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Description

An immediately recognisable Laurent Giles design, this yacht has made 2 Atlantic crossings, cruised the West Indies and down to S Americas, she has cruised the Baltic and the Med.

Length on deck 38ft
Lwl 26ft
Beam 10 ft
Draft 54/69
Tonnage 10TM

Designed by Jack Laurent Giles of Lymington.
Built by Elkins of Christchurch. 1964

Elkins was a major yard at the time and worked closely with the Laurent Giles design office building most of the UK Vertues.

Jack Laurent Giles and his staff were one of the big players in yacht design at the time with many famous designs to their name including some seriously big yachts and some successful racers.

One of many centre-board yachts designed by Laurent Giles this is a fine big boat, generous free-board, sharp stem gently flaired to throw the water clear and the squarish stern typical of Laurent Giles race yachts and fast cruisers at the time.
In a letter dated July 1979 from Laurent Giles to the previous owner, they state that this is a unique boat.... a one-off.....extremely well built ... attractive to the man who appreciates real quality and pedigree. Quite a recommendation!


Construction
Planked in teak blow the w/l with mahogany topsides.
All steam bent oak frames on an iroko back-bone.
Long lead keel, slotted for the centre-plate.
Keel bolts replaced 2020
Bronze strap floors.
Bronze centre-plate contained within the depth of the keel so not intruding into the cabin.
Laurent Giles signature feature of raised varnished sheer strake with gold cove line.







Deck
Yacht-laid teak over a marine ply sub-deck, painted for sailing in warm climes.
Good clear side decks and fore deck.
Usual Laurent Giles deep toe-rail with teak capping.
Stainless steel pulpit, push-pit and stanchions with twin guard wires. All deck fittings including cleats, fair-leads and stem-head fitting are substantial and top quality. Regalvanized bow Roller 2020.
Wheel steering on Whitlock pedestal fitted in previous ownership 1986 removed and replaced with tiller steering as per original specification.

Coach-roof.
Varnished mahogany coach-roof stepped up aft, the varnished mahogany coamings set with oblong windows in bronze frames.
Sheathed marine ply coach-roof deck painted cream leaving varnished margin boards to give a very smart, classic look.
4 varnished mahogany Dorade boxes on the coach-roof with new cowl vents aft.
Varnished grab rails each side.
Fore hatch on the fwd end. Fitted cover.
Spray-hood and integral cock-pit tent with windows and zip-up side entrance fully enclose the cock-pit. This could do with replacement.

Rig.
Masthead bermudian sloop rig on alloy mast stepped through the coach-roof deck onto the keel.
Single spreaders
Twin standing back-stays.
Furlex roller furling gear on the fore stay. Re bearing and refurbished 2020

Slab reefing fully battened mainsail
Stainless steel standing rigging. Replaced 2016 with minimal use since

Sails.
Fully battened roller furling mainsail on alloy boom.
Headsail on Furlex roller furling with UV strip.
2018 mainsail cover

Winches.

Engine
37hp Nanni diesel installed new in 2008
Aquadrive on the conventional shaft drive.
3-blade prop

Batteries.
3 x 12v 110amp/hr domestic 2019
1 x 12v 110 amp/hr engine start 2019
Parallel switching.
Adverc battery management system.

Tanks.
Diesel in 2 stainless steel tanks.
2 x 40 galls water in galvanised steel tanks under the saloon settees.
Pressurised water supply.



Accommodation. 4-berths.

Forward cabin with v berths. Fore hatch over. Opening ports for light and ventilation.
White painted deck-head and coamings.
Varnished mahogany drawers and cupboards below the berths.
Drawer unit/dressing table alongside the after end of the port berth
Stbd off-set bulkhead doorway to athwartships lobby.
Mast against the after bulkhead, twin hanging lockers under the side deck stbd side and heads compartment to port.
Blake Victory sea toilet, hand basin in a separate unit with H&C, drains over-board and shower facility with teak gratings in the floor.
25l surecal calorifier linked to engine and separate immersion. 2020
Stbd off-set bulkhead door to the saloon cabin.
Port and stbd settee berths reupholstered 2019, shelves and lockers up behind. Stowage under and behind the seat backs.
Drop leaf mahogany table between pivoted on a vertical stainless steel pole.
Varnished mahogany side-board in the fwd port corner.
Cast iron solid fuel cabin heater new 2019 against the forward bulkhead with polished copper heat shield round the vertical flue to deck.
Part bulkheads each side to the port side galley and stbd side chart deck and quarter berth with steps to the cock-pit between. The steps sit on the engine box which lifts off to give good access to the engine.
Galley with sink and tiled work surface along the bulkhead . Manual cold fresh water tap and sea water tap. Sink drains over-board.
Smart 2-burner grill and oven gas cooker gimballed in a tiled recess

Chart desk to stbd over the head of the quarter berth with nav instruments above.
Oilies locker between the chart desk and the steps get warmth from the adjacent engine.

69 head-room in way of the chart desk and galley
6 2 under the coach-roof through the rest of the yacht.

All original joinery in varnished mahogany with white painted bulkheads and deck-head.
Varnished mahogany sole boards.


Equipment.

Ground tackle.
45lb CQR anchor
50 meters chain
20lb Bruce kedge anchor
20meter warp.
12v windlass

Deck gear
120w solar panel and victron moot controller
Hydrovane self steering.
Inflatable dinghy.
Warps and fenders.
Varnished mahogany boarding ladder
Modern alloy boarding ladder.


Set of original drawings.

Navigation
Compass mounted on the bulkhead 2019
Radar
Standard Horizon chart plotter
AIS Radio
Garmin GPS
Brookes and Gatehouse Clipper log, wind direction and sounder.

Safety gear.
Life raft
Flares
Life buoy x 2

Specifications

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