Description
BROKER’S COMMENTS
The very fact that this 100 year old yacht has been owned by the same family for more than half of that period speaks volumes. A total restoration in 1996/7, updated energy system, allowing ROSALIND to be used as a modern luxury yacht, but where there was renewal, the original layout and plans were adhered to; her teak structure made perfect and her correct yawl rig reinstated.
ROSALIND, both above and below deck fails to disappoint; the authenticity and attention to detail are outstanding. From the thought that has gone into this vessel it is clear that her present owners not only adore her, have understood how to use a classic vessel of this size. ROSALIND has powered winches allowing her to be sailed by a crew of 5.
HISTORY
ROSALIND was designed and built in 1904 by Harry Thomas Stow & Sons at Shoreham for Charles Hellyer of Yorkshire. This yard which has built other noteworthy yachts such as RONA was built and designed as a gaff yawl using the finest Burma teak on robust oak frames – she typified the best kind of cruising yacht of the period with first class materials and workmanship.
ROSALIND sold in 1908 to John E Humphrey, who after 4 years sold the yacht to Oswald Cecil Maguiac of London, a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron owning and enjoying the vessel for 22 years, she was then sold to Aubrey Fletcher and in 1936 to J B Darlymple. He moored ROSALIND discreetly in Scotland during World War II, always afloat to keep the Admiralty away from her precious lead keel.
In 1948, her last English owner, Lt. Col C C Morrison bought the yacht and sailed her around Spain. In Spanish ownership and with her name changed to ROSALINDA as General Franco had ordered that all foreign names be changed to Spanish ones, the yacht underwent considerable modernization – a ketch rig, her bowsprit and bumpkin were removed.
When Javier Ayala was appointed Captain in 1990 ROSALINDA was barely recognisable from when he had first seen her in 1971 – Ayala, an ex-master mariner in the Spanish Merchant Navy had been working for the Barcelona Nautical Museum and in 1994 he set about persuading the owners of ROSALINDA to return the yacht to her original looks and style.
In 1996 the warden boat facility of Monty Nautic in Barcelona was chosen to carry out what ended in a total restoration. The good news was that the teak hull, nearly all the frames, the stern, the keel and keelson were still in good condition after nearly 100 years! With the vessel stripped out, the opportunity was stolen to replace all systems (electrical plumbing and domestic) an authentic new interior was crafted using high quality Cuban mahogany as little of the original remained; the offset propeller and engine under the main mast were inconvenient, and a new rudder was needed to accommodate a central prop and quite importantly a return to the gaff yawl rig. Using acknowledged expert on traditional rigs, Harry Spencer of Cowes, hundreds of bronze castings for the deck and spars were fabricated, and under her restored rig she now sails as she used to, well balanced and capable of being handled by a crew of 4.
Updated: 05/02/2008
Stow & Son Gaff Yawl
EUR 1,700,000
approx GBP 1,367,000
Contact
Sandeman Yacht Company Limited
33 High Street
Poole
BH15 1AB
UK
Phone: +44 (0)1202 330077
Fax: +44 (0)1202 330060
Mobile: +44 7711 527196
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- ROSALIND
- 1904
- ES
- 104' 11" / 32.00m
- 9' 4" / 2.87m
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