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£750,000
1920 Charles E Nicholson 55 ft Gaff Yawl 1920-2011
Price:
£750,000
Financing:
Summary:
Used
Location:
Coatham Mundeville
Description:
Even in 2005 it was becoming almost impossible to find an unrestored but in commission, high pedigree early 20th Century classic cruiser-racer of 50 feet and over. PATNA was one of those rarities, and in Greg Powlesland (MARIGOLD, COLLINETTE) and Katie Fontana she found exactly the right owners to take her forward with full reverence for impeccable Camper & Nicholsons provenance and authenticity. Few and careful owners over almost a century had ensured that so much of PATNA could be preserved, but no shortcuts were taken during a five-year restoration, so that PATNA in her second century is a thoroughly practical classic yacht capable of taking her owners for long periods of voyaging in great comfort and style. It's curious, time and memory, for I'm sure that after the exhaustion of the restoration of MARIGOLD, I resolved never to take on such a task again. Yet here I was, sitting in PATNA's saloon in 2005, surrounded by blackened and bashed Edwardian mahogany panelling and faded olive green buttoned leather sofas. A verdigreed oil lamp swung from the central six-pane skylight, with its worn sennit a reminder of restraint against vast gale-lashed seas that laid PATNA on her beam ends when her steering broke in mid-Atlantic in 1983. A wonderful aroma of ancient worn wood, a hint of paraffin and Katie's enthusiasm to save this almost-ready-to-sail but tired nautical masterpiece of Charles Nicholson were eroding my resolve. Shall we? Yes! 2022 - New bobstay whisker stays and forestays 2021 - Rig-out rig refit - Servings stripped and redone - re tarred and oiled - Rigging screws stripped, cleaned / wire brushed back and greased New poly-cotton sails by Steve Hall, North Sea Sails MAJOR RESTORATION AT GWEEK QUAY, CORNWALL - Lead shipwright - David Walkey - Naval architect/ supervision - David Cox Hull - 24 x New oak lower futtock frames - Complete refastening - New copper roves through frames and timbers - New bronze bolts through floors - 1 x Bronze. Still available at ListedBuy!
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Posted:
March 21 on ListedBuy
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