Chiska is a unpolished diamond, she was designed by Jorgen Wallin with a big help from Sven Olof Ridder the designer of WOODOO.
She has a measurement certificate telling you she is a all-round boat with the right stern and bow angles from L to L1 , Chiska is designed as a Six Meter, Woodoo was a 12 meter designed for Fremantle , so she has a normal width but still having the famous Ridder keel making a lot of power upwind .
Chiska of course needs some updates to compete in Finland but not very many to be in the top and it could be done at my yard in Stockholm
The asking price for Chiska is 25.000 euro complete with sails from Doyle (old but not very used ), mast, boom, spinpole
For more information get in contact with Leif Carlsson leif@batvarvet.se or +46703437499
Sailors, Oslo II built in 1926, needs a new home. She arrived in Seattle in 1937, after my parents saw her forlorn shape in Oslo Harbor, while on their honeymoon.
Oslo II was designed and built by Anchor and Jensen for Prince Olav, who raced her for a time, winning her first Regatta, the Cowes Regatta.
She has cruised throughout Puget Sound and into B.C., with our family aboard, and won many races in those waters over decades, including the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup, four times.
Oslo was one of the first 6’s in Seattle and is now the oldest. In the 1960’s the Seattle Six Meter fleet was a world renown fleet of Champions.
The Giese family has maintained her through the years, with the help of a local boatbuilder, Anchor Jensen. Oslo has had extensive repairs through the years, in 1996 in Port Townsend and 2012 at the Jesperson Boatyard. The iron floors were replaced with bronze, several planks were replaced, with bronze fasteners, the rudder pintles were replaced with bronze, the rudder shaft was turned into stainless, and oak frames were added. Repair records are available. The deck was replaced and fiberglassed.
The mast is original and in beautiful shape, as is the tiller. The mast was dry stored every winter for several decades and always varnished annually. The boom was replaced in 1972. The sails are well used ; main, genoa, drifter, storm jib, spinnaker.
Oslo II still sails like a dream. In hot summer the planks shrink and there is some leakage whilst heeling. An honorable home is what she needs most, a satisfactory price is of secondary importance”.
Price reduced – Euro15,000 – Now Euro 5,000
For further information please contact: Capt. Peter Giese 5633 SW Spokane St.· Seattle, WA 98116 +1-206-604-5766 peterg4@comcast.net
Melita was designed and built at Fairlie in Scotland by William Fife in 1934. Originally built for Sir Ronald Teacher, she has a wonderful racing track record and great potential to turn heads and to win regattas. She is ready to be raced but would benefit from a modest investment by the new owner to bring her up to concours condition.
She has been in her current ownership for 20 years, racing regularly with the UK fleet and in France, including Worlds in 2005 and 2007, and at the 2008 Europeans in La Trinite. In 2022 she raced in the British Classic Yacht Club Regatta and the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Fife Regatta and in 2023 was preparing to race in the Worlds in Cowes but had to withdraw due to her owner being incapacitated at that time.
Mainsails x 3. 1 North Dacron gc; I heavy Beilken gc; 1x One Sails vgc
Jibs. No. 1 One Sails Dacron vgc; Heavy No.1 Beilken gc; No.2 North 3DL gc
Spinnakers x 4. 1 North white high cut gc; 1 Beilken red full cut vgc; 1 Doyle green old; I red with white trimmings; 1 Sobstadt red, blue gold, old but gc
Several older North/Sobstadt mainsails and jibs.
Ratings certificates
RYA (2023, valid 4 years)
IRC TCC 0.924 (2009)
CIM rating 2022
2007 new deck
Present condition
Good condition overall. Considerable care has been taken to maintain upkeep and appearance by the current owner of the last 19 years
The deck was thoroughly rubbed down and varnished (10+ coats) in 2022. Teak deck and mahogany in very good condition
The hull is epoxy sheathed. Topsides are in good condition, but some cosmetic improvements could quickly be made by cleaning and polishing
The trailer enables convenient storage and is easy to manoeuvre around a boatyard. Tyres are all inflated and all bearings checked or replaced 2021/22
As the asking price reflects, this is a wonderful opportunity for the new owner to prepare and tune the boat to their liking, and to participate in the upcoming season in the UK or abroad. Melita has the potential to be a serious contender given her excellent provenance, William Fife design and build, and proven past racing track record.
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.
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
International 6 Metre Association 