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.
A professional independent survey (available on request) was undertaken in late November 2024 and confirms her strong and sound condition. Please click here for further details of Melita’s provenance.
She has a good inventory which includes:
- Benn’s aluminium mast and boom
- Tactics Wireless set for wind, compass, depth, boat speed etc
- Carbon spinnaker pole x 2
- Roller headfoil
- Adjustable genoa cars
- Lewmar self-tail winches for main sheet, jib/spinnaker sheets and running back stays
- Mast table with winches below deck for all halliards, main outhaul, pole lift and downhaul
- Fenders and warps
- Anchor and chain as per class rule
- Jib sheets, spinnaker sheets, lightweight spinnaker sheets etc
- Winter cover, boom cover, mainsail cover, rear hatch cover
- Battery
- Trailer with storage pods.
Recent renewals
- New backstay 2023
- New running backstays 2022
- New spinnaker halliard
- New main halliard
- New jib halliard
- New mainsail 2021 (One Sails Hamble)
Sail inventory
- 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
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.
Please click here for more detailed information and additional photos and drawings.
Price Reduced: £20,000 but all serious offers considered.
For more information please contact David Roberts by email on dwro@btinternet.com
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