Tall-Ship Three Masted Gaff Schooner for sale in Walton on the Naze United Kingdom

70ft Tall Ship - Three Masted Gaff Schooner, heavily built in steel 1994, same owners from new, coded and regularly inspected and slipped, Perkins 130hp diesel, generator, fully equipped for charter or offshore cruising, 11 berths. Wonderful opportunity to purchase a vessel ready for offshore cruising or commercial charter.

MECHANICAL

Perkins M130c inboard diesel engine (1996) with around 5346 hours, full-service record, annual services plus interval servicing.
PRM 750 gearbox, full service record. 3 x 300 litres steel diesel tanks: 900 litres. 3 bladed fixed propeller with stripper rope cutter, conventional stuffing gland and stern greaser. Cruising speed 7 knots, 8.8 average litres per hour.

ELECTRICAL

24v batteries, house bank 440ah (new 2019), 8 x Trojan 6v T105 D charged from dedicated 130A alternator. Engine start 2 x 12 v batteries. Sterling pro alternator controller, link monitor, Victron 80 amp battery charger, Sterling pure sine wave 2000w inverter 24v - 240V.
GENERATOR
Westerbeke Generator 5.7 kva 352 hours (as of December 23), full service record.

NAVIGATION

Sestrel Major compass, Garmin GPSMap 1222 plotter with radar, 2 NASA depth sounders (transducers on different sides of the boat), 2 x VHF radios (Standard Horizon GX2000E, MTech MT500), AIS transmitter Class B Digital Yacht. SSB Icom ICM801E, NASA wind speed, Garmin GPS, Walker Cherub Log, Furuno weather fax/Naxtex. Navigation Lights: LOPO Light LED port, starboard, anchor and stern. Aqua signal filament bulb 20m+ for Port, starboard, steaming and stern and NUC.

SAFETY

Emergency tiller, spotlight 24v trailing lead, 12 x auto-inflate life-jackets with clip lines, flares to MCA category 1, MCA Category 2 medical kit, 12 x DTI Life-jackets, fire extinguishers MCA Category 1, gas alarm, fire alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, danbuoy with light, 4 x lifebuoys (one with light), 2 MOB recovery nets, 2 lifeslings.

DECK GEAR

Pushpit, pulpit and guardrails, quarter guard dodgers, sun awnings, boarding ladder, wheel steering, 6 x self tailing winches.   Anchoring gear - 300lb CQR, swivel end forerunner 270 ft/ 3 shackles ¾ “ stud link, kedge 150lb CQR, hydraulic/manual winch (via electromagnetic clutch on the main engine).  Mooring warps and fenders.

SAILS

The rig is annually inspected and maintained by owners and in excellent condition. The sails are synthetic canvas lowers (Clipper) with Terylene topsails and jibs.  Sails by G Hurd/North Sea Sails.
High-quality traditional hand-spliced and leathered rig, Galvanised wire, 6x7 16mm lowers, 6x7 12mm topmasts, hand spliced, seized, leathered etc. Tan sails in clipper fabric - gaff foresail, mainsail, mizzen, staysail and storm jib. White sails in polyester - big jib, working jib, 2 x fishermans topsails and large light weather fisherman. Ropes all synthetic mostly braid on braid. All sails can be handled from on deck. For sail areas see rig plan image.

DOMESTIC

Solid fuel heating with oven. Water - 330 gallons in four individual welded plastic tanks - Tek Tanks. Non-pressurised water system, manual whale pumps. 2 x heads, manual whale pumps.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation includes from forward to aft:
Two double cabins
One four-berth cabin
One single cabin/bunk space
Two toilets/heads
Open workshop
Saloon with gas hob (on deck stowage for four x 19kg propane bottles)
Solid fuel stove with oven
Table to seat 10
Main companionway
Chart table, library
Owners double cabin (could easily be converted to two single cabins).
Large amount of secure underfloor stowage aft.
See the accommodation plan.

OWNERS COMMENTS

NOTE
There is a an option to buy a successful independent charter (UK Limited Company) trading since 2005 including websites, Facebook and other social media accounts, mailing lists etc separately. The price does not include the business. Negotiations for the business must be direct with the Vendors.
VAT
UK HMRC have agreed "Trinovante" is a qualifying ship for zero rated VAT as stated in VAT notice 744c Supply Of Ships and Aircraft
FEATURES
New chart plotter / radar in 2022
New No 1 Jib (unused)
New polycarbonate portlights (abrasion resistant 12mm)
CODING
"Trinovante" is currently UK Marine Coastguard Agency Small Commercial Sailing Vessel Category 2 (recently reduced from category 1 during covid) with a stability book for Category 0 - unlimited operation. Last survey (SCV2) 2021.
REMARKS
"Trinovante" is still in the hands of the original owners, a husband and wife team who have competently maintained and regularly slipped her, operating her commercially since 2005. During 2023 she sailed to the Orkney and Shetland Isles. During the past 15 years, this British Registered schooner has become well known in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as her home on the east coast of the UK. This is a serious sea-going vessel designed for long-distance offshore sailing, with a functional and comfortable fit-out.
This three-masted schooner rig can be handled by two people but can also provide plenty of action for a larger crew. Off the wind, this rig is a very gentle gyber and very stable goosewinged. She feels stable and safe in rough weather and will often self steer. Reducing sail is usually done by dropping a sail rather than reefing. A big spread of light weather canvas means she will ghost along in light airs.