Buchanan Bermudian Sloop VASHTI CLASS for sale in Rotterdam Netherlands

CAPELLA OF BURNHAM – HISTORY & CONSTRUCTION Build: 1960 Yard: Sutton, Great Wakering, UK Design: Alan Buchanan Type: Vashti Class Sloop RORC Class II Materials: Teak / Oak and rock elm frames/ bronze and SS fittings and frames/ lead keel Class: Lloyds 100A1 Winches: Produced by H&M Engineering, Gillingham, Kent Dimensions: LOA 37.2’ LWL 26.4’ Beam 9.5’ Draft 6.2’ Displ.

CAPELLA OF BURNHAM –

HISTORY & CONSTRUCTION

Build: 1960 Yard: Sutton, Great Wakering, UK Design: Alan Buchanan Type: Vashti Class Sloop RORC Class II Materials: Teak / Oak and rock elm frames/ bronze and SS fittings and frames/ lead keel Class: Lloyds 100A1 Winches: Produced by H&M Engineering, Gillingham, Kent Dimensions: LOA 37.2’ LWL 26.4’ Beam 9.5’ Draft 6.2’ Displ. 11TM Water tank 120 ltr /ss Diesel tank 60 ltr /ss CAPELLA of BURNHAM was built in 1960 for E W Hawkins (Bill) of H&M Engineering, the hull was built by E W Sutton, Great Wakering to Lloyds 100A1 and finished at the H&M factory, all stainless steel fittings were produced in house for the owner of this firm to very high standards. Special winches were produced in bronze and finished in chrome. The owner had a special interest in the building process and this reflects in the materials which were used. The Vashti Class yachts were Alan Buchanan’s favourite boats and he kept a photograph of CAPELLA on his desk, The racing successes in Europe, and winning the Sidney Hobart with these yachts did very well for his design office. CAPELLA was built as a sister ship to Vashti and Fidelis, she was very successful in her first year of racing, beating all her sisters winning the Town cup in 1960 and voted Yachting Monthly boat of the year, featuring front page in November 1960. Over the years CAPELLA proved to be the fastest of the Vashti class boats, which was confirmed in recent classic races. Bill Hawkins kept Capella until 1966 together with her bigger sister CAPELLA of KENT in Gillingham Marina, she was sold to R D McMeekin of Sevenoaks, who also kept her at Rochester on the Medway. In 1974 she was sold to R M Pryce of Beccles, Suffolk and again in 1977 to Eric Soyland of Hawaii who owned her through the 1980s. CAPELLA was sold to the current owner in 1994 and sailed to Holland. After which followed a long period of ongoing renewal and restoration, during the winter and extended cruising in the summer. CAPELLA is stored inside a boatyard shed every winter as in very good condition and still very original. Some of the work undertaken over the years : 1995: New engine/ Gearbox/ prop shaft/ max prop/aqua-drive new VHF 1996: New prop shaft tube in Bronze SS 1997: Replaced coachroof, bridge deck and cockpit 1998: New Taylor cooker 1999: replaced rudder and bearings/ tube 2000: chrome work on fittings redone 2001: new Webasto cabin heater 2002: re-wired electrical system 2003: build fridge in galley with compressor unit 2004: new SS fuel lines and filters 2005: new engine dials and instrument 2006/7: replaced teak deck several deck frames and refastened beams, replaced parts of the stem and transom. 2008: recaulked and repainted hull under the water line 2009: extended work on mast new mainsail and genoa 1 2010: new sounder/log installed 2011/2012: repainted coach roof with epoxy paint 2013: new electrical control box with new chart table cabinet 2014: repaint/ varnished hull 2015: Engine and gearbox major maintenance 2016: Varnished, general maintenance 2017: placed Hydraulic windlass for anchor 2018: New winter cover Deutz/ Lombardini FM 1004, 4 cylinder diesel engine 40HP, techno drive gearbox, aqua-drive coupling, max prop two-blade propeller Sestral compass Walker stern log Autohelm 2000 Raymarine log/depth Flares Sailor VHF Anchor gear 2 x CQR anchors with 40m chain Baby Blake marine toilet Taylor cooker Taylor heater Webasto hot air heater Compressor cool box in galley Two domestic batteries One engine battery Split charge unit Battery charger Shore power supply New mainsail New genoa 1 8 other sails, storm main, storm jib etc. Sheet winches H&M Merriman halyard winches Merriman roller reefing Lewmar halyard winch Vetus anchor windlass (hydraulic, needs to be hooked up) Manual 2” whale (bronze) Electric bilge pump Engine driven emergency pump (under repair) Dinghy 4 person life raft Plastimo Flares etc.

BROKERS NOTE: A high specification and extremely well maintained and presented example of the much-praised and sought-after Vashti Class from the late 1950s early 60s. Refurbished to a high standard in the current ownership, cruised and raced with much success in Classic Regattas. A beautiful yacht to own, well balanced and original to Alan Buchanan’s design.

GUIDE: SOLD 

LYING: Rotterdam

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