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MARIE LOUISE
Stunning Gartside dayboat
When East Coast yacht designer (now resident in Canada) Paul Gartside built for himself a
small, wooden gaffer at Malpas near Truro, based on the Falmouth oyster-fishing boats, the
Oysterman 16 was born. This one is the original, built in triple-diagonal mahogany in 1978.
Riverside Products of Penryn, Falmouth, built nearly 20, either as half-deckers or with small
cabins. She was bought in 1983 by her current owner, an enthusiastic amateur boat restorer.
During this period, he has lavished much care and Marie Louise is now a well-presented and
well-equipped yacht. Gear includes a 10hp Nanni diesel, recent and thorough sail wardrobe
electric nav package, trailer, covers, cushions and more. Family circumstances force the sale.Lying Devon, asking £14,500, Tel: +44 (0)7717 885435, [email protected]VALERIE
Stow and Son yawl
Who would have guessed? Another stunner from
Peggy Bawn’s era, also beautifully (and recently)
restored by boatbuilder Scott Metcalfe. She’s
longer at 47ft (14.3m) and two and a half times
the weight of Peggy Bawn, as well as having the
extra mast of course, making her a yawl. But
again, you get the late Victorian clipper bow look
(she was built just a year after Peggy Bawn), with
authentic outboard chainplates. She’s been
finished simply inside, giving potential owners
some scope for personalisation, although the
basic fit-out has been done, with saloon berths
and quarter berths, chart table and heads already
in. She’s also got an interesting pedigree, being
one of few yachts left by the designer and
builder Stow and Son of Shoreham, West Sussex.
And in terms of build, it looks to be quality stuff,
with a pitch pine hull and teak upperworks and
deck. She should make a very comfortable and
beautiful four-berth cruiser.PEGGY BAWN
GL Watson cutter
Peggy Bawn’s restoration was so authentic that it probably broke new ground for a yacht
of her size – she’s only 36ft/11m on deck. Certainly back then, seven or more years ago, it
seemed like an almost radically perfectionist job for Irish owner and yachting historian Hal
Sisk, assisted by naval architect and Classic Boat technical editor Theo Rye, and we
devoted a series to her restoration. We spotted her sailing off Cowes this July, still looking
perfect. Her low freeboard, clipper bow, low cabin trunk and big gaff rig give her that
magical late-19th-century look, but she’s said to be well-mannered and easily sailed by two.
The re-build was, of course, an end in itself, but attention to detail has also borne fruit in an
‘almost unrivalled’ authenticity coefficient rating from CIM. Then you bear in mind her
provenance: she was designed by the great GL Watson and launched in 1894, at the peak
of his powers. So you get a cruising yacht that can get to any regatta (either on her own
trailer or on her own keel), be welcomed there, and have a stab at doing well to boot.Peggy Bawn lying Ireland, asking €300,000; Valerie, lying UK, asking £195,000, Tel: +44 (0)1202 330077, sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk