Henley Sales and Charter

Strip cedar planking/epoxy - light and durable This off-white Windermere launch is a fabulous example of a contemporary classic, built of cedar strip planking and epoxy to create a light and very strong hull as per the Suffolk Spirit boats which are so popular as luxury sailing yacht...

Swanella - reduced for a quick sale An Andrews 25ft slipper stern launch which has been maintained over the years by its two owners, one of whom is now the President of the Thames Vintage Boat Club and of course Swanella bears proof of this with its membership plate. It is the boat, ...

Lady Betty would originally have been a steam launch, in fact an Admiralty pinnace built as she was in Queen Victoria’s reign. She is of double diagonal teak construction and extremely robust. Exported after one of the Phillips classic boat auctions in Henley on Thames she was original...

We first started talking about the new, smaller PTS model more than 18 months ago and now here it is. Originally it was going to be 22 feet when we had the first renderings from the renowned Dutch architects Vripack. However between conception and build we now have a 24 foot boat which...

'Oursin is a classic Riva Junior, the epitome of Italian craftsmanship and timeless design. Boasting the original turquoise upholstery and fittings, this beauty retains its authentic charm that has been carefully preserved since it first graced the waters. With a striking white-painted...

£18,500 plus trailer if required The popular Scoop Plus presents well in light grey with matching cushions and off white bimini. With or without a bespoke trailer this is a great boat - ready to go with many enhancements in addition to the attractive hull. You can expect zero main...

Cormoran offers a new owner keen to get boating in summer 2024 on one of the most stylish contemporary classics, the opportunity to jump the queue! We have no new build slots before spring 2025 from the yard so come and see Cormoran (the correct Cornish version of Cormorant with the sa...

A spacious electric boat for with access for persons with reduced mobility This innovative electric boat was designed to accommodate up to 9 persons on board including one person with reduced mobility. Thanks to the collapsible boarding transom a person in a wheelchair can get on ...

She can best be described as an Eastern European version of a Riva (a fast little motorboat) probably built for the lakes outside Berlin in the former East Germany in the vicinity of Kopernick. Her lines are exceptional and what would have been a smelly Wartburg 3 cylinder 2 stroke eng...

Thelmarie is an interesting motor yacht, to be more accurate it could possibly be described as a motor sailer, although the sail is more suited to be a steadying sail and for its current use as a Thames cruiser the mast is possibly more for decoration than anything else. I was impres...

Built in East Anglia in the early nineteen thirties by a well known British boat builder, JW Brooke, and christened Sunny Morn, Tarbes II has survived for nearly a century in her original format as a luxury saloon launch. You can expect lashings of varnished mahogany, two cockpits, one...

Swift x came into my life in 1990 when exhibiting at the London Boat Show as part of the Steam and Electric Launch Company crew where the boat had been fully restored. At that time we had reengined this historic teak hulled boat with an impressive steam plant and the new owner who bo...

How's That is a smart 1938 pre war Chris Craft deluxe runabout and a good boat for those wishing to have a head turning classic which they can keep at home under its full cover or in the garage for occasional outings at classic boat events or simply for cruising with friends. The deli...

The joy with any vintage boat is of course partly in the historic research. Sometimes this proves to be an impossible task. However on this occasion the current owners, and indeed saviours, of Lavinia B have discovered a great deal about the past of this lovely, elegant bijou of a moto...

Cera used to belong to Rodney Bewes, he of the Likely Lads, a popular series on the TV in the 1970s. He was a well known figure of the Thames Vintage Boat Club scene and a regular at Swan Upping with his mid cockpit cabin launch Cera. A previous owner of some renown was 'Bomber Harris'...

An Edwardian Gentleman's saloon launch Doreen is a fascinating launch whose Thames history begins with the purchase of the boat at the Phillips auction in 1991. In the catalogue written by Bill and Penny Rose we read that the boat is a gentleman’s beaver tail cabin launch built of m...

The Jolly Brit – Historic Royal Vessel, Fully Restored When the former naval officer spotted Jolly Brit languishing on the Grand Union Canal in Brentford he was determined to restore her at a time when attention was focused on the saving of the Royal Yacht Britannia for future generat...

White Heather is an open motor launch, built by McCleans of Govan in 1923 for a family member who captained the Scotland rugby team a few years previously and who subsequently was chairman of a shipping line. The boat was used at their house on Loch Striven named Ardtaraig, in Argyllsh...

Blue Duck is the result of several months of collaboration between a discerning client and her chosen boatbuilder, Hamish Patterson of PBW in Hawkshead. The client knew she wanted something bespoke with seating for up to 10 passengers, a comfortable mid ships steering position with a w...

This so called Bat Boat which we showed at the 2024 Traditional Boat Festival ended up finding its original owners on site. Its history was a little hazy but we do at least know that there were at least two built, probably at Shepperton Studios for a film in the late sixties/seventies ...

Grebe and Coot Available individually or as a pair - Coot and Grebe are both 'Port Miniature' Racers, built in France by Tecla Saviboat for amusement parks and hire fleets. Seating a family of four they have electric propulsion with 4 speeds and brand new batteries. The boats were bu...

A newly restored historic varnished mahogany launch NOMINATED FOR A CLASSIC BOAT RESTORATION AWARD BY CLASSIC BOAT MAGAZINE IN 2018 If you are looking for a new boat but actually want something traditional and wooden then look no further. Wise Folly is exactly that. She was built...

Of course all Dunkirk Little Ships are unique with their link being their presence and participation in Operation Dynamo when the British navy was boosted by hundreds of small ships which had been requisitioned by the Navy to evacuate the British and French forces from the Normandy bea...

L'Oursin is a classic Riva Junior, the epitome of Italian craftsmanship and timeless design. Boasting the original turquoise upholstery and fittings, this beauty retains its authentic charm that has been carefully preserved since it first graced the waters. With a striking white-painte...