Designed by Starling Burgess to the Six Metre rule and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in 1921.  She was part of the first ever team of American 6m yachts to be campaigned in England and she carried sail number US4.

After the racing she remained in the UK and her well documented history took her cruising around Scotland, Ireland and over to Norway with various owners who have written books and memoirs about their time with the boat.

A major 2015 refit included refastening of the hull and plenty of structural repairs, but also gave her a new gaff sloop rig to replace her original Bermudan rig design.  Although her original rig and spars are with the boat still, she has been raced very successfully in recent years as a gaffer and won a lot of silverware.

When purchased by the current owner in 2020 a lot of time and money was put into the boat to optimise her for racing.  The hull was strengthened and the rig design looked at carefully, replacing all hardware with modern equipment such as Harken CarboAirs and Black Magic Airs blocks.  She has a complete integrated B&G system with 4 x H5000 displays.

The boat is engineless as she was originally and the interior has been stripped out for racing.

She has proved to be a very competitive boat, winning Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic regatta and has consistently been at the head of the fleet in other regattas and local races.  In recent years she has won at Fowey Classics, Dartmouth Classics, Cowes Classic Week and Hamble Classics twice.  She was overall winner of the West Country Classics series.  She has the potential to do extremely well in classic events both here and in the Mediterranean and could be a cost effective yacht in which to enjoy these regattas with a good chance of winning some silverware. 

Length Overall                       27’4″
Length on Deck                      27’4″
Beam                                        7′
Draft                                        5’6″
Thames Tonnage                    5TM

Construction

Carvel planked in 3/4″ Honduras mahogany all bronze screw fastened to steam bent oak timbers at 6″ centres.  90% of the hull was re-fastened in 2015.

Hull is splined throughout, these splines were all renewed in 2015.

Wooden structural floors across the centreline.  All centreline bolts from stem to stern replaced in phosphor bronze in 2015.

External lead ballast keel of 2.5 tons fastened with bronze keel bolts.  Half the bolts replaced in phosphor bronze in 2015.  4 new bolts fitted 2024.

New hanging knees in way of the mast form an effective ring frame the strengthen the hull.

Deck laid in T&G yellow pine, overlaid with 1/4″ Robins marine plywood and sheathed externally with epoxy glass cloth.  Deck re-painted in 2024.  Varnished Honduras mahogany toe rails and rubbing strakes.

Pair of circular cockpits, one for the helm and one for the crew, both with varnished teak coamings.

Tiller steering with a new rudder from 2015.  All new hangings and rudder stock.

Rig 

Gaff sloop rig.

Keel stepped varnished spruce hollow mast with an internal plywood structural web, new in 2016.  The bare mast only weighs 40kg.  

Varnished hollow spruce boom and gaff.  Hollow spruce spinnaker pole plus a carbon fibre pole.

Stainless steel standing rigging to internal bronze chain plates.  New bronze chain plate bolts in 2015.  Rigging and rigging screws new in 2024.

Running back stays run below decks and tensioned on the winches.

3 x self tailing Harken winches mounted on the deck and 3 x self tailing Harken winches below decks.

Mainsail 2016, topsail, 3 x Jibs from One Sails (2022 & 2023).  Jackyard topsail re-cut 2023.  Asymmetric by One Sails 2024.

All modern Harken blocks.  Carbo Airs and Black Magic Airs.

Running rigging all new with Southern Ropes Beige SuperT braid on braid (dyneema equivalent core)

Halyards all controlled below deck with Lewmar clutches.

Original bermudan rig complete with rigging and sails still with the boat and able to be fitted directly back in if required, uses same chain plates and mast step .

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery with a Solar Panel from Hartnell Marine.
Powers bilge pump and instruments.

Equipment

Integrated B&G system
4 x H5000 displays – compass, traducer, wind sensor and receiver
B&G GPS screen
Harken rig hardware
Mainsail – 2016
Jib – One Sails 2023
Jackyard topsail – re-cut by One Sails 2023
Asymmetric spinnaker – One Sails 2024
3 x Harken self tailing winches
Electric auto bilge pump
Manual bilge pump
Custom designed all over coverMainsail cover

Price £35,000

Location Hampshire, UK

For further information please contact

Chris Williams
Classic Boat Company
P: +44(0)7710010099
E: chris@classicboatcompany.co.uk
W: www.classicboatcompany.co.uk

International SixMeter racing yacht built to Rule 3. 

Designed by Tore Holm and built by Hagerstens Batvarv, Swedenin 1939.

At the outbreak of WWII, Silvervingen was laid upand not sailed until after the war. Tore Holm designed a cruising interior and small coachroof for her, but she went on to race successfully throughout the 1940’s and 1950’s under various different names.

Purchased in 2004 by the previous owner, Silvervingen was in a sorry state and needing a thorough rebuild. Over a 9 year period the deck was removed and the hull slowly put back into shape to reinstate the original sheer line. The wooden keel was replaced and new ballast keel bolts fitted. Over 70 frames were replaced in streamed oak and all the galvanised plate floors were renewed. A new deck was fitted with 12mm plywood overlaid with Oregon pine.

She was then sold into UK ownership and a major period of upgrading commenced to optimise the yacht for racing in the 6m series. The basic boat was in excellent conditionand needed little structural repair,but the rig was renewed entirely, the deck hardware layout professionally re-designed and all new electronic systems fitted.

The yacht is now offered in full racing trim, optimised to a very high level and fully equipped for racing in the 6 meter series.

Top professionals have been engaged at all stages of the design and build to ensure the hull, rig and systems are as good as they could possibly be. The rig was designed in conjunction with various people including Tim Dean Consultancy Ltd.

The boat was raced in the 2023 6m Worlds and finished 3rd overall in the Classic Division. This is a yacht at the top of her game, in superb condition and fitted out to a supremely high level.

Offered for sale individually, but could be bought as part of a pair in conjunction with Abu. The systems, rigs and racing set up are identical on each boat making for exciting sailing as part of a team.

Length on Deck37’7”
Beam6’
Draft7’10”

Construction

Hull
Carvel planked in mahogany.

Laminatedoak frames fastened with bronze screws. 2 intermediate steamed oak timbers fastened with copper rivets.

Galvanised steel plate floors fastened with stainless steel boltswhich are insulated from the floors.Some stainless steel plate floors midships.

Cast iron ballast keel fastened with stainless steel keel bolts.

Titanium ring frame and new mahogany mast step recently fitted to spread the loads of the rig evenly and stiffen the hull.Full CAD drawings of this installation are available.

Deck
Pine beamshelf with new mahogany deck beams. 

Deck made from 2 layers of 6mm marine plywood. Overlaid with a swept Oregon pine deck with mahogany king plank and covering boards. Small mahogany toe rail set just inboard from the deck edge.

2 separate cockpits with mahogany coamings and margin boards. Helm cockpit aft and crew forward.

Rig
The rig design was completed with the help of Tim Dean Consultancy Ltd to produce a high performance efficient rig.

The complete rig was delivered in 2022 and first sailed in September 2022.

Critical load data from the rig fed into the onboard system with various read out screens around the boat to give the crew real time information while racing. Data relayed via wifi to chase boat.

Spars
Fractional Bermudan sloop rig. Alloy mast and boom by Allspars, 2022. Full spec of spars available on request.

Stainless steel rod standing rigging. All rigging 2022, forestay new 2023.

Winches
2 x Harken Performa 50 and 2 x Harken Performa 46 2 speed self tailingwinches below decks for line controls, set on newly fitted plywood structures especially designed for supreme crew ergonomics.

Single Harken Performa 50 mainsheet winch set on a central pedestal.

Deck hardware
All fittings and hardware designed, supplied and installed by Marine Rigging Servies Ltd of Gosport to race specification.

Sails
All sails by One Sails and Europ’ Sails, made from a Glued Vantage1 membrane and a film outer surface:

Rig electronics
Cyclops Marine Gateway unit to collate and distribute data from load cells.

Smartlink load cells for mainsheet, running backstays and forestay.

Equipment
B&G H5000 CPU Hercules
4 x B&G Triton 2 digital display
2 x B&G H5000 Graphic display at the mast
B&G wind sensor
B&G rudder indicator
B&G log
Tracer 22ah Li-Po battery for systems

Whale gusher manual bilge pump
Auto electric bilge pump 150 litres/min
12 volt battery for bilge pumps

3 x fender pads
Mooring warps

Padded boom crutch
All over mast up covers
Deck covers fitted around the cockpits

Price
£176,000

Location
Stored in a climate controlled unit in the south of England

For further information please contact

Chris Williams
Classic Boat Company
P: +44(0)7710010099
E: chris@classicboatcompany.co.uk
W: www.classicboatcompany.co.uk

International Six Meter racing yacht built to Rule 2. Designed by Johan Anker and built by Anker and Jensen in 1931.

She was built as the personal yacht of Johan Anker and in her he won the Scandinavian Gold Cup in Gothenburg in 1931. In 1932 she was sold to the great helmsman Magnus Konow who won the Gold Cup and the One Ton Cup. In 1933 she was sold to the UK and was converted for cruising around 1935and spent much of her time after this on the Hamble.

In 2003 she was purchased by a well known member of the meter boat community, rebuilt and raced successfully at various events around Europe.

Purchased by the current owner in 2019, she then went through a major refit involving serious structural repairs and improvements, a complete new rig and all new systems. Clare Lallows yard on the Isle of Wight, together with an experienced yacht surveyor, completed a structural refit including new planking, frames and rudder replacement.

The yacht is now offered in full racing trim, optimised to a very high level and fully equipped for racing in the Six Meter series.

Top professionals have been engaged at all stages of the design and build to ensure the hull, rig and systems are as good as they could possibly be. The rig was designed in conjunction with various people including Tim Dean Consultancy Ltd.

Now under UK flag, this Six Metre yacht is sailing under the sail number GBR32. Raced at the 2023 Worlds in Cowes and finished 11th overall.

Offered for sale individually, but could be boughtas part of a pair in conjunction with Silvervingen. The systems, rigs and racing set up are identical on each boat making for exciting sailing as part of a team.

Length on deck 36’8”
Beam 6’1”
Draft

Construction

Hull
Planked in mahogany all copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Sawn timber floors across the centreline

Titanium ring frame and new mahogany mast step recently fitted to spread the loads of the rig evenly and stiffen the hull.

Deck
Swept quarter sawn spruce deck screw fastened to douglas fir deck beams. 

Mahogany king plank and covering boards.

Twin cockpits with mahogany coamings.

Rig
The rig design was completed with the help of Tim Dean Consultancy Ltd to produce a high performance efficient rig.

The complete rig was delivered in 2022 and first sailed in September 2022.

Critical load data from the rig fed into the onboard system with various read out screens around the boat to give the crew real time information while racing. Data relayed via wifi to chase boat.

Spars
Fractional Bermudan sloop rig. Alloy mast and boom by Allspars, 2022. Full spec of spars available on request.

Stainless steel rod standing rigging. All rigging 2022, forestay new 2023.

Winches
2 x Harken Performa 50 and 2 x Harken Performa 46 2 speed self tailing winches below decks for line controls, set on newly fitted plywood structures especially designed for supreme crew ergonomics.

Single Harken Performa 50 mainsheet winch set on a central pedestal.

Deck hardware
All fittings and hardware designed, supplied and installed by Marine Rigging Servies Ltd of Gosport to race specification.

Sails
All sails by One Sails or Europ’ Sails, made from a Glued Vantage1 membrane and a film outer surface:

Rig electronics
Cyclops Marine Gateway unit to collate and distribute data from load cells.

Smartlink load cells for mainsheet, running backstays and forestay.

Equipment
B&G H5000 CPU Hercules
4 x B&G Triton 2 digital display
2 x B&G H5000 Graphic display at the mast
B&G wind sensor
B&G rudder indicator
B&G log
Tracer 22ah Li-Po batteryfor systems

Whale gusher manual bilge pump
Auto electric bilge pump 150 litres/min
12 volt battery for bilge pumps

3 x fender pads
Mooring warps

Padded boom crutch
All over mast up covers
Summer deck covers fitted around the cockpits

Price
£156,000

Location
Stored in a climate controlled unit in the south of England

For further information please contact

Chris Williams
Classic Boat Company
P: +44(0)7710010099
E: chris@classicboatcompany.co.uk
W: www.classicboatcompany.co.uk