Posted on November 25, 2025 by Richard Gregson -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this Maurice Griffiths Golden Hind 26
Golden Hind 26 designed by Maurice Griffiths and moulded by Golden Hind Marine in 1999. The hull was then fitted out by Ray Cox and the boat was launched in 2004.
She is No.14 of the class and the last boat to be built to this design.
The construction and finish of the boat is to a high professional standard with an excellent choice of materials and top quality fittings. A full record of the build including all invoices has been retained. Since her launch she has had only 2 owners and has been meticulously maintained and upgraded to create a very comfortable and capable cruising boat. The cabin has a lovely ambiance, fitted out with high quality joinery throughout to give the feel of a traditional classic yacht.
The current owners have explored most of the south coast and northern Europe, finding the boat to be impeccably well behaved and easy to handle even in poor weather conditions.
With a heavy ballast keel and healthy ballast ratio she is stiff and steady at sea, while her shallow draft and bilge keels allow her to take the ground and explore far upstream into shallow waters off limits to many boats her size.
Length On Deck 26’
Length Overall 29’
Beam 8’2”
Draft 3’3”
Displacement 4.5 tonnes
Sail Area 441sqft
Posted on November 20, 2025 by Richard Gregson -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this Memory 19
Memory 19 built in 1975 by the Liverpool Boat Co.
The Memory in its various forms has become a very popular boat with their attractive lines, good sailing qualities and ease of ownership.
The design offers extremely good value for money because of the potentially limited running costs. The mast can be stepped by hand without the need for a crane and boatyard costs. The boat can be launched on a slipway off the trailer, again negating the need for crane costs. With her shallow draft the choice of reasonably priced moorings is plentiful so a Memory 19 owner can find themselves with very acceptable annual running costs in a capable and attractive boat that offers a lot in terms of capability and sailing fun.
This particular boat is arguably the pick of the bunch and is surely one of the most complete and ready to sail examples to be offered on the market in a long while. The boat has undergone an extensive refit in the last 12 months and is currently on her trailer ready to tow away and is absolutely ready to launch and sail next season.
The 2024/2025 refit included the following works:
- New beaching legs and bolts
- New varnished boom crutch
- Centre plate pivot pin replaced
- Bobstay eye bolt replaced
- New running backstays fitted
- New varnished washboards
- New 12v battery and storage box
- Complete re-wire
- Bronze centreplate lifting winch fitted
- Centreplate box clad in varnished iroko
- New cockpit sole boards
- Complete repaint and varnish
- New Lewmar forehatch
- New topsail Yard
- New chainplate bolts
- Bronze chain pipe fitted
- New running rigging
- Rudder hangings re galvanised
- Re-furbished road trailer with new axle, brakes, wheels and tyres (never been submerged)
- Bronze Wykeham Martin furling gear fitted to both headsails
- Lead ballast recast to fit neatly against hull and secured in place
- Custom supports made to carry spars in transport
- New remote fuel tank for the outboard with securing tray in the cockpit
The boat was towed to France and sailed in the La Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan boat festival this summer.
This is the best example of a Memory 19 we have seen and is absolutely ready for her next owner to enjoy with all the hard work completed.
The cabin has 2 full length berths of 6’6” making her a very comfortable weekend boat for coastal exploring.
Length on Deck 19’
Length Waterline 18’8”
Beam 7’
Draft 1’9” / 3’9”
Displacement 2,250lbs \ 1120kg
Ballast 1,100lbs \ 500kg
Posted on November 17, 2025 by Richard Gregson -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this Sparkman & Stephens Deb 33
Sparkman & Stephens designed Deb 33, built by Tyler Boat Co. in 1969. Fitted out and finished by Deacons Boatyard Ltd, Southampton.
Originally launched as wooden design, later 50 boats were built in GRP and have seen great success. This particular boat has previously completed and Atlantic circuit in a previous ownership.
Yachting Monthly said of the S&S Deb 33 in 2016 “For those who like to sail hard in all conditions, and often either short-handed or solo, this is a cracking yacht. She looks lovely on the water, her overhangs and sheer give her the classic styling that owners of more mass-produced boats often envy. She’s stiff under sail with a generous ballast ratio, but has the bonus of a centreboard for finer pointing ability to windward, while retaining the benefits of shoal water sailing and creek-crawling. In all, she’s a solid, seaworthy and sensibly laid-out offshore yacht with the ability to make good passage times on all points of sail and take her owners across oceans.”
In the present ownership the boat has been upgraded with a virtually new Beta engine, batteries, rigging and sails.
A fine modern classic yacht, easily handled and ocean capable.
Length on Deck 33’4” / 10.16m
Length Waterline 24’ / 7.31m
Beam 10’4” / 3.14m
Draft 3’7” – 6’7” / 1.08m – 2m
Displacement 13,500lb / 6136kg
Posted on October 30, 2025 by Richard Gregson -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this 1964 E.G. Van de Stadt Pioneer 9 Masthead Sloop
The Pioneer 9 is a robust, seaworthy classic yacht designed for serious cruising and blue-water sailing, often praised for its solid build quality, stability in rough seas, and manageable sailing characteristics. While it offers a secure and dry cockpit, its interior may feel cramped compared to modern yachts, lacking large living spaces but featuring practical elements like a large heads and a handy wet locker. Reviews highlight its strength, good performance for its size, and ability to handle heavy weather, making it a reliable choice for offshore voyages despite its age.
The Dutch 9.10m Pionier 9 – often spelt Pioneer 9 in English – was designed by van de Stadt and the first production GRP yacht in Europe. More than 600 were built after the first was launched in 1959. UK versions were moulded by Tylers and finished by Southern Ocean Shipyard in Poole.
The capabilities of the Pionier 9 were proven beyond doubt 12 years after it was first launched, when Nicolette Milnes-Walker became the first woman to sail single-handed across the North Atlantic, completing the voyage from Pembrokeshire, Wales, to Newport, Rhode Island in 45 days.
This example has sailed cross channel to Guernsey, Sark and Jersey. To St Malo and along the Coast. To the Solent and many occasions South West
Surveyed and Coded in 2017 for CAT 4 Daysail training in her locality, kept in code to 2019 before moving to Teignmouth.
Posted on October 22, 2025 by Richard Gregson -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this Golden Hind 31
Designed by Maurice Griffiths, these GRP versions of this popular family cruising boat were built by Terry Erskine yachts. This boat was launched in 1976.
The Golden Hind was originally designed for amateur construction using plywood, the hard chine hull was relatively easy to construct using plywood sheets and made for a cost effective family cruising boat. Latterly a plug was made the design was built in GRP with many produced by Terry Erskine of Plymouth.
With only 2 owners in all her years, this has been a well loved and used yacht, in present ownership for 26 years. Sadly due to the owners advancing years she has been put up for sale.
In the first few years of the current ownership she had a major refit including a new engine and a re-modelled interior creating a comfortable and spacious cabin with 5 berths and over 6’ headroom.
This yacht has the ketch rig which makes her more adaptable for short handed cruising with more sail plan options.
A good honest cruising boat with a lot of volume for the length and sensibly priced.
Length on Deck 31’6” / 9.6m
Length Overall 35’5” / 10.8m
Length Waterline 26’9” / 8.15m
Beam 9’ / 2.74m
Draft 3’8“ / 1.12m
Displacement 11,600lb / 5262kg
Posted on October 15, 2025 by Richard Gregson -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this Laurent Giles Vertue V131
Laurent Giles Vertue No. V131 built by Robertsons of Woodbridge in 1965.
This is another example of a long voyaging Vertue, yet again proving their worth as superb offshore cruising boats. Her second owner set sail from the UK for Cape Town via the French inland waterways and Suez Canal. She reached her destination but not after being hit by extreme weather in the Indian Ocean. She changed hands in South Africa, bought by a Ron Atkinson in 1071 who cruised and raced her extensively up and down the east African coast up to Mozanbique. He renamed her Zingela after a Zulu warrior.
In South Africa her rig was changed for an alloy mast to a more conventional masthead Bermudan sloop configuration, differing to the usual Vertue slutter type rig.
She was then sold back into UK ownership and shipped home in 1993 where she has remained, being cruised around the south coast.
Length on Deck 25’4”
Beam 7’4”
Draft 4’6”
Thames Tonnage 5TM
Posted on September 11, 2025 by Alex -
Classic Yacht Brokerage comments on this Contessa 26
The Contessa 26 is a popular, sturdy, and well-regarded small sailboat known for its seaworthiness and ability to handle diverse conditions. While its narrow hull provides a comfortable ride and good windward performance. The boat is well-suited for both coastal cruising and extended voyages, including single-handing, and has earned a reputation for being a capable and reliable vessel.
Designed by David Sadler and Jeremy Rogers in 1965/66 as a GRP Folkboat type, the first Contessa 26 was launched in 1966. The first few boats proved to be very successful racers, including in long-distance events. They are still sought after as very attractive and seaworthy small cruisers.
Key Features and Characteristics:
The Contessa 26 is renowned for its ability to handle various sea conditions, with a full keel, large transom-hung rudder, and a hull designed for stability.
It sails well to windward and is known for its balanced and predictable handling.
The boat features a relatively heavy displacement for its size, contributing to its stability.
The Contessa 26 has a relatively small interior, with limited headroom and compact accommodations. It typically offers berths for four or five, but it’s often favoured by couples or single-handers.
It’s a design inspired by the Folkboat and has a strong pedigree, being used by the Royal Marines as a training vessel and as an OSTAR competitor.
Posted on June 30, 2025 by Alex -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this 1970 Kim Holman Northney 34
Designed by Kim Holman and Built by Nicholson & Marshall (Yachthaven Ltd) of Hayling Island. These are smooth and fast Cruiser Racers and the Northney 34 Class is actually a replica of Kim Holman’s own very successful Wooden racer “Shaker” built in 1965.This example has been in the same ownership since 2018.
We believe the GRP hull was built to Lloyds 100+A1 standards, and there were 21 of these Yachts built and this is Number 21.
A 2018 comprehensive full condition Survey is also available which will give potential buyers a helpful detailed understanding of this Yacht.
Length on Deck 33’9″
Length Waterline 24′
Beam 9’1″
Draft 5’6″
Displacement 5800kg
Posted on June 30, 2025 by Alex -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this 1967 BUCHANAN VASHTI MK3 – QUEEN CLASS 38
PHRYNE OF BURNHAM is an example of one of the first GRP yachts moulded by Tylers of Tonbridge in Kent and fitted out by Priors of Burnham-on-Crouch. She is rather special and quite a rare boat, believed to be one of only five examples of the Mark 3 Buchanan Vashti (marketed as the ‘Queen Class 38’) still in commission. The Vashti was one of the great Alan Buchanans most notable and successful designs, originally built in wood and raced extensively in the 1960’s with great success. Her classic lines are built for racing and she is a joy to sail.
Launched in 1967, she has a fascinating history and the plans are available in the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth. Bought by the current owners in 2016, she had been through a significant refit at Berthon Boat Company August 2013 and has been continually updated since including new spars and rigging in 2022. Her graceful lines and counter belie a powerful, well balanced and rugged yacht with terrific sea-keeping that is difficult to find in this day and age. This is a proper yacht with performance to match her looks and a class above many GRP boats of her period.
Wintered ashore each season ashore with an all over custom cover, she has been cruised along the south coast, cross Channel and the Scilly Isles and lightly raced through the summer season with a local yacht club (IRC 0.875). Due to her age and design, she qualifies for the classic yacht regattas and has sailed with the Channel Classic Regatta and attended the Paimpol ‘Chant de Marine’.
Survey report from March 2022 states her “to be in structurally sound condition and to be in good cosmetic condition for her age.” Additionally, it states that “For the age of the vessel and the type of polyester resin that would have been used in her original construction the [hull moisture] readings were considered to be very acceptable and much lower than could be expected.”
With a new mast and standing rigging in 2022, and tri-radial cut sails from 2017 with a spinnaker to match, she is ready to go this season and has all the extras you will need for comfortable cruising or amateur racing.
Posted on June 30, 2025 by Alex -
Classic Yacht Brokerage Comments on this Arthur Ransomes Fred Shepherd Yacht
SELINA KING is a Fred Shepherd designed Bermudan cutter built by Harry King & Sons in 1938 for the author Arthur Ransome. She was the largest boat commissioned by Ransome.
Passing through various owners, she was bought by a gentleman from Bermuda in 1972 who set out to sail her home and was caught in a nasty north Atlantic storm. Rescued by the navy, she eventually made it to Bermuda where she remained for some time before being sold again and cruising to the Caribbean and the States. Found abandoned and in a poor state in Florida, she was sailed back to Bermuda and eventually bought by the current owner in 2011. There started a major refit, culminating in her launch in 2023 at the very yard where she had been built at Pin Mill, Suffolk.
Now after spending a lot of years, effort and money rebuilding the boat, the owner wishes to pass her on to someone who can appreciate the good work and use her properly.
Photo Credits: Nic Compton.
Length on Deck 35’10”
Length Waterline 28’4”
Beam 9’10”
Draft 5’
Thames Tonnage 12TM
