Description

CAMPER & NICHOLSONS YARD NO: 886
'MUSKETEER OF STUTTON'

Built In 1963 by Camper and Nicholsons to Lloyds 100A1 classification

Designed (by Peter Nicholson) and built by Camper and Nicholsons’ Southampton yard over the winter of 1962/63. She was launched in the spring of 1963 for Peter (later Sir Peter) Green, then Commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, and featured in the May’s Yachting World Magazine (and in the annual of the same year). Originally built a yawl, in 1964 she was converted to a sloop by adding 3 feet to the main mast and removing the mizzen. She raced competitively in the UK during the 1960’s, winning the RORC points championship at least once and taking part in two Fastnet Races.

MUSKETEER’s racing career came to an end in June 1970 when she was sold to Nigel Pattison of Itchenor Sailing Club who sailed her to the West Indies (for his honeymoon) and back over a 2 year period, returning in 1973. Following a short period with W.M. Tubby of Guernsey, ownership transferred to Royal Cruising Club member Henry S. Williams of Plymouth, a former flag officer of the Royal Western Yacht Club of England and a leading light in the club’s involvement in the Single Handed Transatlantic Race and the Double Handed Round Britain Race. In 1980 MUSKETEER was bought by fellow club member and serious blue water cruiser Jonathan Trafford who restored her yawl rig and took her on a cruise to the Caribbean and the USA 1981-83. On her return she remained that family’s cruising yacht until she was sold to 1987 to Kevin and Jan Townsend who cruising many happy sailing miles on her: much to Europe from Spain’s Atlantic coast, France, Ireland, Scotland to Norway and the Baltic, including Russia and Estonia. She also took part in some of the Tall Ship races: 1991 (Ireland), 1993 (Norway and Denmark) and then St. Petersburg and Finland. Through the 2000’s the Townsends offered Ocean Yacht Master courses and lived on board for a period.

Her present owners purchased MUSKETEER from the Townsends in 2007 since when she has been maintained by Poole-based shipwright Lee Woodford (who replaced the teak deck in spring 2008) and sailed with friends and family and in sailing adventures for novices, exploring the south coast, the Channel Islands and Brittany. She completed another Atlantic circuit 2016-2017 (the last leg on a ship), taking in ANTIGUA Classic Yacht Regatta 2017: winning Class D and coming 3rd in the Concours for privately maintained Classic Division yachts.

Specifications

Accommodation

Large enclosed cockpit with steps to aft saloon, galley to port and chart table to starboard with sea berth aft of chart table.
Four berths in saloon, table folds down from forward bulkhead and lower berths provide seating around table.
Heads forward to starboard.
Forward cabin with single berth to port, sail storage in racks to starboard.

Construction

Long keel, clipper style bow and short counter with transom. Hull planking of Honduras Mahogany on Canadian Rock Elm bent timers. (Lower six planks later replaced with Teak). Teak decks and Mahogany interior.

Navigation Equipment

Sestrel Major steering compass
Garmin GHP 12 Corpack
Garmin GHC 10 Auto Pilot
Garmin A1S 600 class B transponder inc. GPS antenna & VHF splitter
Garmin 750S
Furona Radar Model 1720
Raymarine ST60+ instruments
Garmin VHF 200 radio
Brookes & Gatehouse Homer MF/HF receiver with Heron antenna
Nasa Easy Navtex receiver
Glomek TJ Antenna

Engine(s)

Yanmar Diesel 56hp 2014.
Model 4JH5E
On Engine plate:
Engine number: E15711
Continuous power kW: 36 2907 min-1 Fuel stop power kW: 39.6/3000
Hurth with Aquadrive flexible coupling/thrust bearing and a fixed 3 bladed propellor.

Sails & Spars

1 x Mainsail, 3 x slab reefs
1 x Furling genoa
1 x No. 2 genoa
1 x Working jib
1 x Tri sail
1 x Mizzen
1 x Mizzen stay-sail
1 x Light genoa
1 x Storm staysail
1 x Cruising chute

Electrics

Bosch:
2 x Service Batteries / House Batteries
1 x Engine Start Battery
The three batteries: - L5 077 - 1000A (EN) 180Ah 920h) 12V
1 x Sterling pro-charge Ultra battery charger

Disclaimer

The Yacht Brokerage offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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