28ft Classic Wooden Bermudan sloop, designed and built by David Cheverton and Partners, Isle of Wight in 1959. Originally commissioned for a Marine Charter company as a Family (of four) Sail cruiser, she'd now be classed as a Classic. Having a deck stepped mast it gives clear space in the accommodation. The settee berths are 6ft 6 in length and there is standing headroom at the aft end of the accommodation Her present owner has had a professional restoration carried out on the vessel “Works” have included a new self draining cockpit, the engine over hauled installing new e... read more

28ft Laurent Giles design, Peter Duck wooden motor sailor, rigged as a Bermudan Ketch,a well maintained vessel. A good sea boat for two persons to cruise in comfort easily sailed single handed. She spent last couple of seasons out of the water, In 2021 She has had her engine replaced, including a new shaft and raw water pump. 2 x New Heavy duty batteries and all the Standing rigging has been replaced with new. She has many nautical miles under her belt. Her 2nd owner cruised extensively: out to the West Indies via the Canaries on to the USA and back to UK via Bermuda and the Azores, ta... 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. George Smeed has been completely rebuilt / restored over last 30 plus years. In 1922 she was rebuilt to increase her cargo capacity. The present restoration was started back in 1976 to date with a continuous maintenance programme. A National Historic Vessel, wooden hull flat bottomed with lee boards. she has never been fitted... read more

REDUCED ASKING PRICE A 28ft Buchanan Gaff Yawl built by R M Johnson at Gweek Creek, Cornwall in 1974. Solidly built of pitch pine on oak frames with a laid teak deck over marine ply. She is a fast and seaworthy vessel, cruises easily at 5-6 knots, a top speed of 9 knots. She is deceptively spacious below with standing headroom throughout the saloon and gallery. A double berth in the focs'le, two settee single berths in the saloon and a pilot's berth, running aft. A large open aft self draining cockpit, which will comfortably seat 5 persons. Reynardine has always been well loo... read more

A Classic Buchanan Sloop, Normans Class design built to Lloyds A-100 standard. at the St Osyths Boatyard, Essex, 1962. Undergoing an extensive restoration programme, working with her original line drawings and details, letters penned by Alan Buchanan himself. Unfortunately her present owner has been recently diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and although fit at the moment, his prognosis is not compatible with finishing his project and have his yacht sailing again. Much work on the yacht has been completed, there is a comprehensive record of the progress with lots of photos. She has bee... read more

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 6 yrs. She was bought to Essex here under her own steam in 2013. The mechanics at this time had to be all ... read more

Nordic Folkboat one design built by the renowned Shipwright and Boatbuilder, Cyril White of Brightlingsea 1960, classed as a Classic carries the standard proven Folkboat Bermudan sloop rig with an new inboard engine, only 57hours running time. Llloyds register for1962, a Folkebat O.D. Designer named as the Scandinavian Y.R.U (engineless). In 1965 she is listed having had a Stuart Turner, petrol engine installed. A restored Clinker wooden hull Teak on Oak planking by West Country shipwright, Charlie Hussey. He carried out some major restoration to Shotley Rose.between 2012-15. Replacing 6... read more

This is a Saxon class wooden sailing yacht designed by Alan Buchanan, built by Priors of Burnham on Crouch, Essex in 1957. Her design is typical of cruiser racing yachts of the period with a long keel, counter stern, rigged as a masthead Bermudan sloop. A serious Classic Cruiser Racer. In her present ownership she has been well maintained. She has undergone some extensive refitting 2006, Recently surveyed May 2021, requiring the replacement of several hull planks Mahogany used Iroko. Works having been completed she was launched back in the water , Now " in commission." During her... read more

Cherub was the first of her class of Deben Cherub's cruising version built 1924, with accommodation cabin allowing for cruising further afield, coastal. They were built as pocket cruiser / dayboats to race against each other on the River Deben. Ideally suit for the muddy backwaters of the river estuaries of the East Coast. Built by the Eversons Boatyard of Woodbridge. 17 Cherubs were built between 1924 -1937. Open cockpit, tiller steering with a small cabin forward with 2 x 6ft settee berths. She carries a high peaked Gaff main sail and fore sail. 6hp Tohatsu Outboard hangs on a brack... read more

18ton Alan Buchanan Blue Water Bermudan Ketch. A modern classic. Built by Saundersfield of Wales.She has been in the same ownership for over 20 years. 2017-18 she was in a boat shed,undergoing major works, her decks were replaced, laid Iroko 23/4inch thich x 1 3/8ths planking and much of the aft wheelhouse. In turn this work lead to the interior all being refurbished. She was surveyed on completion of this massive project. She offer generous headroom throughout. 4 berths in two cabins. A large ex MOD Ford 360Series D6, straight six diesel engine was installed sited in a sound proofed... read more