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CLASSIC BOAT MAY 2015 73

ONBOARD

Getting afl oat

Opportunities to own a boat bearing

the coveted Dunkirk 1940 brass plate

are relatively rare, but HSC Boats at

Henley currently has three on its

books, the cheapest of which is the

43ft 6in (13.3m) twin-screw motor

yacht Elizabeth Green, offered at

only £10,000.

There is a reason for this, of

course. Essentially she’s in pieces,

C/O RICHARD TOYNE

EMILY HARRIS

C/O HSC C/O HSC

For more boats to buy or charter, go to classicboat.co.uk/buy-a-boat

being midway through a major

restoration – the price includes a

number of fi ttings bought by the

owner for the refurbishment.

Elizabeth Green was built at

H Milland of Twickenham

in 1935 and has a particularly

complete and detailed – and

distinguished – Dunkirk record.

Gillian Nahum at HSC will be

Sigfrid

Mini Joshua

The 34ft 6in (10.5m) double-ended steel ketch Sigfrid which has occasionally

appeared on the pages of Classic Boat, is now for sale. Although commonly referred

to as a small Joshua, due to her resemblance to Bernard Moitessier’s famous boat,

Sigfrid is in fact an Oreade and was designed by Maurice Amiet in 1967. His

intention was to create a boat with the extended cruising and seagoing capabilities

of Joshua and Ophelie that was small and handy enough to still be enjoyable for

short daysails. Owner Richard Toyne believes that he succeeded admirably: for the

past 15 years Sigfrid has been his cruising home and has “proven to be equally at

home on passage or for an excursion in the bay. She has a surprising turn of speed

for a long-keeled, displacement cruising yacht combined with an easy motion.”

Increasing work commitments ashore mean that Richard is not sailing her as

much as he would like to so he and partner Magali are now looking for a buyer.

Lying: Gibraltar. Asking: £27,000. Tel: +34 950 497 825

E: [email protected], yesyachting.com

Above: the Little

Ships fl eet at

Dunkirk in 2010

Far left:

Elizabeth Green

Left: Mada

happy to provide the backstory to

her present circumstances.

Nada, 33ft 6in (10.2m), twin-

screw, built by EF Elkins of

Christchurch in 1936, has recently

enjoyed a fairly major renovation,

internal and external, and is for sale

at £45,000.

Deenar, a 32ft (9.8m) motor yacht

conversion from a 1917 naval

pinnace has a rather racy postwar

history, followed by a tale of

sustained restoration since 1984 by

her present owner. £27,500.

Henley Sales & Charter, Tel: +44 (0)1491

578870, hscboats.co.uk

Three Dunkirk Little Ships from £10,000

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