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FOR SALE – K15 – DUET

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DUET is a Second Rule 6m, and although currently setup with a gaff rig for Mediterranean cup collecting, she still could be put back into 6m class with a Bermudian rig (not supplied, but she has a set of North 3DL Bermudian sails available). 

On the market as her owner’s plans have changed, and has retired from classic yacht racing. She is a very special piece of our maritime history that also wins races and turns heads. She is being offered at a very modest figure and is VAT paid both in the UK and Europe.   We have been instructed by the owner for a prompt sale, and hence the paltry asking price

Full details are here – https://www.berthoninternational.com/yacht-sales-brokerage/yachts-for-sale/alfred-mylne-glen-coats-gaff-sloop-duet/

Price is £35,000

Please contact Ben Cooper on ben.cooper@berthon.co.uk for further information

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FOR SALE – D50/US89 – DODO Urgently Needs New Owner

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Help! DoDo D-50 (later US-89 in the Port Huron & Sarnia Fleet) a 1935 Bjarne Aas design, built by E Nordbjaerg Baadevaerft, for King Olav V of Denmark is at risk of being cut up if a new owner cannot be found urgently.

This historic Six has been based in the US Great Lakes for may years. The boat was last sailed and raced in 2015 and was stored indoors until November 2023, when it was moved outside and covered.

The mast is a triple spreader hollow spruce mast with an aluminum boom.  The sails are North Sails: 1 dacron main, 3 dacron jibs and 2 spinnakers. Included are Kevlar jib sheets and spinnaker sheets. 

Other gear includes Harken blocks and 2 Lewmar winches as well as 4 vintage winches still in use.  Lifting cables for lifting from the keel bolts and a steel storage cradle. 

A 6 hp Johnson outboard can be included if desired. 

The underbody has been (successfully) altered to a more modern design with the rudder slightly farther forward against the shortened keel design.  With the normal prep work (bottom painting and mast stepped) the boat can be put in the water and raced. 

DoDo can be inspected at the River’s Bend Marina in St. Clair, Michigan, USA (50 miles north of Detroit). She is now for sale for USD 15,000 or best offer.  The boat risks getting cut up for storage charges in the next month or so if no one is interested. 

For further information please contact:
Owner Jim Butlin (by phone only) +(810) 300-1829
Owner’s Representative Peter Durand by email peter-durand@swissre.com

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FOR SALE – SUI152 – GEDALE

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The boat was designed and built in 1969 by Willy Lehman in Berlin. Initially she was given the sail number G20 and the name of “Michel”. In 1978 she was purchased by a new owner in Switzerland, receiving a new sail number (Z)SUI52 and the name of “Nisida”. During these years she took part to several international events, achieving excellent results:

YearEventLocationRanking
1975World CupSandham, Sweden4th
1977World Cup       Marstrand, Sweden9th
1978European ChampionshipAlassio, Italy5th
1980European ChampionshipGeneva, Switzerland5th
1988World Cup       Falmouth, UK11th

In 2002 the boat changed hands again and was moved to Noirmoutier on the French Atlantic coast, taking the sail number F69. The current owner purchased her in 2019 and brought her back to Switzerland, on Geneva Lake (Versoix). Under her new name “Gedale”, SUI52 is regularly sailing and participating in all the events of Challenge Lemanique. Her magnificent mahogany hull and teak deck as well as the aluminium mast (replaced in 2003) are sound and SUI52 is performing well, particularly upwind and in medium-light weather conditions. However, a thorough revision of running rig and a new set of sails will be required to fully deliver her potential.

Build year:  1969 

Designer:  Willy Lehmann 

Builder:   Lehmann, Berlin, Germany 

Main dimensions as in the Certificate of Rating (June 06, 2021): 

          Overall Length             10,240 m 

          LWL                               7,707 m 

          Sail Area                     43,203 m2 

         Weight                         4080 kg 

Asking price:   25.000 CHF
Any serious offer will be considered.

Contact: Theo Sarviatheo@sarvia.ch+41 79 8332333