32ft Wooden Gaff Cutter, built 1914, A pleasure Yacht. commissioned as a "one-off " design, elements of her similar to the King’s Lynn fishing smacks of that time. She was reported to have been a retirement gift to a boat yard foreman. The Gaff rig was converted to Bermudan rig in the 1950’s. In the 1990's her rig was redesigned ,she reverted 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 sailing a... read more

14ft Mersea Fisherman's Open Dinghy. A traditional wooden clinker sailing dinghy, MFOB, Class racing off Mersea Island Essex. She carries a full gaff rig with fixed bowsprit, transom stern. Painted clinker construction with centreplate. Built by a Shipwright Johnny Milgate of Peldon, Essex She has competed in the MFOB/ Winklebrig Fast Fleet achieving some good results. Kept ashore in sailing condition.... read more

Nordic Folkboat 26ft, clinker wooden construction, built by the renowned Shipwright of Brightlingsea, Cyril White in 1959. ASKING PRICE £1,500 ONE THOUSAND FVIE HUNDRED GBP A very simple, practical vessel, easily handled, sea kindly, long keel. Built and registered as a Nordic Folkboat although not measured for a modern certificate sails as a British Folk boat. She has an RYA YTC Certificate. Restored in 2015, as an extensive undercover project taking her back to bare wood, epoxy painted, inside and out. The mast was replaced, new rigging and a new suit of sails. Wooden boa... read more

Contessa Juliet,1972. A Mark 1,GRP masthead sloop. She has been under cover for the Winter. The hull is in good condition, no blistering and fair. Cooper coated anti-fouling applied in 2022 and is in excellent condition. Her sails are crisp and in good order returned from the valetters, she has two sets of old sails, in serviceable condition, suitable for cruising. A four wheeled twin axle road trailer. She has two new batteries and the engine will be serviced before she is relaunched in early June....She has been rewired, her teak work has re oiled Standard layout accommodation, berth cush... 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

At 42ft, Cygnet is a half sized wooden sailing barge. After several years of continuous sail cruising, she has been bought into a Barge Boatyard in North Essex. Her present owner has decided to sell her, the hold has ben cleared out , the engine has been removed, she's now presented as a blank canvas for a refit / rebuild......A new rudder has been made and is to be re-fitted. New leeboards are under construction and there is a shipwright commissioned for a new mast. Built in 1881 by G H Curel at Frindsbury near Strood, In 1988 she was sold to her current owner, who used her as a pri... read more

28ft Classic 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, now be classed as a Classic. Deck stepped mast gives a clear open space in the cabin. Two settee berths are 6ft 6ins in length. Standing headroom at the aft end of the accommodation. Her present owner has had professional restoration carried out on the vessel .“Works” have included a new self draining cockpit,new engine beds, the engine has been replaced with a good condition, Volvo. In... read more

Memory 19, a Traditional Gaff Sloop rig. Open cockpit, forward cuddy cabin, new standing rigging 2023. built 1980. Moulded GRP with lifting centreplate, refitted Summer 2025. To be sold with her unbraked twin axle road trailer. Mariner 5hp outboard, forward and reverse gear, Serviced 2025. Afloat on a tidal pontoon mooring.... read more

30ft Bermudian Cutter, a substantial vessel. A robust Pitch pine carvel planked hull. Accommodation for 2 plus 2 and a dog! Standing headroom in the saloon. Bright and airy cabin. Re-engined in 2008. Insurance survey March 2024. Ashore undercover for the Winter in Melton has a swinging Summer mooring, Ramsholt, River Deben, Suffolk. TRY AGAIN is an ex working Channel Island Pilot Cutter, originally constructed circa 1870, in her lifetime has been completely rebuilt two/three times in her long history. MCA registration 1907. Newspaper articles of her major rebuild in 1953. Her rig... read more

Kite is a gaff sloop-rigged, with a centreboard with a light and airy two-berth cabin, a generous cockpit, light carbon fibre spars and a weight that allows her to be trailed easily behind a family car. A trailer/sailer, designed by Andrew Wolstenholme and built by us at Demon Yachts. Aldeburgh 2015, built a "demonstrator", she has been kept in excellent condition, fully set up for racing. She has a current IRC certificate. A very robust, but lightweight vessel for good for towing, launching and recovery, Her inventory includes a selection of covers for all situations inclu... read more