A project – and some cheap daysailing fun for someone

It may not look much now, but I’d guess this 20ft Scimitar keelboatlisted on eBay could be destined to provide someone with some splendid daysailing fun.

She’s fibreglass, it’s true, but that’s no reason to be nose-in-the-air about her: she was built at a time when layups were heavy and hull shapes were much like the wood built craft, and she’s currently going for a song.

I’d guess that hull would clean up nicely, and looking at the description my guess is that the biggest problem will be moving her… I suppose there aren’t many of us who have friends from whom we can borrow a crane!

Thanks to traditional boatbuilder Marcus Lewis for pointing her out.

Two Albert Strange yachts for sale at the ASA website

Leona designed by Albert Strange, built 1906 Sea Harmony designed by Albert Strange, built 1937

Leona and Sea Harmony – click on the thumbnails for bigger photos

Two very special Albert Strange yachts are advertised for sale over at the Albert Strange Association website Sea Harmony, a 1936-built 33ft version of Strange’s 1917 Venture design, and 24ft canoe yawl Leona, built in 1906 to Strange design number 63.

Perhaps the prettiest yacht I ever seen photographed, Sea Harmony is in New England, while I believe Leona is still in her home area of the Humber, where it would be nice to think she will stay.

 

Lovely old 32ft yacht for sale in northern Germany – but who built her and when?

1930 30ft yacht for sale

32ft yacht for sale 32ft yacht for sale

This lovely old gaff-rigged 32ft sailing yacht is for sale by a friend of reader and contributor Hans-Christian Rieck – but who built her and when?

The owner has no documents relating to her construction and would love to know more if anyone can help. Is she a Hillyard dating from 1930, as the owner suspects?

Read more here, but if you’re German language is a bit rough, stand ready to use Google Translate.