LILLYBELLE is designed by Peter Norlin and built by Bröderna Heed, Akersberga, Sweden,1981 for the 1981 World Cup on Lake Constance. She is designed to sail in very light winds and was one in a long run of Sixes named «May Be» that were owned by the Salén family. The yacht was built for Sven Salén.
The yacht competed at various international regattas during the 1980s and, sailing as S 99, achieved a 5th place finish at the 1985 World Cup. Since 2018 she is sailed by Jürg & Daniel Stocker as SUI 141. Afer a season of strong performances and regular podium finishes, LILLYBELLE SUI 141 claimed the 2025 Swiss 6mJI Modern Championship.
1989 keel refit with a winged keel from Ridder Bergström.
LILLYBELLE was undertaken a completely refit 2018/ 2019.
Original name: May Be XIII (S 99). Other name: Rumble Bee (FRA 122). Renamed as LILLYBELLE (SUI 141) 2018.
The yacht is used exclusively for regattas, is maintained by a shipyard and is stored in a heated hangar during winter.
The current sails are : Mainsail Europ’Sails Fibre black Aramid ES/GP 2025 Jib Light Europ’Sails Fibre black Aramid Surface TGL 2025 Jib Medium Europ’Sails Fibre black Aramid Surface TGL 2023 Jib Heavy Europ’Sails Fibre Aramid Surface TGL 2023 Spinnaker Runner Europ’Sails Light Runner Superlight Tri-Radial 2020
Running Gear : 2026
Electronic : Tacktick Raymarine Dual Maxi
Towing vehicle : IVECO 50C17T Daily 2013
Saddle hanger : Fankhauser FA-1000 2011, special conversion for LILLYBELLE 6mJI 2018
Accessoiries : Bartels furling jib system, compass, 2 electric pumps and 1 hand pump, battery and watterproof box, cockpit cover and full boat cover, engine mount, Torqueedo Travel 1103 CL, straps for lifting and transport
Everything is in exellent condition. Photos and rating certificate below.
State of the Art modern 6-Metre, build in 2020 and continuously developed by VMG Design. Probably one of the most elegant 6-Metre and in top condition. Always professionally maintained and sailed. Top scorer at international races including Worlds, Europeans, Palma Series. Rare opportunity to acquire a modern Six for the upcoming Palma Series and Worlds.
Specific details
Designer Javi Cela and VMG Designer Mathieur Verrier
This Olin Stephens designed 6-metre racing sloop is for sale for the first time in 50 years. Built by Henry Nevins, Black Rose is a true classic. She boasts an impressive racing heritage with decades of winning performances.
Black Rose is Sparkman & Stephens Design #5, the first 6-metre designed by Olin Stephens. Many more successful designs were to follow, but Black Rose began over 60 years of 6-metre development.
This vessel is one of 37 “sixes” that Sparkman & Stephens constructed over the years, and she was launched the year the firm incorporated.
Very shortly after she was built, Olin Stephens, along with his brother Rod, was at the helm of this very boat in the International Six Metre Championship in Bermuda.
Black Rose has been maintained to high standards by a particularly knowledgeable owner over the years and is well-known, specifically on Lake Champlain.
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
