John May sold the boat
to my father in 1971 to fund a new boat building project for a larger
yacht. She has been in our family ownership and maintenance since.
We have made some improvements over the years. The Volvo 2002 diesel
replaced an unwilling marinised Wortham Blake petrol engine in 1987.
The original mast head rig was changed for a larger fractional rig
in 2000 with the help of sailmaker Colin Anstey (Gowen). All halyards
are now led back to the cockpit. The bigger rig has transformed
her performance on all points of sail. This year she came 3rd in
class and 14th overall out of 60 classic Bermudian boats at the
2007 SYH classic regatta. |
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Builder
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John May
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Designer:
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Alan Buchanan
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Year of Build
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1970
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Length on deck.
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28 ft
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Length water-line.
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21.6 ft |
Beam
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8 ft
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Draft
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4.9 ft
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Displacement
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5,900 kg
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Hull profile
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Long Keel with cut away forefoot
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Planking |
Iroko ex. 25mm (22mm actual) strip plank |
Frames |
Oak laminated. 30mm x 30mm @ 200mm centres |
Fastenings: |
non-ferrous nails and roves |
Deck: |
marine ply grp cloth sheathed and painted |
Coach-roof coamings: |
Iroko, varnished |
Windows |
toughened glass with S/S cover beads. |
Coach-roof deck: |
½” marine ply GRP cloth sheathed, painted
externally and on varnished T&G 15mm thick cherry soffit
planking on laminated oak frames internally. |
External ballast keel |
iron |
Floors |
Wood/iron straps. |
Keel bolts |
Galvanised MS |
Cockpit |
Self-draining. Bridge deck |
Steering |
Tiller |
Deck fittings |
Galvanised & S/S |
Stemhead fitting |
Galvanised |
Chain rollers |
Galvanised |
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Some modifications have
also been made to the interior as well to improve the impression
of spaciousness she has below, seat backs have been raked for comfort.
She is a very simple boat with a fold down chart table/box which
takes a half sized admiralty charts. She has 2 excellent full length
sea berths (6’6”) with lee cloths. The forepeak berths
are also generous length with an infill which could easily create
a good double berth with hawser pipe removed. Headroom is very good
throughout the boat with standing headroom in the loo, unusual for
this size of boat.
We have cruised up and down the East coast every year and trips
to France and Belgium occasionally. Currently berthed and now ashore
at REYC Upnor, Kent. |
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Rig |
fractional bermudian sloop |
Mast: |
deck stepped alloy (Z spars 2003) |
Boom: |
Wood: Slab reefing, varnished |
Other spars: |
spinnaker pole: wood varnished |
Standing rigging: |
Stainless steel 6 mm wire - new in 2000 |
Rigging screws: |
stainless steel/bronze with Sta-lok terminals |
Chain plates: |
Internal/galvanised |
Backstays |
1 No. standing single backstay with split lower, and
2 no. running backstays with tackles (for use in heavy weather/racing)
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Running rigging: |
10mm Marlowbraid with wire/rope forehalyards all new 2000
led back to cockpit |
Winches:
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Mast: 2 no. Lewmar 8 polished bronze coachroof mounted
with Lewmar stoppers (2 no. triples) for 8-10mm halyards.
Cockpit : 2 No. Barlow 2 speed polished bronze self-tailing |
Sails |
Short battened mainsail and hanked headsails, total sail
area: 450sq ft |
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Details: |
Sailmaker |
Area |
Age |
Condition |
Mainsail |
Gowan |
200 sq ft |
8 |
very good |
Mainsail 2 |
Gowan |
165 sq ft |
22 |
fair/good |
Mainsail 3 |
Jeckells |
165 sq ft |
original |
serviceable |
No 1 genoa (racing) |
Quantum |
249 sq ft |
1 |
new 2006 |
No 1 genoa (cruising) |
Gowan |
245 sq ft |
22 |
fair/good |
No 1 genoa (cruising) |
Jeckells |
220 sq ft |
original |
serviceable |
No 2 genoa (cruising) |
Gowan |
215 sq ft |
19 |
good |
No 3 genoa (cruising) |
Windward |
175 sq ft |
24 |
serviceable |
Blast reacher (reefing) |
Gowan |
165/145 sq ft |
19 |
good |
Jib |
Jeckells |
130 sq ft |
original |
serviceable |
Storm jib |
Jeckells |
75 sq ft |
original |
serviceable |
Spinnaker |
Hyde |
470 sq ft |
1 |
New 2007 |
Please note that
sails have always been stored folded on board and taken
home in winter |
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Engine |
Inboard Volvo 2002, 18 shp 2 cylinder diesel
installed new 1987. Single lever controls |
Location |
Centre-line |
Propeller |
2 bladed (spare 3 blade) |
Speed |
Cruising 5 knots Max 6 knots |
Fuel tank |
10 gallon polypropylene under cockpit sole |
Engine start |
Electric/manual |
Gauges |
Rev counter / temperature / audible alarms |
Batteries |
2 No. 75 AH under tool cupboard. Charging by engine
only |
Electrics |
12v |
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OTHER EQUIPMENT |
Spray-hood |
folding spray hood over main hatch (aluminium
frame) |
Winter cradle/trailer |
New wheeled winter cradle 2007 |
Covers |
Fully fitted winter cover to waterline |
Mooring warps |
4 |
Fenders |
2 nos. large (sausage type) 6 nos. (teardrop type) |
ACCOMMODATION |
Layout |
2 berths in forepeak, sea toilet to starboard in separate
compartment with hanging locker opposite. 2 berths in main
cabin, fold down 1/2 Admiralty size chart table/box to starboard
and galley opposite. |
Berths |
4 |
Head-room: |
6’ forward / 6’ 2” midships |
Heads |
Sea toilet: Jabsco compact (new 2006) |
Water tanks |
Flexible 30 gallon under berths midships |
Galley cooker |
Gimballed s/s 2 burner+ grill , calor gas |
Galley sink |
by plastic bowls |
Interior feel |
varnished interior |
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NAVIGATION GEAR |
Compass |
Grid compass, removable below tiller |
Sounder/Log |
Incastec Duo, hatch mounted, also Stowe trailing log |
VHF |
Demek RS 8000 |
Lights |
M/H tricolour/signalling/steaming/deck light + Pushpit/pulpit
lights |
SAFETY
GEAR |
Lifebuoys |
Life-sling |
Flares |
Coastal pack |
Fire extinguishers:
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2 |
GROUND
TACKLE |
Anchor/s Types/weight |
Danforth 30 lbs
CQR 25 lbs
Chain: 30 fathoms galvanised chain
Warp: 20 mm Kedge 60 m approx + 3 fathoms chain |
Windlass |
Manual Simpson Lawrence |
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