 60s became the sole class in
met Sam Whitbread to draw up the initial plans for the Rietschoten at the what was the last of the Whitbread-sponsored races in
circumnavigation over a pint in a pub in old wheel of Flyer in the 1997. This time the boats raced for the Volvo Trophy.
Portsmouth. The overall sponsorship fee agreed was 1981/2 race
£13,000 – less than a single berth aboard some of the OCEAN GLOBE RACE
14 yachts competing 50 years on in the current Ocean &YXXLIJSGYWLIVIMWSRXLSWIɋVWXTMSRIIVMRKVEGIWERHXLI
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8LIVIWXEWXLI]WE]MWLMWXSV]FYXXLMWMWRSWXYPXMɋIH and organised by Australian Don McIntyre. The yachts in
story – the race progressed almost out of recognition, this current race are all from that golden age of sailing.
VIɌIGXMRKXLIHIZIPSTQIRXWXLEXLEZISGGYVVIHMRWEMPMRK Some, like Tracy Edwards’ Maiden, Outlaw, the Baltic 55
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The race attracted many of the established sailing Acutrac skippered by Clare Francis, now named Translated
names, among them Chay Blyth, who was supported by 9, Pen Duick IV, and two other French yachts, Neptune
the British philanthropist ‘Union’ Jack Hayward for a and the 1985/6 winner L’Esprit d’Equipe, are all former
maxi entry, Great Britain IIMRXLIɋVWXVEGI6SFMR Whitbread racers now fully restored for this event.
Knox-Johnston co-skippered Heath’s Condor in the Back in 1973, the Flat Earth Society still had a voice,
second race. French doyen Eric Tabarly competed in and apart from the invention of radio, navigation
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Duick VI, but never enjoyed the same MRZIRXIHXLIɋVWXGLVSRSQIXIV
success as his singlehanded endeavours in the 1720s that gave seafarers
that started with him winning the 1964 the ability to calculate
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Race (OSTAR). WMKLXWJSVXLIɋVWXXMQI
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two races, went on to convince New restricted to the same
Zealand’s business community to sponsor equipment available to their
his later entries. His high-water mark 1973 forebears – sextant,
was winning every leg of the 1989/90 chronometer, and paper charts
Race on the maxi-ketch Steinlager 2. By together with VHF and
then, major changes were being proposed, long-range radios. There is no
and while the maxis were still planned as GPS, chart plotters or radar,
the lead class, competitors and sponsors and personal items such as
were considering less expensive options. watches must be wind-up and
music on old fashioned cassette.

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than the traditional clipper ship route skirting the south
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SPICE
OF LIFE
An exotic voyage of discovery in
the far east aboard Ombak Putih –
the 42m Indonesian Buginese-built,
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cinnamon have been fought over for centuries. But the
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entrenched in history thanks to natural historian Alfred
Wallace’s revolutionary theories on evolution
Dodinga village is about as far from London as one can get.
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on a road lined by dense jungle on one side, and a coconut
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origin resided west of the line while marsupials such as Previous page: hours reading or simply watching the Banda Sea slip
OERKEVSSWPMZIHSRXLIIEWXIVRWMHI,ITYFPMWLIHLMW Ombak Putih at beneath our ironwood hull. Oftentimes these moments
ɋRHMRKWMR8LI1EPE]%VGLMTIPEKSMR[LMGL anchor of tranquillity are interrupted by the call of whale whose
remains in print today. WTYQIɋPPIHI\LEPEXMSRWKMZIE[E]XLIMVTSWMXMSRSV
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REXYVEPMWXIZSPYXMSREV]FMSPSKMWXERHWGMIRGILMWXSVMER Ombak Putih unforgettable display two dolphins leap into the air,
and card-carrying Wallace fan Dr George Beccaloni, translates into WTMRRMRKPMOIEGVSFEXMGLMKLHMZIVWFIJSVITPYQQIXMRK
who spent 20 years at London’s Natural History ‘white wave’ KVEGIJYPP]MRXSXLIWIE%XHYWO-KVEZMXEXIXS[EVHWXLI
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following in historical footsteps. Above right: TVSZMHIWETIVJIGXZMI[MRKTPEXJSVQXS[EXGLEFPSSH
Alfresco dining on red sun sink below the sea.
SAILING THE TROPICAL TRADE WINDS the main deck (MRMRKMWGSQQYREPWX]PIFIRIEXLWLEHIGSZIVWSR
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powered by the same tropical trade winds which now Below right: -RHSRIWMERE]EQ GLMGOIR WEXE]ERHWTVMRKVSPPW[LMGL
ɋPPXLIGSFEPXFPYIWEMPWSJOmbak Putih. Dr Beccaloni is Nutmeg fruit cut [IPEXIVHIZSYV[MXLVIPMWL%X&IPERK&IPERK[IWRSVOIP
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0MRISɊIVMRKYRMUYIMRWMKLXWXSXLIVIKMSRWMR[LMGL seed – mace wading ashore onto a white sand beach where the crew
Wallace’s ground breaking research was conducted. has set up picnic tables laden with food. Snorkelling
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-RHSRIWMER&YKMRIWIFYMPXTMRMWMWX]PIHKEɊVMKKIHOIXGL Ombak Putih was EREFWSPYXILMKLPMKLX[MXLEQ]VMEHSJOEPIMHSWGSTMGɋWL
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8LIVIŦWNYWXKYIWXWSRSYVZS]EKI[LMGLQIERW boatbuilders of afternoon, we don our snorkel gear and slide into the
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hope of sighting arguably the world’s most colourful Above: Ombak Spices made their way from the Far East to Europe via the
ɋWL1EXGLFS\WMÎH1ERHEVMRɋWLEVIORS[RXS Putih sailing across Middle East, a problematic route which drove nations to
inhabit the waters near the rock wall of the quaint the Banda Sea seek faster maritime routes to the East Indies with its
[EXIVJVSRX,SXIP1EYPERE;IKIXPYGO]ERHWIIɋZI abundance of spicy riches. Violent wars were waged in the
1ERHEVMRɋWLMRXLIHMQPMKLXSJHYWO%JIPPS[KYIWX Above right: race to secure treasures which were, for a time, more valuable
who has never snorkelled before declares snorkelling Beachcombing than gold.
to be her new obsession while Dr Beccaloni, a card- and snorkelling on The seed from which emerged two of the world’s
GEVV]MRKQEVMRIPMJINYROMIMWEP[E]WXLIɋVWXMRXLI deserted Molana all-conquering empires was sown on Run (pronounced roon)
water and the last one out. Islands Island during the 1600s. The aromatic reason for interest was
While the underwater world is mesmerising, it’s the Myristica fragrans tree which produces nutmeg kernels
what’s above sea level which has long drawn Below: A kora-kora encased by a scarlet-hued lace-like aril called mace. Seeking
attention to the Spice Islands, luring seafarers from canoe escort as we to control trading routes between Europe and the East Indies,
afar. As early as the 15th century in Europe, spices depart from Banda the English East India Company and the Dutch East India
from the Far East were in huge demand for both Neira harbour Company (VOC) fought for control of Run Island and its
culinary and medicinal purposes. In the 17th century ɌSYVMWLMRKRYXQIKJSVIWXWJSV]IEVW
physicians claimed nutmeg to be a cure for the bloody Below right: Eventually a truce was called and the Treaty of Breda was
ɌY\ERHW[IEXMRKWMGORIWWPEXIVGEPPIHXLIFPEGO Villagers escort us signed on 31 July 1667. As part of the agreement the English
plague. Ironically, nutmeg purportedly had around Ewe village, kept the island of Manhattan in New Amsterdam, while the
aphrodisiac properties and was also ingested in large Manipa Island (YXGL[IVITYVTSVXIHP]GLYɊIH[MXLGPEMQMRKS[RIVWLMTSJ
amounts to induce abortions. coconut-fringed Run Island in the Banda Sea.

Ian Burnet, author of East Indies, called it the real Above: Chef buys and warmongering as nations sought control of the
estate deal of the millennium. “Few would have believed fresh fish from islands and their inhabitants. Evidence of brutalities of
a small trading village on the island of Manhattan was fisherman war remain in the form of formidable forts throughout
destined to become the modern metropolis of New whenever possible the Banda and Molucca Islands. At the 17th century-
York,” writes Burnet. built Belgica Fort above Banda Neira, prison cells echo
Author Giles Milton says in Nathaniels Nutmeg of Below: Memorial with the dreadful misery of prisoners awaiting execution.
Run Island: “The island can be smelled before it can be to national hero The stone block where Bandanese farmers were laid out
seen. From more than 10 miles out to sea a fragrance and freedom and beheaded, often for the crime of defending their
hangs in the air long before the bowler-hat mountain fighter Kapitan nutmeg crops, remains in place.
hoves into view.” Pattimura in an As I wander the streets of Lonthoir village the air is
But it wasn’t just the English and Dutch with an Ambon park permeated with the spicy aromas of nutmeg, cinnamon
MRXIVIWXMRXLITVSɋXEFPIWTMGIXVEHI-RXLIW-XEPMER and cloves. Sheets of matting spread with cloves, nutmeg
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maritime route, bucking the trend for southward routes, painted houses. The drying process is crucial. Nutmeg
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Cape of Good Hope to eventually reach India. Later, his a nutmeg plantation. He shows how the precious nut is
brethren reached the Banda Islands, ensuing massacres harvested manually, with farmers climbing the tree

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Sailing northwards from the Banda Islands we cross on stilts line the myself come in peace and with ethical intentions unlike
into the northern hemisphere near the white sand- shoreline of past warmongers, I hope that the lines connecting
fringed islets of the Guraici Archipelago. Anchored Ambon’s responsible tourism with historical context help rather
within a whisper of ‘the line’ we snorkel over some of waterfront market XLERLMRHIVJEVɌYRKZMPPEKIWPMOIXLMWSRI
the healthiest reef I’ve seen anywhere in the world before
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numerous times, the rite of passage it evokes still thrills Conservation Project. The project’s founder, Dr George
me. On this occasion Captain Jufri brings Obak Putih to Beccaloni, leads four Wallace-inspired expeditions in the
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religious order and social hierarchy. Ancient seafarers collected around 250,000 specimens and changed the
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were given the choice of giving up their wine allowance
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smelling concoctions or simply jumping into the sea, as
we did.
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The prop fell off but the race was won
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perating a sailing boat with an auxiliary
propeller is a mixed blessing. Even if it feathers,
we still don’t enjoy what it does to our sailing
performance, yet today’s marinas are so tight that trying to
get into an awkward berth without one is often unrealistic.
This leaves us stuck with some degree of drag.
The time we really don’t want a prop is when we’re
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aboard Westernman, a 40ft (12.2m) Irens-designed cutter enough way on for control. Our luck was in when we
(50ft sparred length) built for me out of wood epoxy. JSYRHELEQQIVLIEHXSWTEVIEX7LITEVHW;LEVJ[MXL
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Autoprop which did its best not to hold her back when we peak halyard. Then we ferry-glided across to the berth
were sailing. On the occasion in question it did even better and laid her alongside as easily as if our propeller had
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My family and I had been doing some pre-race trials the fenders.
and we were approaching Cowes with everything set The really good news was that, with the racing coming on
including jackyarder and jib topsail. There were just the next day, we had no propeller at all. The Brunton was better
three of us on board. Me, my wife Roz and my daughter than most for reducing drag, but even when it was feathered
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harbour to take down the sails and motor in. I brought her HE][MXLRSXLMRKEXEPPXSWXSTLIVWLIEFWSPYXIP]ɌI[
through the wind, left the headsails aback and let her lean We never did rescue the Autoprop. A mate with full
on the tide. Then I started the engine. The stream was diving gear performed a proper search pattern, but
taking us away, so I put the engine in gear. There was no RSXLMRKHMHLIɋRH8LIFEPERGISJSTMRMSRMRXLIWRYK
welcoming gush from under the stern. In fact, nothing FEVSJXLI.SPP]7EMPSV[EWXLEXXLI7LVETIQYHLEH
happened at all, so I dialled up some revs. The engine swallowed it, never to be seen again until the Lord blows
speeded up alright, but the boat still didn’t move. the last trumpet and the sea is gathered up.
This could only mean one of two things. Either the After the racing we dried the boat out to see what had
coupling between the gearbox and the propeller shaft really happened and found a perfect thread on the end of the
had come adrift, or the prop had decided to kiss us shaft taper with nothing on it. The nut had unwound and the
goodbye. We had just voyaged across the Atlantic from TVSTLEHWMQTP]JEPPIRSɊXLIIRH,S[HMHXLEXLETTIR#
Martha’s Vineyard without incident and I couldn’t see There was only one answer. A Brunton propeller is not
any reason why it should let go, so I went below to secured by a castellated nut with a split pin through the shaft
check the coupling. All intact. I invited Hannah to try as many are. It is held in place by a tab washer underneath
her astern with some revs on. I watched as the shaft spun the nut, which stops the nut from turning once the tabs are
merrily with no drive at all. My expensive Autoprop had FIRXYTSRXSXLIɌEXW8LITVSTLEHFIIRSɊJSVWIVZMGIMRE
gone to Davy Jones. local yard a week before, so the guy who put it back on had
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pinpoint accuracy so I could retrieve the prop later, but at You’ll be able to imagine me having words with the
the time my thoughts were concentrated on that jackyarder yard, but they didn’t want to know. As I walked away
disappearing into the clouds and the jib-top that was still disconsolate and not a little angry, my spirits were lifted
pulling like a shire horse at a ploughing match. The by a comment once made by my grandfather, a
priority was to get the boat into Cowes and alongside to professional chapel preacher. One of my uncles had
XEOIWXSGO7EMPMRKEXSRRIKEɊGYXXIVMRXS'S[IW been done down by a used car salesman.
short-handed wouldn’t be most people’s idea of a fancy “Why not take the long view,” said the old man with
day out, but Roz and I had cut our teeth decades earlier on a twinkle. “He’ll see some grubby reward in this life,
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go the staysail halyard. This left us with a low-powered rig know, but one thing was sure. The silver cup we’d won
in perfect balance. To slow her down some more we EKEMRWXEPPGSQIVWPSSOIHɋRIVIɌIGXMRKXLIPEQTWSR
de-powered the main by tricing up the tack, then the saloon table.

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ƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐͲƐƚĞĞů͘tŝŶĐŚĞƐĐĂŶďĞƐŝŵƉůĞŽƌƐĞůĨͲƚĂŝůŝŶŐ͘/ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚůǇ͕
ƚŚĞǇĂƌĞĞĂƐǇƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŶĚĚŝƐŵĂŶƚůĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŽŽůƐ͖ǇŽƵƐŝŵƉůǇ
ƐƉŝŶŽīƚŚĞƚŽƉĂŶĚůŝŌĂǁĂǇƚŚĞŶŝĐŬůĞͲĂůƵŵŝŶŝƵŵͲďƌŽŶǌĞĚƌƵŵ͘
dŚĞƐĞǁŝŶĐŚĞƐĂŐĞƌĞĂůůǇǁĞůů͕ŽƌĐĂŶďĞƉŽůŝƐŚĞĚ͘
classicwinches.com

CHANDLERY
Deck prisms
ĞĐŬƉƌŝƐŵƐĂƌĞŐƌĞĂƚĨŽƌŽůĚĞƌďŽĂƚƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŵĂǇ
ŶŽƚďĞĂŚĂƚĐŚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐĂůŽŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌŽƵŶĚ
ƉŽƌƚŚŽůĞƐůĞƚŝŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚůŝŐŚƚ͘&ŝƩĞĚďĞͲ
ƚǁĞĞŶŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚďĞĂŵƐƚŚĞŝƌƚŚŝĐŬŐůĂƐƐŚĂƐƉƌŝƐŵĂƟĐ
ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌŝĐƌŝŶŐƐŽŶƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐŝĚĞǁŚŝĐŚĚŝƐƉĞƌƐĞůŝŐŚƚ
ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůůǇ͘dŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌƐŝŶǇŽƵƌĐƌĞǁǁŝůůƚŚĂŶŬǇŽƵ͘
dŚĞǇŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞƐĞƚŝŶǁĞůů͕ǁĂƚĞƌƉƌŽŽĨĂŶĚĂƐŇƵƐŚ
ƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĐŬĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘tĞĨŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐϴŝŶ;ϮϬϯŵŵͿ
͞ĚĞĞƉĨƌĂŵĞ͟ĞǆĂŵƉůĞĨƌŽŵĂǀĞǇĂŶĚŽĂƚĂƉƚĂŝŶ
KDtĂƩƐ͕ƉƌŝĐĞĚĂƚάϭϵϲ͘dŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůǁŝĚƚŚŝƐϭϬŝŶ
;ϮϱϬŵŵͿĂŶĚϭϭͬϭϲƚŚŝŶ;ϮϳŵŵͿĚĞĞƉ͘ƚŚŝŶŶĞƌ
ǀĂƌŝĞƚǇŝƐũƵƐƚϯͬϰŝŶ;ϭϵŵŵͿĚĞĞƉĂƚάϭϰϴ;ŝŶĐsdͿ͘
ĐĂƉƚĂŝŶǁĂƩƐ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ
Eyebolts
Classic Marine sells a range of galvanised, stainless and bronze
ĞǇĞďŽůƚƐƚŽƐƵŝƚĂĐůĂƐƐŝĐƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽƌŶĞǁďƵŝůĚ͘dŚĞĞǇĞďŽůƚ
ĮŶĚƐŵĂŶǇƵƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞĚĞĐŬ͕ŵŽƐƚůǇĂƐĂŶĂŶĐŚŽƌƉŽŝŶƚĨŽƌƌƵŶͲ
ŶŝŶŐƌŝŐŐŝŶŐʹĮǆŝŶŐĂƐŚĞĞƚďůŽĐŬƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĐŬƐĂǇ͘ŇƵƐŚǀĂƌŝĂƟŽŶ
ǁŚŝĐŚƵƐĞƐ͞ďŽŶŶĞƚƐ͟ƚŽƐĐƌĞǁŝŶƚŽĂƌĞĐĞƐƐĞĚďŽůƚŚŽůĞǁŚĞŶ
ŶĞĞĚĞĚŝƐǀĞƌǇƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌĂŶĚĂǀŽŝĚƐƚŚĞŵĂŝŶĚĞƚƌĂĐƟŶŐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚĞǇĞďŽůƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĨĞĞƚ
ĂŶĚƚŽĞƐŝƐƐĞůĚŽŵĂƉůĞĂƐĂŶƚŵĞĞƟŶŐ͘EŽŵĂƩĞƌ͕ǁĞŶĞĞĚ͚Ğŵ͕
ĂŶĚƐŽĐŚŽŽƐĞĨƌŽŵŐĂůǀĂŶŝƐĞĚŵŝůĚƐƚĞĞůĂƚάϮ͘ϳϲĨŽƌϲŵŵ͕Žƌ
ƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐƐƚĞĞůĂƚάϰ͘ϬϳĨŽƌϲŵŵ͕ŽƌŵĂŶŐĂŶĞƐĞďƌŽŶǌĞĂƚάϱϲ͘ϳϭ
ĨŽƌϴŵŵ;ϱͬϭϲƚŚƐŝŶͿ͘dŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐƐŝǌĞƐŐŽƵƉƚŽϭϮŵŵŽƌϭͬϮŝŶ
ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůǇ͘dŚĞƐĞŶĞĞĚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐƉŽŝŶƚƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚƚŚĞĚĞĐŬƐŽ
ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐŝǌĞǇŽƵŶĞĞĚ͘
classic-marine.co.uk
Deck Cowl
ĂǀĞǇĂŶĚŽ͛ƐĚĞĐŬĐŽǁůŝƐĐĂƐƚĨƌŽŵŚĞĂǀǇďƌŽŶǌĞĂŶĚŝƐĞŝƚŚĞƌƉŽůͲ
ŝƐŚĞĚŽƌƉůĂƚĞĚŝŶĐŚƌŽŵĞĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞůŽŽŬǇŽƵǁĂŶƚ͘dŚĞǀĞŶƚĐĂŶ
ďĞƚƵƌŶĞĚĂŶĚůŽĐŬĞĚŝŶĂŶǇĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ͘/ƚƐŝƚƐŽŶĂĚĞĐŬƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚǁŚĞŶ
ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚŝƚŚĂƐĂďůĂŶŬŝŶŐĐĂƉĂŶĚŬĞǇƚŽŬĞĞƉĂůůǁĂƚĞƌƉƌŽŽĨďĞůŽǁ͘ϯŝŶ
ŵŽĚĞůŝƐϳŝŶŚŝŐŚǁŚŝůĞĂϰŝŶŵŽĚĞůŝƐϭϬ͘ϱŝŶ;ϮϲϲŵŵͿŚŝŐŚ͘&ƌŽŵάϰϯϮ
ĞǆsdǁŝƚŚάϮϲ͘ϲϴĨŽƌƚŚĞďůĂŶŬŝŶŐĐĂƉ͘dŚĞƐĞŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞŽƌĚĞƌĞĚŝŶ
ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞ͘
davey.co.uk

1917 English 34’
commuter perfectly restored
for sale
edoardonapodano.it
napodanoedoardo@gmail.com
+393356073541
Anne T. Converse
PHOTOGRAPHY
MARINE • TRAVEL • EQUINE
PEOPLE
IOD (2014) New condition! Yanmar-inboard, maxprop, new cream color

sails and cockpit/cabin tent. Lying: Stellendam - Price: 115.000,—
Buzzard Bay 15 (1910) Nathanael G. Herresho In top condition!

Electric engine, New roadtrailer - Lying: Stellendam Price: 49.500,—
Nijverheidsweg 28 - NL-3251 LP Stellendam P.O. Box 209

the Netherlands - t: +31 (0) 187 49 12 76 Marion, MA 02738 | USA
www.vanveenandsons.com 508 728 6210
e-mail: gerben@vanveenandsons.com anne@annetconverse.com
www.annetconverse.com

CHANDLERY
Deck Fillers
dŚĞƐĞĚĞĐŬĮůůĞƌƐĨŽƌǁĂƚĞƌŽƌĚŝĞƐĞůŝŶďƌĂƐƐĨƌŽŵ
'ĂƌĞŽŶƚŚĞŐŽŽĚǀĂůƵĞƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘dŚĞǇĂƌĞ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌϯϴŵŵŽƌϱϬŵŵ;ϭ͘ϱŽƌϮŝŶͿŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚ
ĂŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐŇĂŶŐĞƐĞƚŽǀĞƌĂŚĞĂǀǇŶĞĐŬĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ
ǁŝƚŚƉůĞŶƚǇŽĨ͞ƚƵďĞ͟ƚŽĂĸǆǇŽƵƌŚŽƐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞ
ƐĐƌĞǁŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĚĞĐŬĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŝƚŚĂŐĂƐŬĞƚƐŚŽƵůĚ
ďĞƐŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĮůůĞƌŽƌŵĂƐƟĐ͘zŽƵĐĂŶ
ĮŶĚƚŚĞƐĞŽŶĞďĂǇĨŽƌĂƌŽƵŶĚάϮϵŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ƉŽƐƚĂŐĞ͘^ĞĂƌĐŚ'ĚĞĐŬĮůůĞƌďƌĂƐƐϯϴŵŵ͙
Wooden blocks
dŚĞĂƌƚŽŶ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐůĂƐƐŝĐǁŽŽĚĞŶ
ďůŽĐŬƐďƌŝŶŐƐĂƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŇĂŝƌƚŽĂŵŽĚĞƌŶĚĞƐŝŐŶ
ŽĨďůŽĐŬ͘tŝƚŚǀĂƌŶŝƐŚĞĚĂƐŚĐŚĞĞŬƐƚŚĞƐĞŶŽͲ
ŶŽŶƐĞŶƐĞůŽŽŬŝŶŐďůŽĐŬƐƵƐĞĂƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐƐƚĞĞůĐĂŐĞ
ŚŽůĚŝŶŐďĂůůďĞĂƌŝŶŐƐŚĞĂǀĞƐ͘ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽĂƌƚŽŶ
ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞϮϱйŵŽƌĞĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƚŚĂŶĂƉůĂŝŶƐŚĞĂǀĞ͖
ƵƐŝŶŐŵŽƌĞďĂůůďĞĂƌŝŶŐƐĐƌĞĂƚĞƐůĞƐƐůŽĂĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ
ƐŚĞĂǀĞ͘&ŽƵƌƐŝǌĞƐ͕ϯϬŵŵ͕ϰϱŵŵ͕ϲϬŵŵĂŶĚϴϬŵŵ
ĐĂƚĞƌĨŽƌƌŽƉĞƐĨƌŽŵϴŵŵƚŽϭϰŵŵĂŶĚůŽĂĚƐĨƌŽŵ
ϮϰϱƚŽϭϮϬϬŬŐƐʹŽƌĂĚŝŶŐŚǇƵƉƚŽĂƐĐŚŽŽŶĞƌ͕ƐĂǇ͘
&ƌŽŵάϳϳ;ϯϬŵŵͿƚŽάϯϳϬ;ϴϬŵŵͿƚŚĞƐĞǁŝůůŐŝǀĞ
ǇŽƵƚŚĞůŽŽŬǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŵƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͘
bartonmarine.com
Bollard Cleat
dŚĞƐĞƐƚƵƌĚǇďŽůůĂƌĚĐůĞĂƚƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĂǀĞǇ͛Ɛ
ĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ͛ƐŽƌŝŐŝŶƐŝŶtĞƐƚ
/ŶĚŝĂŽĐŬĚĂǇƐ͘ŶĚƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŚĂƐƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚƚŚĞ
ƐĂŵĞǁŝƚŚĐĂƐƚďƌŽŶǌĞŝŶƚǁŽƐŝǌĞƐŽĨϰĂŶĚϱŝŶ
;ϭϬϬĂŶĚϭϮϳŵŵͿ͘dŚĞƉŚŽƚŽƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐŵĂůůĞƌ
ĐůĞĂƚƵŶĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ͕ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵŽƵůĚ͕ƚŚĞŶ
ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƌĂŌĞƌŝƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂĐŚŝŶĞͲƉŽůŝƐŚĞĚ͘
dŚĞƐĞƐƚƌŽŶŐďŽůůĂƌĚƐĂƌĞƐŝƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƐĐƌĞǁƐŽǀĞƌ
ĚĞĐŬďŽĂƌĚƐ͕ƉƌĞĨĞƌĂďůǇŝŶƚŽĂďĂĐŬŝŶŐƉĂĚŽƌ
ĚĞĐŬďĞĂŵŝĨŝƚŝƐǁŝĚĞĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘tĞ͛ĚƚĞŶĚƚŽƚŚŝŶŬ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĞůŝŶĞŽŶĂǇĂĐŚƚďƵƚǇŽƵŽŌĞŶƐĞĞ
ƚŚĞƐĞŽŶƚŚĞƋƵĂƌƚĞƌƐŽĨŚĂƌďŽƵƌǁŽƌŬďŽĂƚƐ͘&ƌŽŵ
άϱϰ͘ϵϱ;ƉůƵƐάϲWΘWͿĂƚ&ŽƌĐĞ&ŽƵƌĐŚĂŶĚůĞƌǇ͘
force4.co.uk

Offered for sale
“INISMARA”
MCGRUER 41FT INTERNATIONAL 8 METRE CRUISER RACER 1963
0D\ȵ\21 Electric
INISMARA is one of the 23 yachts in her class built between 1951 and
1968, displaying her winning ways immediately with 17 wins from 25 starts
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/PNOSHUK>LLR[^V`LHYZY\UUPUNPU[OLSH[L ZHSZVWPJRPUN\W[OLV]LYHSS
Classic launches - Electric propulsion - ZLYPLZ[YVWO`6MSH[LZOLOHZILLULUQV`LKHZHJY\PZLYHUKKH`ZHPSLYMVY
ÔPJOZOLPZLX\HSS`^LSSZ\P[LK
Electric conversions - Restorations Lying Scotland | £55,000
01603 782212 www.landamores.co.uk Email: Laurencefrenchjacobsen@gmail.com

boats@landamores.co.uk Tel: +44 7767-346-036

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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 TEAK ON OAK 16 FOOT LAUNCH
advert also. Built as a ferry in 1945 capable of carrying up to 12 Passengers.
Contact: david thomson Powered by 10 hp Single Cylinder Yanmar Diesel. Professionally
maintained and recently “ wested”. In very good condition £15,000.
dgbtomo72@icloud.com
For viewing in Isle of Wight please contact: jimbeaux2@gmail.com
1963 MORGAN GILES

MONACO 38
Rare twin-engine classic motor yacht. No
expense spared bow-to-stern refit. 7 berth. 2
heads. Teak deck. 6.5ft headroom in saloon
and wheelhouse. New bow-thruster,
navigation, webasto heating, remodelled
master cabin and rear canopy. Perfect
combination of old and new. Lying Poole
Harbour. Price £89,000 ONO
SPRITE Contact: captainmonaco38@outlook.com
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” beam, 5’ draft.
Mahogany on oak carvel
planked, teak coach work.
Fastidiously maintained, modern
wiring and electronics.
A beautiful head turner and
marvellous sailer
Based Yarmouth IOW
MY SANTA CECILIA
35 Fots Motorkryssare, built in Sweden in 1938. Designed by Knud H
£35,000.
SHE 27 FIRECRACKER IV Reimers. Perfect condition, freshly overhauled from top to bottom.
Good home wanted for S&S classic She 27. In need of use. £11000 Location: North Germany. €259.000 For details visit:
For further details please contact refit 2021. Lying North Shields. Full details on-line. £7,500. https://www.lodsman.com/en-gb/yacht-verkauf Mobile:
russhattuk@gmail.com Contact timbowles51@gmail.com; 07896276999. 0049 174 6903445
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WILLIAM FIFE III 102FT GAFF RIGGED SCHOONER 2003 58FT ALFRED MYLNE BERMUDAN CUTTER 1931/2003
The re-creation of William Fife III’s beautiful 1901 schooner SUNSHINE in <UOPUKLYLK I` [OL TH[OLTH[PJZ VM HU` YH[PUN Y\SL ÔLU [HZRLK I` OLY ÄYZ[
Myanmar a century after original build at Fairlie is one of the great romances owner to design a fast, spacious and of course very beautiful family yacht,
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View from the mezzanine

A view of some of the restoration work being carried out to a dizzying Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust. Just outside on the water is a
array of small and forgotten naval vessels at Boathouse 4 in Portsmouth growing collection of historic naval small craft in seagoing condition,
Historic Dockyard, taken during a visit there in October. This is the including MGB81, RAF High Speed Launch 102, RAF Seaplane Tender 1502,
facility behind the recent replica of Coastal Motor Boat 4, a World War Victualling Ship VIC56 and Landing Craft Foxtrot 8. These are available for
One torpedo boat. The work is mostly carried out by volunteers at the charter via pnbpropertytrust.org.
THOMASTON, MAINE
A job from outer space

Lyman Morse boatbuilders were recently contacted by Maine-based Western
Marine Steel with an enquiry that was out of this world. They had a three-tonne
meteorite discovered in Siberia and needed help determining how best to build a
base to support it. Their client, the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, wanted to
put the meteorite on display, alongside some their other impressive collection of
meteorites and rare minerals. Lyman Morse used a 3-D laser scanner to scan all
faces of the meteor, then used a 3-D printer to produce a 1:10 scale model. This
helped to determine the best way a support system would work. The initial plan
had been to build the display stand at a certain angle, but thanks to the scale
model, a better angle was found, one that would allow the museum to highlight
more of the meteorite’s interesting facets. The meteorite and stand are scheduled
to be on display at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum by the end of 2023, after
a short, temporary exhibition at the Rockefeller Center in New York City.

LEVINGTON, SUFFOLK
Round-the-world lifeboat
The 46ft Watson Class Lifeboat Swn y Mor, built in 1935 in diagonal The sheathing is just the latest stage in what has been a long and
mahogany on rock elm and oak frames, is now undergoing sheathing at involved project by the boat’s current owner and the shipwrights at
the Suffolk Yacht Harbour (SYH) workshop. Swyn M Mor served in Wales SYH. The owner is carrying out much of the woodwork, including
until 1963 and her past call-outs include the World Concorde tanker decking, cap rail, exterior doors, and interior joinery, while SYH is doing
disaster of 1954, which saw the ship break in half in a storm in the Irish Sea. the structural hull repairs, stripping and varnishing the spars, and the
She was converted to a gaff-rigged, world-cruising yacht by new owners interior carcassing. Onsite engineering business French Marine has
Warren and Helen Scott in 1980, whose adventures were covered in this designed and fitted new engine beds and flexible engine mounts to
magazine in March 1994 and throughout 2008. minimise engine vibration.
BROOKLIN, MAINE
Fixing a 100+ year-old Winter Harbor

Earlier this year, the Winter Harbor Knockabout Zephyr
was re-launched after some painstaking work to her
hull to make her watertight again, by the shipwrights
at Brooklin Boatyard. This fleet, also known as the
Winter Harbor 21s, is believed to be the oldest
complete fleet of one-designs in the USA. They spend
their summers together racing along the Schoodic
Peninsula at the Winter Harbor Yacht Club in Winter
Harbor, Maine. Zephyr, owned by Tom Kirchoff, came
to Brooklin Boatyard, as she was leaking badly.
Boatbuilder Haddie Hawkins explained the “setting the
cotton” process he used to pinpoint problem areas.
“We have to gently tap the caulking iron in all of the
plank seams. If there’s no resistance, then you know
there’s a leak there.” What he found was some
compromised plank seams in the cotton caulking.
Through further investigation in the forefoot of the
stem to keel joint and garboard seam, he found some
rotted areas that required thoughtful removal and
replacement of wood throughout the intersection of
the stem to keel joint, frames, and plank hood ends.
Haddie has grown fond of Zephyr during his time
caring for her. “This boat is phenomenally strong, and
she’s really old. Just a fascinating shape. I love to
consider what they were thinking when they made her
that way.” The Knockabouts were designed and built
by Alpheus A Packard (1871-1948) and William Starling
Burgess (1878-1947) of Marblehead in 1906. They were
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1 2 3
Stanley’s ratcheting screwdrivers

Stanley’s ratcheting screwdrivers of Manufactured 5,000 miles from 1 Stanley ratcheting nearly impossible to extract
the 1950s and 60s with their crimson the old Sheffield factory, and screwdrivers of the without using another tool.
beechwood handles, gleaming chrome dominated by plastic, these 1950s and 2020s Happily the Stubby, supplied with
and sliding ‘spring-shifter’ for forward/ screwdrivers seem distant relations six bits, revealed no obvious flaws
lock/reverse remain as functional as of their classic forebears. The larger 2 Levering a Phillips and promises to be the more
ever where slotted screw heads are tool is supplied with 10 bits, four bit from the collar of handy tool. Its forward/lock/
appreciated, but less so where Phillips, stored inside the handle and six in a the 10-bit tool reverse selector has a pleasantly
Pozi Drive, Torx, Hexagon or Robertson bit-tube collar. The selector ring for positive action and the bit tube is
square sockets rule. Accordingly, the collar was so painfully difficult to 3 The Stubby (left) of a sturdier gauge. At Toolstation
Stanley's current offerings provide a turn as to suggest a manufacturing has a sturdier bit we paid £9.88 for the 10-bit tool
range of hexagonal bits attached fault but a spot of light oil eased it tube than its larger but consider the £7.38 spent on
somewhat precariously by magnet to a eventually. The more annoying fault stablemate (right) the Stubby better value – perhaps
hollow bit tube. is that bits stored in the collar are a Christmas stocking filler.
1 2
Tried and tested

Preparing timber by machine is The starting point is making one 1 Fingers curling which is not only straight but level,
relatively quick and easy but does edge square to one face, and the beneath the sole keeps making a true right angle with the
little to prepare the hands for traditional tool for straightening a the try-plane on track face, since the relatively broad hand
joinery which follows. Hand tools long edge is the 22in trying plane plane all too easily tips sideways on
are controlled by muscles with which works by progressively 2 Trying an edge with a narrow edge, resulting in a bevel.
imperfect memories and minds cutting down the high spots. When a 19th Century Curling fingers of the leading hand
prone to distraction. The more the sound of the cutter try-square beneath the sole to brush against
experience hands acquire in taking intermittently engaging with the the wood helps keep the plane on
rough timber through the steps to wood changes from the choo-choo track but maintaining it level is a
square faces, edges and ends, the of a railway locomotive to a matter for the eye. Success or failure
better this bodes for a solid continuous note like steam escaping, is revealed by the try-square. A sliver
mortise and tenon or pretty the job is done – almost. The of light creeping beneath its blade
dovetail joint. difficulty lies in planing an edge indicates we’re not quite there.

Traditional Tool By Robin Gates
NO 3 BENCH PLANE
Few wooden boats built or restored in size in the boatbuilder’s kit, and 1 Smoothing a Surprisingly the rear tote of this
in the last 150 years have not been opt instead for the less common No face with the 1970's No 3 is a fraction taller than
touched by one of the cast iron 3. Although differences in length and Stanley No 3 its No 4 stablemate from the 1960s
adjustable bench planes invented by width between the No 3 and No 4 which makes it even more
Leonard Bailey and subsequently are almost negligible the No 3 is 2 Trimming end comfortable to use.
popularised by Stanley. Bailey’s around 6oz (170g) lighter and this grain on the Some say old Stanley planes made
mechanical refinements which ousted difference soon makes itself felt. Not shooting board in their USA homeland are better
the hammer-adjusted wooden plane only is the No 3 less tiring to push quality than their younger cousins
have filtered down to us essentially but it is also more agile, adapting to 3 Stanley No 4 made in Sheffield, UK, while Sheffield
unchanged since conceived in his changes in grain direction and (left) and No 3 planes outshine today’s equivalents
Boston, Massachusetts workshop in steering more easily around the 90 bench planes ‘assembled with global materials’
the 1860s. degree turns of casework. True, the which include plastic instead of
For many years Stanley’s range No 3’s blade is 1/4in (6mm) narrower wood for handles. Certainly this No 3
extended from a palm-sized No 1 so it takes longer than a No 4 to native of the Steel City has proved
bench plane weighing just 1lb 2oz smooth an equivalent surface area, an enduring delight.
(0.5kg), now exceedingly rare and but if the jack plane has done its job
expensive, up to a whopping 24in that should not be a problem. NEXT MONTH: Gouges
(61cm) No 8 jointer whose 9lb 12oz
(4.4kg) mass might prove an arm-and-
shoulder dis-jointer for anyone new to
the ways of muscle-powered hand
tools. Falling mid-range between these
extremes the No 5 jack plane and No
4 smoother are established go-to
tools for wooden boat building, the
jack for taking rough stock close to
final dimensions and the smoother for
imparting a flat and blemish-free
surface prior to assembly and painting.
ROBIN GATES
Yet some find the No 4 a big jump

in bulk from the standard block 2 3
plane, typically the plane next down

Letters
LETTER OF THE MONTH SUPPORTED BY OLD PULTENEY WHISKY
Jorvik on the Ouse – whisky winner

I very much enjoyed your article on the restoration
of the motor yacht Jorvik. Not too long after her
launch I was starting to learn to sail on the river
Ouse, initially in a canoe and small pram dinghy and
later graduating to crewing in National 12s at the
Yorkshire Ouse Sailing Club at Naburn. Jorvik
(christened from the Viking name for the city of
York), was a familiar site with her ‘naval profile’,
weaving among the National 12s and Fireflies. I
would however like to correct some inaccuracies;
Jorvik was never kept in Naburn Marina (actually
called York Marina) as it was not constructed until
many years later; also there was no such club as The
Naburn Yacht Club. Mr Ingle was, in fact commodore
of the York Motor Boat Club and Jorvik was kept on
the club’s moorings at Fulford, a district of York.
The last time I saw Jorvik was in 2018 in Hull Marina
and she looked to be superficially in good order;
appearances were obviously deceptive!
Chris Potter, Otley
It’s not Moitessier’s – it’s mine!

I was delighted to see my beloved Feo pictured in the May ‘23 issue of Classic
Boat – a Joshua ketch I bought in San Francisco in 1985, sailed solo to Hawaii
and back twice (one leg in 1993 with my elder daughter Emily, then just 13 and
aboard as first mate); and campaigned with friends and family in three Newport-
Bermuda races (2002, 2012 and 2018). Included this shot you used of her in 2018
when my youngest daughter Izze (at the helm here, with crew Claudio Van Duijn
beside her and me leaning on the mizzen) became the youngest skipper in that
race’s history.
I believe that about 90 Joshua ketches were built in the wake of Moitessier’s
historic performance, and have been told that fewer than 10 exist today. Feo now
lives in Maine’s Penobscot Bay and can often be seen on her mooring in Bucks
Harbor or in Frenchboro Harbor, where I now live. I hope some of your readers
may look up Into My Father’s Wake, which as a journalist then, I wrote about my
first solo San Francisco-to-Hawaii round trip and some of the family and
personal issues that solo sailing can help one to address amid the beauties and
challenges of the ocean. Thank you for your great coverage of this great sport
and the classics that keep on giving!
Eric Best, Frenchboro, Maine, ericbestwriter.com
Jorvik now
What a fantastic article on my boat Jorvik in last month’s
issue. Sandy Miller is a miracle worker! My daughter recently
married in London so you can imagine the chaos! My
brother in law brought a copy with him and the combination
was all quite emotional…
Matthew Ingle, Jorvik

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THE FIRST CB AWARD…

Not 30 years ago, but in our March 2007 issue, there was a small item on
page five, as part of the round-up we did on the big feature stand we held at
the London Boat Show in Excel. One small photo shows Giuseppe Longo,
project manager behind the restoration of the great yacht Lulworth, holding
what looks like a crystal decanter, inscribed with the words “Classic Boat
Restoration of the Year.” And that, really, was that. We started what we now
call Classic Boat Awards as a single restoration prize, and only because of the
stir that Lulworth had caused at the time. She was, probably still is, the world’s
largest gaff cutter-rigged yacht, at an almost implausible 122ft (37.2m) LOD, built
in 1920 by the White Brothers in Southampton to a 23-M design by Herbert
White. She was fast, winning a record 13 races our of 29 starts in 1926, and
dangerous too, claiming the lives of at least two crewmen before she retired
from racing with the advent of the J Class in 1930. When we sailed her in 2006,
she had no trouble hitting 12 knots. Her restoration was covered in the September
2006 issue over 21 pages, which was, and remains, a record for a single feature in CB. Now, of
course, CB Awards has grown into many categories – and we make more of a song and dance
about it. Don’t miss your chance to vote when our February issue comes out with the shortlist.

Sternpost
Sailing alone is the safest choice
At least when you sail alone, the admonishing voices are your own, says Dave Selby
M
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ships and icebergs, weren’t mine.
communication is best -GPIEXIHSɊEXEVV]VSTII\EGXP]EW
avoided at sea, which is why, to instructed by the mate, only for another
avoid the misunderstandings that mate to tell me: “You never, never, ever tie a
so often arise from people back-hitch on a running jackyard bob-sheet
attempting to communicate with mizzen back-stay outhaul.”
me, I mostly sail alone. And so far, It goes without saying that any Classic
I’ve never hit an iceberg. But even Boat reader who’s ever read anything by
then it’s not plain sailing as I have 8SQ'YRPMɊI[MPPFIJEQMPMEV[MXLVYRRMRK
at least three niggling, jackyard bob-sheet mizzen back-stay
undermining little inner voices that SYXLEYPWţERHMJRSX]SYLEZIRSFYWMRIWW
all contradict one another: leave being on or near water as you are clearly a
now, wait for the ebb, stay put and PMEFMPMX]ţFYXXLIXIVQŨFEGOLMXGLũ[EWE
slap another coat of anti-fouling new one on me. So I asked the mate, who in
on. They are, however, unanimous explanation just pointed furiously and with
in one thing: basically that I’m an high dudgeon and apoplexy (which are
idiot and that any decision I make probably parts of a boat) at the clump of
will result in calamity, rope. “Oh,” I said, my bottom lip atremble,
embarrassment and shame or, better yet, death, which by then is “thank you for explaining; you mean a locking turn. I was just
usually looking like the least worst option. doing what the other mate told me. Thank you, once again.”
On one such occasion when the voices got the better of me, “He’s not your mate, I’m your mate,” the mate snorted, as a
they lured me against my better judgement into a place I can barely noticeable damp patch the size of a Cadillac hub-cap
only describe as an establishment, where ruddy-faced people appeared in my crotch.
smelling of tar were drinking real ale with chunks in, squeezing Turns out I’ve never had so many mates in my life, which isn’t
instruments that made bag pipes sound melodic and singing as good as it sounds. After an hour of doing exactly what I’d been
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other words. was probably best to stop touching things and make myself useful
Settling down to eat a pint of ale I was approached by someone by doing the one thing I certainly know how to do. Wrong! When
from Poldark who mouthed wordlessly at me, then pointed at my I emerged with the tea, someone I thought was one of my best
ears. I pulled out the bung plugs and shouted back “say what?” as mates said I’d used the wrong tray, another mate told me to put
the screech of a violin perforated my ear drums. The Poldarky- the tray down on the cabin top, and another said “not there,
type fella put his arm round my shoulder and said: “Wanna come that’s dangerous.”
sailing with us?” 3REVYREWLSVISRIQEXIXSPHQIXSXEOIQ]PMJINEGOIXSɊSR
I said “No, sorry, mate, I’m not gay,” as I undraped his arm. the pontoon and leave it in the tender. Another said: “You’re not
This turned out to be a misunderstanding, which shows that even on shore yet, where’s your life jacket?”
body language is no good at communicating. Then he said: “No At that point I very nearly snapped, and was very tempted to say
mate, I’m not a mate, do you fancy a beer, mate?” That was not “have any of you guys thought of using language to
much clearer than the ale. communicate?” but then I thought better of it, calmed myself down
Turns out my new mate was the skipper of the fair vessel and shouted: “HAVE ANY OF YOU GUYS THOUGHT OF
Emphysema III, previously known as Anacronism IV, a three- USING LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE?”
masted ketch-rigged, sprit-sail yawl-schooner of the lateen On the return journey I made tea for every mate who asked for
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tar all over your hands and clothes whenever you touch anything. immensely satisfying. But there still was one parting shot to come.
I chewed over his proposal as I chewed more chunky ale, and As I laid out the electricity lead to plug it in ashore, a mate told
after the third plate found that the word “yes” had issued from me: “Never, never, ever lay a power cable diagonally on the deck
my mouth, along with a lot of interestingly shaped, spongy SJEQM^ÎRJSVIERHEJXWUYEVIWEMPKEɊVMKKIHFIVQYHERTMPSX
chunks in various shades of taupe. schooner.”
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amazement that sailing with people was exactly the same as some hoovering, got the Dyson out, looked at the lead and thought
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