Laurent Giles Brittany Class, designed by Jack Laurent Giles and built by R.A. Newman and Sons in 1939.
Built for Col. Ormonde Derby, she was the first of the celebrated Brittany Class to be built, they are highly sought after and do not come on the market often. Very elegant lines with a nicely proportioned dog house, beautiful sheer line and excellent performance.
This boat was purchased by the current owner in 1991. The bottom 6 planks each side had been replaced in 1986, however many of the frames were in a poor state and these were replaced early in the current ownership, followed by a new teak deck and all new strap floors throughout.
A true pedigree classic yacht that has been well maintained and exudes class.
Length on Deck 33’6”
Length Waterline 25’3”
Beam 8’3”
Draft 5’3”
Sail Area 475sqft
Thames Tonnage 8TM
Construction
- Planked in Mahogany above the water, iroko below. Bottom 6 planks new in iroko in 1986.
- All fastened with copper rivets to steam bent Canadian Rock Elm timbers.
- Galvanised steel strap floors fastened through with bronze bolts (insulated from the iron). All these floors were replaced with new straps and new bolts in the last decade.
- External lead ballast keel with bronze keel bolts. All checked within the last 5 years.
- Yacht laid teak deck glued to the Western Red Cedar subdeck. Teak deck new in ? When the old deck was removed it was found the cedar subdeck was in excellent condition so was left untouched and a new teak deck glued over the top.
- Varnished teak king plank, covering boards and toe rails.
- Varnished teak coachroof coamings with chromed bronze port lights. Sheathed plywood coachroof deck with varnished teak grab rails.
- Coachroof is split either side of the mast.
- Non-self draining cockpit with teak coamings, thwarts and bridge deck.
Rig
- Bermudan sloop rig on a keel stepped varnished spruce mast.
- Varnished spruce slab reefing boom.
- Stainless steel standing rigging, approximately 20 years old.
- Galvanised rigging screws to internal galvanised chain plates.
- Running backstays on bronze Highfield levers. Single standing backst
- Winches:
-Pair of Lewmar 6 single speed reefing winches on the boom.
-Pair of Lewmar 30 self tailing cockpit sheet winches.
-Pair of Lewmar 16 mast winches.
- Mainsail, masthead jib, Working jib, No.2 jib and storm jib plus spinnaker and cruising chute all in excellent condition from Flew Sails.
Machinery
- Yanmar 2GM diesel engine installed new in 1986.
- Stainless shaft to a port offset Feathering Darglow propeller.
- 5 knots cruising speed, 6 knots max speed.
- Stainless steel fuel tank of approximately 15 litres under the aft deck.
- 2 x 12 volt batteries charged by the engine alternator.
- 1 x manual bilge pump and 1 x auto electric bilge pump.
Accommodation
- 4 single berths include 2 single settee berths and 2 single V-berths in the fore peak.
- Vertical companion ladder from the cockpit with galley to port and quarter berth to starboard.
- Full length quarter berth stretches back under the cockpit thwarts. Drop down chart desk over the quarter berth.
- Galley has a 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill. Single stainless steel sink with manually pumped fresh water.
- Typical curved Laurent Giles half height bulkheads separate off the main saloon. Full length settee berth either side with scrubbed teak sole boards. Dropleaf saloon table. Storage lockers and shelves against the forward bulkhead.
- Centreline passage going forward into the forepeak.
- 2 pipecot berths in the forepeak fold up against the hull side. Teak seats either side with lockers below. Chain locker on the centreline
- Baby Blake sea toilet to starboard in the forepeak. Discharges directly overboard.
Equipment
- Sestrel steering compass
- Raymarine sounder
- Raymarine log
- Walker trailing log
- ITT VHF
- Autohelm tiller pilot
- STR12 radar
- Clock and barometer
- 1 x lifebuoy
- 1 x auto electric bilge pump
- 1 manual bilge pump
- 35lb CQR anchor with ample 3/8” chain
- 25lb Laurent Giles type kedge anchor
- Simpson Lawrence manual windlass
- Bunk and berth cushions
- 2 burner gas cooker with oven and grill
- Baby Blake sea toilet
- 2 x 12 volt batteries
- Pair of Lewmar 6 single speed reefing winches on the boom.
- Pair of Lewmar 30 self tailing cockpit sheet winches.
- Pair of Lewmar 16 mast winches.
- Mainsail by Flew Sails Excellent condition
- Masthead jib by Flew Sails Excellent condition
- Working Jib by Flew Sails Excellent condition
- No.2 Jib by Flew Sails Excellent condition
- Storm Jib by Flew Sails Excellent condition
- Spinnaker Fair condition
- Cruising Shute Excellent condition
