Classic Kim Holman Bermudan Cutter for sale in Devon United Kingdom

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Kim Holman Bermudan Cutter built by Tucker Brown of Burnham-on-Crouch in 1963.

Designed for RORC Class II and launched in time for the 1963 Fastnet Race. She was the reserve yacht for the 1963 British Admirals Cup team.

Holman to many people in the know is considered one of the most talented UK yacht designers of the period, producing some extremely successful yachts and class designs that have become iconic boats, such as the Stella and the Twister. His designs were without exception superb sailing vessels, always did exactly what they were designed to do and frequently took others by surprise with their pace and ability.

This yacht, one of a small handful built to the same lines, exudes a subtle beauty and elegance found in very few other designers work of the time. She is also fast and very seaworthy, proven by her impeccable racing record against some of the well known yachts of the era such as Bloodhound and Lutine. She has since crossed the Atlantic to cruise and race and various parts of the globe, turning heads everywhere she goes.

In the present ownership since 2012, she underwent a major professional refit in 2013 and has since cruised extensively, visiting not only the usual haunts of the West Country and Brittany, but also a trip to Norway via Ireland, the Western Isles and Shetland, then around the North Cape and through the White Sea and the Belomor Canal to the Baltic and St Petersburg. During this period she received 3 separate awards from the Royal Cruising Club. In this time she has also competed successfully in classic yacht regattas and holds a JCH rating of 8.6993.

Now back in her home port of Salcombe, she is undergoing some more refit work prior to another busy schedule next season.

With many improvements, upgrades and repairs over the last 10 years she is in really good sailing condition and has proven that she is not just a classic regatta winner, but also a superb cruising boat. The owner likes to think of her as an Aston Martin Grand Tourer, fast and elegant but very comfortable with it. She is everything that is required of a classic yacht for the modern world. She rewards being sailed well and forgives being sailed less attentively!

Length on Deck 41’6” / 12.65m

Length Waterline 30’ / 9.14m

Beam 10’10” / 3.3m

Draft 7’2” / 2.19m

Displacement 11.9 tonnes

Thames Tonnage

Refit work

Mast step extended

New laminated wooden floors under the mast step

All original galvanised strap floors replaced with cast bronze

Underwater seams raked out and re-caulked

Engine removed and overhauled

Engine bearers replaced and new stern gland fitted

New Balmar smart alternator fitted

New AGM batteries

Solar panel fitted

New Lewmar self tailing winches fitted

Mast stripped and painted.

New standing and running rigging

New alloy boom with Stack Pack system

Harken MkIV furlers fitted to yankee and staysail

New mainsail and yankee

New carbon fibre spinnaker pole

Diesel fired hot air cabin heating fitted

New Jabsco heads

All navigation instruments replaced with B&G + NMEA 2000 connections 2018

2022

All external varnish back to bare wood and built up

Coachroof windows removed and re-bedded

All new interior varnish

New Whitlock steering gearbox and fully serviced steering system

Engine removed and fully serviced

Bilges painted stem to stern

One short shift of plank replaced port side

Various topsides splines replaced

Backstay quarter plates removed and checked

2024

Underwater hull stripped to bare wood

Loose plugs replaced ad a few graving pieces fitted

Planking treated with preservative and primed.

Construction

Hull

Carvel planked in teak below the waterline and Honduras mahogany above. Spline topsides.

Canadian Rock Elm steamed timbers all copper rivet fastened.

Floors across the centreline are mostly grown oak. New laminated floors in way of the mast step fitted in 2013. Any previous galvanised floors replaced in bronze.

External lead ballast keel fastened with nickel aluminium bronze keel bolts.

Decks and Cockpit

New deck in 1999. Yacht laid teak screwed and glued over a plywood subdeck.

Varnished teak king plank and covering boards plus toe rail and capping rail.

Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires.

Comfortable self draining cockpit with scrubbed teak thwarts and an elevated helm thwart aft.

Whitlock steering system with a leather clad wheel on a pedestal. Steering system overhauled 2022 with new gearbox.

Superstructure

Elegant coachroof stepped to a dog house aft, nicely proportioned and well designed.

Varnished teak coamings with a sheathed plywood coachroof deck. Varnished teak grab rails and dorade vent boxes.

Varnished teak sliding companion hatch with small spray hood over.

Rig

Bermudan cutter rig on a keel stepped alloy mast. Mast refurbished and painted in 2013.

Alloy slab reefing boom, new in 2013. Integrated stack Pack system with lazy jacks.

Carbon fibre spinnaker pole.

Converted to a cutter headed rig with long distance cruising in mind. This set up offers a variety of rig set ups and is perfect for short handed cruising.

Standing and Running Rigging

Stainless steel standing rigging new. Internal stainless chain plates.

Dyneema running backstays tensioned on the lazy winch.

Harken MkIV 1 roller furling on the staysail.

Harken MkIV 2 roller furling on the yankee.

Sails

Mainsail (2013), staysail, yankee (2015) and Spinnaker with snuffer

Winches

2 x Lewmar 58ST primary sheet winches

2 x Lewmar 46ST secondary sheet winches

1 x Lewmar 40ST mast winch

1 x Lewmar 30ST mast winch

1 x Lewmar 40 Non-ST mast winch

Machinery

Engine

Yanmar 4JH3 58hp 4cyl diesel installed new in 2003.

During the 2013 refit, the engine was removed and overhauled, new stern gland fitted and new engine bearers.

3 blade feathering Darglow propeller gives 6 – 7 knots cruising speed.

Tanks

120 litre stainless steel fuel tank under cockpit sole.

Batteries and Electrics

2 x AGM domestic batteries of 110ah (2024) and 90ah

1 x 50ah AGM engine start battery.

Balmar engine alternator with charge regulator.

Victron combi 12/1600w/70amp charger inverter.

Solar panels with charge regulator.

Accommodation

Berths and Headroom

7 berths with a quarter berth, 2 x saloon settee berths, 2 x saloon pilot berths and a double forecabin berth.

General Description

Companion hatch into the doghouse from the cockpit with double doors and a sliding hatch.

The doghouse sole is the top of the engine compartment. Small seat either side, an ideal spot to sit while on passage with good visibility. Single quarter berth to port.

Steps down with galley to port and chart desk to starboard.

Chart desk faces aft with a comfortable secure seat. Switchboard and nav aids all easily to hand.

Half height painted bulkheads with varnished teak trim separate off the main saloon.

Full length settee berth either side with a pilot berth each side under the deck head. Storage lockers behind and under the berths.

Centreline dropleaf varnished mahogany saloon table.

Starboard side passage going forward with heads compartment to port.

Forecabin has a large storage bin to starboard, useful for spare sails, fenders etc. TO port is a cosy double berth. Forehatch over. Chain locker in the bows.

Diesel fired hot air cabin heating throughout.

Galley

Force 10 Marine 3 burner galley stove with oven and grill set on gimbals. Gas inspection 2024.

Single stainless steel sink with manually pumped fresh water. Top loading Isotherm 12 volt fridge.

Small teak board hinges up when extra workspace is required. Built in pull out bin locker.

Heads

Jabsco manual sea toilet discharges directly overboard.

Hand basin with manually pumped fresh water.

Equipment

Sestrel steering compass

B&G T8 chart plotter

B&G Triton 2 instruments 2018

ICOM IC-M421

Furuno GP31

B&G Autopilot

Lofrans Cobra 1000 watt anchor windlass with remote control

20kg Delta anchor with 100m x 3/8”chain

Fishermans and Danforth kedge anchors + chain and warp

Mooring warps

Fenders

Manul bilge pump

Auto bilge pump

Gas alarm

Jackstays

2 x horse shoe life buoys with lights

4 person liferaft included

EPIRB

Victron battery monitor

90ah Mastervolt AGM battery

110ah Victron AGM battery

Balmar regulated alternator

Solar panel

Bunk and berth cushions

Force 10 Marine gas stove

2 x gas bottles

Cold box

Jabsco manual sea toilet

Diesel fired hot air cabin heating

Mainsail (2013)

Staysail

Yankee (2015)

Spinnaker

Spinnaker snuffer

Boom Stack Pack System with lazyjacks

Harken MkIV 1 roller furling on the staysail.

Harken MkIV 2 roller furling on the yankee.

2 x Lewmar 58ST primary sheet winches

2 x Lewmar 46ST secondary sheet winches

1 x Lewmar 40ST mast winch

1 x Lewmar 30ST mast winch

1 x Lewmar 40 Non-ST mast winch

Winch handles

Carbon fibre spinnaker pole

Sprayhood

Zodiac 2.7m inflatable dinghy (2017)

Deck brush

Boat hook

Hose pipe