Classic Boat — March 2018

GSTAAD YACHT CLUB

CENTENARIAN OF

THE YEAR SHORTLIST

NIGEL SHARP

GUIDO CANTINI/PANERAI

TILLY XV (1912)

A Willi von Hacht-designed Sonder Class,

built for the brother of the Kaiser, she is in

mint condition today and raced hard all

over the world, winning the Centenary

Trophy at Saint-Tropez in 2017.

JUANITA (1896)
Once owned by Dulcie Kennard, fi rst wife
of Maurice Griffi ths, Juanita was found in a
semi-derelict state and purchased by
young enthusiast Will Thomas. She was
well restored for the 2017 season.

MARIGOLD (1892)

This Nicholson cutter turns heads

wherever she sails and the widely praised

restoration of her, started by Greg

Powlesland, means that 126 years on she

is as authentic as any classic afl oat.

CHIPS (1913)

This rare P-Class was designed by

W Starling Burgess and has been faithfully

restored in Maine. She was moved to the

Med to race alongside fellow P-Class

Olympian, making for a magnifi cent duo.

ANNE MARIE (1911)

New owner Simon Allan sailed her 9,

miles from Canada to Cornwall (CB351).

She was built to Lloyd’s Special Survey

18A1 and has many original features.

Simon is fully restoring her in Falmouth.

FOLLY (1909)
Designed by Charles Nicholson for himself
and inspired by 8-Metre lines, Folly was
discovered by Germán Frers in the 1990s
and after two big refi ts is now well looked
after and raced regularly in the Med.

MURIEL (1905)

Jonathan Heighway inherited this

33ft 6-Metre from his parents and

set about a restoration of her gaff

rig and much else besides. He

races and sails her widely.

GWENILI (1910)

Built in Bordeaux, she has been looked

after by regular maintainence and visually

the boat is as she was at launch. Repairs

have been like-for-like replacements. The

owners cover thousands of miles annually.

BONITA (1892)

Designed and built by William Crossfi eld

in northern England, this gaff yawl has

never needed a restoration. She is largely

original and has been in the same family

ownership for decades, cruised widely.

As part of our Classic Boat Awards, we have once again joined forces

with the Gstaad Yacht Club for the Centenarian of the Year Trophy.

The winner will be announced at our awards ceremony in April in

London, after having been selected by an international jury of

experts. Here is the shortlist of candidates.

Gstaad YC was formed in 1998 by a group of sailors with the vision to “create a unique global yacht club away from

water, instead of another local club by the water”. Based in the Swiss mountains, it was initially met with surprise,

but the GYC has developed into a club with 400 members from more than 20 countries. The GYC supports sailing

projects at all levels from juniors to professional and has become a solid force on the Swiss sailing scene, especially

in Olympic and classic sailing.

Awards

2018