82 CLASSIC BOAT AUGUST 2016
BOATS ENTERED
GLUCKAUF
Built 1929
Type 30 Square Metre
Design Henry Rasmussen
Built Abeking & Rasmussen
Length on deck 11.8m
Length overall 11.8m
Displacement 2.4 tonnes
Beam 2m
Draft 1.7m
Sail No K24
Hull colour White
History
Gluckauf (good luck) is a ‘Skerry Cruiser’,
a mistranslation of the Swedish word
skargardskyssare “a boat fast tacking in the
skerry” (archipelago). They have been called
‘flying toothpicks’, mainly by those sailing bigger
boats when overtaken by one. Gluckauf’s original
owner was a mine owner, who had four of the
same name and class from the same yard. She
has never missed this regatta and has always
finished in the top three in class, winning in 2012.
HELEN OF DURGAN
Built 2003
Type Spirit 46 bermudan sloop
Design Sean McMillan
Built Spirit Yachts
Length on deck 14.2m
Length overall 14.2m
Displacement 4.5 tonnes
Beam 2.8m
Draft 2m
Sail No GBR8716T
Hull colour Blue
History
Built as Little Feat in 2004, Helen
of Durgan was brought north from
the Mediterranean by her new
owner in 2014 and taken to Spirit
Yachts for major refurbishment.
She is the third of 11 Spirit 46s
launched since 2003 and is now in
superb condition.
She had a successful BCYC regatta
in 2015, including a third place
in her very first race and a very
creditable fourth in class overall.
GULVAIN
Built 1949
Type Sloop
Design Laurent Giles
Built Sussex Shipyard
Length on deck 16.5m
Length overall 16.5m
Displacement 24 tonnes
Beam 3.5m
Draft 2.9m
Sail No GBR620R
Hull colour Light blue
History
Gulvain was conceived to win ocean races with
her many lightweight technical advances and
yet be cruised comfortably by the owner with
friends and family. She won her first race, the
Cowes-Dinard directly from launch. She was
shipped to US and campaigned successfully
with Humphrey Barton, followed by a first to
finish in the 1950 transatlantic race. She was
raced in Greece and the US until the late 70s.
The current owner has had her since 2012.
INFANTA
Built 1947
Type Bermudan yawl
Design Philip Rhodes
Built Kretzer Boatworks
Length on deck 14.3m
Length overall 15.5m
Displacement 15 tonnes
Beam 3.6m
Draft 2m
Sail No 44
Hull colour Britannia blue
History
Built to race and cruise in Long
Island Sound and holiday in Maine,
Infanta completed many races,
including a number of Bermudas.
In 2008, she raced the first Transat
Classique from Brest to Agadir.
She has cruised the Caribbean and
won her class in Antigua and St
Maarten Regattas. John Hall took
ownership in 2011, since when she
has raced in the Mediterranean
and Solent.
GRYPHIS
Built 1959
Type Bermudan sloop
Design Morgan Giles
Built Morgan Giles
Length on deck 13.1m
Length overall 13.1m
Displacement 14 tonnes
Beam 2.9m
Draft 2.1m
Sail No 1124
Hull colour White
History
Three thoroughbred ex-Royal Navy yachts, all
once part of a select fleet of seven Morgan Giles
43s that were used by the Royal Navy for sail
training in the post-war years, have been bought
and restored for Chichester-based charter firm
Classicsail. Gryphis was the first to be bought in
2011 and was given a refit in 2015/16.
ILLIRIA
Built 1968
Type RORC-Class masthead sloop
Design Sparkman & Stephens
Built Cantiere Carlini
Length on deck 12.4m
Length overall 12.4m
Displacement 9 tonnes
Beam 3.3m
Draft 2m
Sail No 4803
Hull colour Cream
History
Illiria was built by Cantieri Carlini,
one of the leading Italian S&S
builders at the time. She is a
RORC-Class sloop with separate
rudder and keel with trim tab, to
design 1777-C2. She is one of three
sisters, with various alterations.
Illiria retained the traditional
counter and transom. She was
built for Dott Ing Barbanti, who
owned her for 42 years. Andy and
Jane are only the third owners.
KRABAT
Built 1946
Type Sloop
Design Anker and Jenssen
Built Anker and Jenssen
Length on deck 13.7m
Length overall 13.7m
Displacement 13.7 tonnes
Beam 3m
Draft 2.5m
Sail No n/a
Hull colour White
History
Commissioned by Halvdan
Hansen, a Norwegian yachtsman
and originally named Tamara XI,
she was built in secret during
WW2 and launched in 1946. She
was intended as an offshore
cruiser-racer. She has spent most
of her life in Norway, in limited
ownership, until her current
owners brought her to the UK five
years ago. There has never been
a full restoration but she has been
annually maintained.