32ft wooden ketch,1964, Sovereign Class, Holman design built by Uphams Boatyard of Brixham. built to A100A1 grading. She has been kept on the East coast, sailing in and out of West Mersea with Gowens Sail makers, who were best friends and contemporaries of her designer/ builder Kim Holman. Kings Boatyard of Pin Mill, co owned her for 18years, much of this time under cover, shipwrights spent time refurbishing her, replacing the decks, the engine, the navigation gear and the interior. She sold again to her present owner, who has spent his time and money getting her into full commission &quo... read more

A 80ft engineless, wooden Thames Sailing Barge, 1881. Registered in Rochester, Kent. 1882. Built for carrying a cargo of bricks from Medway to the Thames. She crossed the Channel over to France and Holland, around the coast as far south as Southampton and Devonport. Re surveyed in dry dock June 2024, all was found to be in good order. She was at this time re-antifouled. George Smeed has been completely rebuilt / restored over last 30 plus years. The present restoration was started back in 1976, with a continuous maintenance programme continues to date. A National Historic Vessel, has a w... read more

A Boston Smack Yacht built by the renowned Gostelows Shipyard in 1932. A Traditional Gaff Cutter rig, her lines based on the sailing Fishing/ working vessels of the day, working off the Lincolnshire / Norfolk coast lines. Her shape has similarities to the Essex and Kent Smacks or the Prawner/ Nobbies of the North west... Built as a pleasure yacht: Wooden construction, top quality materials. She has been very well maintained. Axillary power, Bukh twin cylinder diesel inboard. She offers accommodation for 4 persons. Total external refit just completed. July 2025 Lillibullero is to be relaunch... read more

A forward keel stepped mast and a traditional tan canvas square lug sail. Tiller steering , two part rudder hangs from her transom, Purported to have been a tender / lifeboat in the early1900's. She carries a Builders plate with the name Tula Pipi ex Thistle, dated 1926. She underwent a complete restoration in 2017 by Kings Boatyard Pin Mill ,nr Ipswich. |Her present owner has spent having her kept re-varnished and re painted. To be sold with her: a simple road trailer. A PVC cover her to keep out the elements. Two rowing points, two pairs of Naval type rowlocks. 1 x pair of Oars. ... read more

28ft wooden Smack Yacht, bought as an open boat from Portsmouth,1985. REDUCED Testers Boatyard, Hollowshore, Kent, sold her on, as a "restoration project" to her present owner in 1986. Originally, she was a twin masted Lugger, built circa 1895. It was decided that she would be re rigged to carry a Gaff Rig, A new rig was made, new spars and sails, and an engine was installed, The Boatyard built her a deck and a simple coach roof over a cabin. The restoration was completed, and she was back sailing in 2013. Old surveys were made of her in 2014 and again 2018. Afloat on a pontoo... read more

REDUCED TO £55,000 Martine is a 40m Belgian Spitz motor river barge, built in 1956. Constructed of rivetted and welded steel, hull, decks, crew accommodation aft, the wheel house alone is constructed of wood and glass. She was bought straight from trade. The huge hold area has a headroom of over 2m. It is covered with removed able aluminium hatch covers. The hold is currently being used as a wood store, partial filled with ton bags of ballast too. She has been sitting on the present mooring for approx 9yrs. She was motored to Essex under her own power. Accommodation, offered at ... read more

Classic Bermudan sloop, built to the exacting requirements of her original owner. Built as a 2/3 berth yacht, seaworthy for the Thames Estuary. She is in only her third ownership in 70 years...... 1999- 2000 she underwent a professional refit, work included all the keel bolts being replaced with new, a new centreboard casing made. at the same time she had a new Beta Marine engine, gearbox and stern gear installed. Stored ashore and undercover Mast un stepped. Topsides repainted August 2024. Reduced to Sell. £3,950... read more

32ft wooden Gaff Cutter, built 1914, A pleasure yacht commissioned as a "one-off " design, elements of her are similar to the King’s Lynn fishing smacks of that time. She was reported to have been a retirement gift to a boatyard foreman. The Gaff rig was converted to Bermudan rig in the 1950’s. In the 1990's her rig was redesigned and reverted back to a Traditional Gaff Cutter. she underwent a large refit carried out by the shipwrights/ engineers of Kings Boatyard at Pin Mill. Comprehensive ownership history, records of the Works carried out, images of her sail... read more

'Almita' is 26ft LOA She has a lifting keel yacht with a spoon bow and counter stern and is rigged as a gaff cutter. Centreplate drops down through a ballast keel she only draws 2ft 6ins, when it's raised. A previous owner for a number of years was Journalist Dick Durham, he reviewed her performance in Yachting Monthly, June 2009 -Gaff vs Bermudan'. He sailed her in both formats of rig. In her present ownership, of over 15 years, time and money have not been spared on her continued maintenance and upkeep. At her last survey report 2018, there were NO recommendation to ... read more

'Billows' a 21' half deck day boat, built in 1938 by Phillips of Rye, as a sailing tripper, possibly for Folkestone, and was apparently one of the last sailing working boats built at that yard. She is a lifting centreboard gaff sloop, was rebuilt comprehensively in 1993. She is in excellent condition with all of her brightwork well varnished and looking very pretty. She is in the water on a swinging mooring and fully commissioned, including a new 5hp Mercury outboard with very low hours.... read more