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.
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
2007 new deck
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.
DUET is a Second Rule 6m, and although currently setup with a gaff rig for Mediterranean cup collecting, she still could be put back into 6m class with a Bermudian rig (not supplied, but she has a set of North 3DL Bermudian sails available).
On the market as her owner’s plans have changed, and has retired from classic yacht racing. She is a very special piece of our maritime history that also wins races and turns heads. She is being offered at a very modest figure and is VAT paid both in the UK and Europe. We have been instructed by the owner for a prompt sale, and hence the paltry asking price
We are putting Georgia together, for the Worlds in September, and are really struggling to find some sails that will do the boat justice and wondered if any of the modern boats out there have some “nearly new” sails that they are retiring, as they prepare for the worlds. She hasn’t been given the chance to race for a few years now, and we hope we can give her a new lease of life with a few tweaks, here and there.
If anyone have any, particularly fore and aft sails, it would be fantastic if you could let us know and we can see how it could all work.
And very conscious that we all have different size sails, our certified measurements are below: If anyone can help us out with some sails, we can look at how we can get them to fit the boat.
A: 12.46 B: 4.672 I: 9.84 J: 3.429
Thank you so much, from all of us, for looking at this and hope to hear from you soon.
Built in 1982 by Sune Carlssons Batvarv to a Peter Norlin design, Conch Fritters is for sale. She is based in Lymington so ideally placed for someone keen to find a boat for the 2023 Six Metre Worlds in Cowes at the end of August.
Asking price £35,000
Stored under cover at Lymington, Hampshire
Full inventory and further details available on request
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