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28′ GRP Falmouth Working Boat Gaff Cutter

Oystercatcher 16 Gaff Cutter

Heard 28 Gaff Cutter

35ft. BUCHANAN BERMUDIAN SLOOP, 1960, LLOYDS 100A1, TEAK: LYING: CHICHESTER HARBOUR

Daniel Bombigher Shpountz 44-40 Schooner

Daniel Fyfe Loch Fyne Skiff Gaff Cutter

Excalibur 36

1972 – She 27

Heard Tosher 18

1970 GRP Twister 28

24ft ELKINS GAFF CUTTER

Kim Holman Sterling Bermudan Sloop

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If you’re trying to find a classic sailing boat for sale then why not have a browse through the ones on our site. You will find classic sailing yachts from all the leading manufacturers and from some very early all wooden boats to a more modern but still classic looking GRP vessel.

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• Custom KOLIBRI 900 for sale

• Kolibri 900 now in online auction. Anyone can bid until September 2, 2024The Kolibri 900 is a robust and versatile sailboat with a length of 9 meters and a width of 3 meters. Originally manufactured by the Kolibri yard, this woodcore-epoxy-built boat has a draft of 1.70 meters and a headroom of 1.26 meters. Although the exact construction date is unknown, the boat was thoroughly refurbished in 2021 after damage to the hull from the mast going overboard. Repair included painting and replacements of the sea railings and windows. The boat is currently in good condition with some minor flaws; the mast and rudder blade are missing, although a mast is present and has yet to be modified.Inside, the Kolibri 900 offers berths for four and a manual toilet with direct discharge to the open water. Outside steering is by tiller. The boat is equipped with a 17 hp Solé M141 diesel engine, various gauges and navigation equipment such as a log speed meter, compass and depth gauge. Outside, the boat has a side railing and swim ladder. The Kolibri 900 is suitable for pleasure cruising, vacations, day trips and weekend trips and has proven to have excellent sailing characteristics. The engine has not been used since 2021, and the boat is currently on shore.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONWe recommend taking advantage of the viewing day. The boat is on the side. This boat comes without a trailer. The year of construction is unknown and therefore fictitious. This boat is sold under the general and special auction conditions. This is a public auction so the purchase cannot be returned based on the legal right of withdrawal.Rig and sailsOther: Condition of sails: sufficient
• Category: Sailing Boats, Classic Built: 1900 Length: 9 m Country: Netherlands City: Numansdorp (NL), NETHERLANDS
• Chassiron CHASSIRON CF for sale

• XBOAT ref :5831.CHASSIRON CF N°104POLYESTER SHELLTEAK ROOF (rebuilt in 1996)1974Additional information on request More details and pictures on xboat.uk
• Category: Sailing Boats, Classic Built: 1974 Length: 9.12 m Country: France City: Caen, France
• € 25,750.00
• Custom LOFOTEN CLASSIC for sale

• XBOAT ref :4527.Bronze deck fittings.Spars and fittings in new condition.The deck in CP + Teak.The cockpit and openings, the sidewalls and the pre-hulls have been replaced.The beam and elongate greenhouse connection have been fully riveted . Axial frame bolts changed to stainless steel. Boat restored and restructured by the owner, marine carpenter. Boat admitted to the heritage buildings commission. (BIA Bronze bridge fittings. Spars and fittings in new condition. The bridge in CP + Teak.The cockpit and the openings, the flat edges and the pre-speakers have been replaced.The connection tightens the beam and elongates have been entirely riveted.Axial frame bolts changed to stainless steel.Boat restored and restructured by the owner carpenter of marine.Boat admitted to the Heritage Buildings Commission (BIP)LINED IN MAHOGANYACACIA MEMBERSAXIAL FRAMEWORK IN IROKO OAKCOPPER RIVET More details and pictures on xboat.uk
• Category: Sailing Boats, Classic Built: 1960 Length: 9.08 m Country: France City: Nice, France
• € 44,000.00

• Custom SMACK 11M for sale

• Category: Sailing Boats, Classic Built: 1904 Length: 10.96 m Country: France City: ARZON, France
• € 55,000.00

• GRUNDEL 900 for sale

• Grundel 900 now in online auction. Anyone can bid until September 2, 2024The Grundel 900 is a sturdy sailboat 9 meters long and 3.10 meters wide. She was built of steel in 1970. With a draft of 80 cm and a clearance of 2.45 meters, this boat is suitable for inland waters as well as lakes, ponds, rivers, canals and ditches. The articulated bilge design and single rudder construction with tiller make her agile and suitable for sailing trips.Inside, the boat offers comfortable accommodations. Present is a dining area, pillows and mattresses for two permanent berths. The headroom inside is 1.90 meters, which is sufficient for easy movement on board. Furthermore, the boat has a practical kitchen with a two-burner gas stove, an outdoor sink with step water faucet. In addition, there are various storage options.The engine is a diesel engine with electric start, provides propulsion when the sails are not used. A diesel stove in the cabin provides comfort during cooler sailing trips, with a removable stove pipe for optimum safety while sailing. A copper compass and VHF radio are provided for navigation and communication, although the latter has yet to be registered.The sailing gear consists of a main mast with a mainsail, jib and jib, all in ready-to-use condition. A retractable jib boom improves sailing performance and makes maneuvering easier. Heavy-duty winches in the cockpit and a large roof hatch add functionality and comfort aboard.Although the boat has some minor flaws and has been neglected in the past, her structural integrity has been well maintained. Recently treated with antifouling and with a measured plate thickness of 3 and 4 mm, she remains a solid choice for lovers of classic sailing yachts. Located in a boathouse in Bolsward, this Grundel 900 awaits a new owner who can appreciate her potential and charm for pleasure cruising, vacations and relaxing weekends on the water.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONWe advise you to take advantage of the viewing day. The boat is in the water. This boat comes without a trailer. This boat is sold under the general and special auction conditions. This is a public auction so the purchase cannot be returned based on the legal right of withdrawal.Engine, electrics, waterOther: Starter battery and light battery with inverter and charger.Switchboard with battery control panel inside.VHF radio available (not logged in).Headroom in cabin 1.90Diesel stove in cabin with removable stove pipe (only when using stove because of sailing)Two-burner gas stove with outside sink with stairs water tapJib anchor with chain and anchor winch in front, loose plow anchor in the boxWooden tiller in cockpitBrass compass on compass stand in cockpit
• Category: Sailing Boats, Classic Built: 1970 Length: 9 m Country: Netherlands City: Bolsward (NL), NETHERLANDS
• PLATBODEM for sale

• Vollenhoven Sphere Flatboat now in online auction. Anyone can bid until July 22, 2024Built in 1978 at the Kooiman and De Vries shipyard, the Vollenhovense Bol embodies the timeless beauty and character of traditional flat-bottomed sailing vessels. With its articulated hull and wooden mast, this quaint little vessel exudes a nostalgic charm that lovers of authentic ships will love.With a length of 8.10 meters and a width of 2.50 meters, this flat-bottomed boat offers enough space to stay comfortably during long sailing trips. Accommodations include a cozy dining area, comfortable mattresses, a stove and curtains for privacy. The addition of a radio, VHF radio and autopilot facilitates communication and navigation on board.The boat is equipped with a Sabb diesel engine, with 18 hp and two cylinders, which propels the boat effortlessly through the water. With a maximum speed of 5 km/h, this boat is suitable for leisurely trips along coastlines and inland waterways.The rigging, consisting of a mainsail, jib and jib, adds to the nostalgic character of the Vollenhovense Bol.Outside, the boat is equipped with all the necessary equipment for a safe and comfortable voyage. Two anchors, a hand anchor winch, a tarpaulin and a swim ladder offer practical functionality, and there is also a self-draining cockpit.The masthead needs to be repaired and the engine has been serviced.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONWe recommend taking advantage of the viewing day. The boat is in the water. This boat comes without a trailer. This boat is sold under the general and special auction conditions. This is a public auction so the purchase cannot be returned based on the legal right of withdrawal.AccommodationOther: VHF radio, autopilotEngine, electrics, waterMeasuring instruments: NoOther: An additional battery for refrigeratorRig and sailsOther: Condition of sails: sufficient
• Category: Sailing Boats, Classic Built: 1978 Length: 8.1 m Country: Netherlands City: Almere (NL), NETHERLANDS

Downs Road Boatyard 19A Downs Road Maldon, Essex, CM9 5HG Telephone: 01621 859373 Mobile: 07885 859373 Email: [email protected]

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26.5m thames sailing barge, steel 1926.

Lying afloat: Pin Mill, nr. Ipswich Asking Price: £395,000 GBP ...

25m Commercial Thames Sailing Barge with Charter Business, 1895

Lying Afloat Ipswich Dock Asking Price: £375,000 GBP ...

80ft Thames Sailing Barge, wooden, totally restored, 1881.

Afloat: Maldon, Essex, CM9 Guide Price: £325,000 GBP ...

25m Thames Sailing Barge, wooden, 1895

Lying afloat: River Crouch, Essex OFFERS considered. IRO £125000 ...

40m Belgian Spitz motor barge, 1956

Lying: Maldon, Essex, REDUCED Asking Price: £55,000 ...

40ft Narrow Boat, a Semi Traditional Stern Cruiser, 1936

Afloat: Harlow, Essex Asking Price: £39,000 GBP ...

42ft Thames Sailing Barge, Wooden half size, 1881, A Project.

Lying: St Osyth, nr. Clacton Price: £35,000 GBP ...

46ft Ferro Cement Bermudan Yawl, 2003. Cigfran Mor

Afloat: Maylandsea, nr Maldon, Essex Asking Price: £29,950 GBP ...

26ft Classic Gaff Cutter 1906 Gann & Palmer

Lying afloat: Under Cover, Maylandsea, nr Maldon Price: £26,000 GBP ...

7m GRP motor sailer, Vinga Marine, 1974, Rayona

Lying afloat: Maldon, Essex CM9 Asking Price: £22,950 GBP ...

6.60m Guy Couach 660E Pleasure/Fishing Boat 1986 Angela J

Afloat: Levington Marina, Suffolk Asking Price: £21,950 GBP ...

30ft A Channel Island Pilot Cutter, c1870 Try Again

Afloat on swinging mooring: Nr Woodbridge, Suffolk Price: £19,950 GBP ...

28ft East Anglian mk1, Buchannan, Cyril White 1959 Cirrus

Afloat : Maylandsea, nr Maldon, Essex Asking Price: £19,500 GBP ...

19ft Cape Cutter, GRP Gaffer with Trailer, 2003 Stormy.

Afloat: Maldon, Essex. CM9 Asking Price: £18,500 GBP ...

30ft Classic Bermudan Cutter 1937

Ashore: Nr. Great Yarmouth Asking Price: £16,950 GBP ...

25ft Teak Bermudan Sloop with Aux, Dalimore, 1950 Athena

Afloat Maldon Essex CM9 REDUCED Asking Price: £13,950 GBP ...

Contessa 26, GRP Bermudan Sloop Mk1, 1972 Juliet

Ashore: Walton on the Naze, Essex. CO14 Asking Price: £12,950 GBP ...

24ft Tamarisk, GRP Gaff Cutter, new engine, 2023, Joy

Ashore: Faversham, Kent, ME13 7BY Price REDUCED: £12,950 GBP ...

28ft Gaff Cutter 2013, wooden ex Lugger 1895, Megan.

Lying: Afloat Hollowshore , Kent Asking Price REDUCED: £12,500 ...

25ft Classic Bermudan Masthead Sloop by Uphams,1939 Night Wind

Ashore: Rye, Kent Asking Price: £11,750 GBP ...

26ft SCOD, South Coast One Design, 1964, Tromba

Ashore: Maldon, Essex Asking Price: £11,500 GBP ...

36ft Classic Teak Bermudan Cutter, Built by Fays, Soper design 1901

Ashore: nr.Frinton CO13 Asking Price: £10,950 GBP ...

18ft Sea Otter by David Moss, Gaff Yawl, inboard & Road Trailer, 1998 Chiggo

Ashore: Mistley, Essex. CO11 1NG Asking Price REDUCED: £10,950 GBP (Boat, dinghy & trailer) ...

Oystercatcher 16, GRP Gaff cutter with Aux, 1997Pearl

Ashore: Maldon, Essex CM9 Asking Price: £9,950 GBP ...

10.5m Teak Bermudan Sloop, Francis Jones, 1960

Afloat :, Maylandsea, Essex CM3 Offer Price: £9,500 ...

24ft Tamarisk GRP Gaff Cutter, 1974, Pretty Kitty

Afloat : Maldon, Essex Price: £8,950 GBP ...

26ft Classic Canoe Yacht, J Pain Clark design, 1902.

Lying: Pin Mill, Suffolk Asking Price: £7,750 GBP ...

16ft Classic wooden Sailing Dinghy, 1890’s

Lying: West Mersea, Essex Asking Price: £6,750 GBP ...

16ft Salcombe Yawl, Day Sailer ,1982

Lying Ashore : Kirby Le Soken, Walton Backwaters, C013 Asking Price: £6500 GBP Complete ...

20ft Gaff Rigged Open Boat, Road trailer & outboard.

Ashore: Coddenham, Nr Ipswich, Suffolk. IP6 Price: £5,950 GBP ...

25ft Beneteau First 25,1981

Lying afloat: Heybridge Basin, nr. Maldon, Essex. CM9 Asking Price: £4,950 GBP ...

26ft Mystere Flyer, GRP fin keel sloop, 1983.

Ashore: Maylandsea, Essex, CM3 REDUCED to: £3,950 GBP ...

23ft Motor Fishing Boat, Parson’s of Leigh,1960

Afloat: Oare Creek, Nr Faversham REDUCED Asking Price: £3950 GBP ...

15ft 6ins Gaffers & Luggers, Picarooner GRP 1992, Isodora

Lying: Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8AD Asking Price: £3,950 GBP ...

Hillyard 2.5t, with road trailer,1951, Carmen

Ashore: Faversham, Kent Asking Price: £2,950 GBP ...

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What is an antique/classic sailing boat?

According to The Antique and Classic Boat Society, an antique boat is one that was built between 1919 and 1942, whilst a classic boat is a boat built between 1943 and 1975. However, the terms antique and classic may be used more loosely to simply refer to old boats or those built in an older style regardless of the actual age. The hulls of antique/classic sailing boats were often constructed from wood, before modern materials such as GRP became available. The sails were generally made from cotton, linen or hemp. However, modern sailing boats built in the style of an antique/classic sailing boat may use modern material to give the benefits of the classic styling with improved durability and performance.

Which manufacturers build antique/classic sail boats?

Manufacturers that produce antique/classic sail boats include Spirit Yachts , Camper & Nicholson , Cornish Crabbers , Nautor Swan and Buchanan .

How much does an antique/classic sail boat cost?

A used antique/classic sail boat on TheYachtMarket.com ranges in price from £2,750 GBP to £10,200,000 GBP with an average price of £338,000 GBP . Factors including the condition, age, model and specification will affect the price of an antique/classic.

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Chris Craft Replica Barrelback 19 Runabout

Newly built and launched in 2022 to original plans for the Chris Craft 19' Barrelback runabout. Plans from Glen-L of America. Superb construction using epoxy bonded cold moulded timber for a strong yet beautiful finish. Mercruiser V6 4.3 litre petrol engine. Boat finished with Jotun 2 part paints for a low maintenance and durable finish. Very elegant runabout complete with custom road trailer. In as new condition.

• Designer: Ken Hankinson
• Location: Oxfordshire
• Length on deck: 19'

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21′ Sport Fishing Boat

Built by Dartmouth boat builders to an American design. This boat is being offered as a demonstration model with a view to obtaining commissions for further new build boats. The specification for a new build could be tailored to suit the commissioning owner, with a choice of engine sizes, layouts, systems and equipment. The benefit of building in wood with a small firm is that once the hull has ben built, all other areas of the design can be altered to suit the owner. A fast, stable sports boat with lots of space, very practical for families or groups and a real head turner. A new boat built to the owners specification with an engine is £55,000

• Builder: B. & A. Pomeroy, Dartmouth
• Location: Devon
• Length on deck: 21'
• Beam: 7'10"

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New England Bass Boat

Built in Cape Cod in 2002, the design based on the famed New England MacKenzie Cuttyhunk Bass Boats, constructed using modern methods with cold molded mahogany sheathed in Kevlar and finished in Awlgrip paint systems. Imported into the UK by the current owner, fully certified to RCR standards. Steyr 164hp turbo charged inboard diesel gives 17 knots cruising speed for excellent fuel consumption, she uses only 0.8 litres/nautical mile. 2 berths under the foredeck makes for a nice sheltered space. Large open cockpit with high bulwarks, an excellent space for the family. SBS road trailer means she can be easily towed on the road, all up weight is less than 3 tons. A very elegant and unusual alternative to the very boring RIB or Boston Whaler, a superb boat for someone looking for a boat that stands out from the crowd and offers something a little bit special.

• Designer: Great River Boat Works, MA
• Builder: Great River Boat Works, MA
• Length on deck: 24'11"
• Draft: 2'6"

Enquire about Fabian Bush Cruising Dayboat

Fabian Bush Cruising Dayboat

Designed and built by Fabian bush, a well respected very skilled boat builder. The boat was commissioned by a client but due to personal circumstances he is no longer able to take delivery and use the boat so she is being offered for sale as a brand new and complete vessel. Upon completion the boat was tested and certified under the RCD scheme and put afloat for sea trials, but otherwise she has been dry stored and unused. built using modern construction methods of epoxy glued plywood planking making her very durable and easy to maintain. complete with trailer covers and electric outboard engine this is an absolutely ready to go trailer sailer in as new condition.

• Designer: Fabian Bush
• Builder: Fabian Bush Boatbuilder
• Location: Essex
• Length on deck: 15'10"
• Draft: 14" / 4'

Enquire about 20′ Nick Smith Clinker Motor Launch

20′ Nick Smith Clinker Motor Launch

Clinker motor launch built by the well respected Nick Smith of Salcombe in 2004. Her design is based on the traditional Salcombe bass fishing boat with straight stem and elegant sheer line. Powered by a Yanmar 2YM 15p diesel, fitted new in 2008. Comes with a good quality road trailer and all over cover. A very striking launch in good condition and well equipped.

• Designer: Traditional
• Builder: Nick Smith
• Length on deck: 20'4"
• Draft: 1'6"

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19′ Fast Harbour Launch

Built in 2013 to plans from a 1920's Motor Boat Manual for a general duties harbour launch. Built using wood epoxy construction with a Mercruiser 135hp petrol engine. She will reach in excess of 25 knots but is equally capable of slow speeds with little wash for river use. A large spacious cockpit with seating fore and aft makes her a good family day boat. Complete with all over cover and road trailer.

• Location: Kent
• Length on deck: 18'6"
• Draft: 1'4"

Enquire about Varnished River Launch

Varnished River Launch

Elegant varnished mahogany launch built for the River Way Conservancy in 1950. Major professional rebuild in last 3 years including numerous new planks and lots of replacement steamed oak timbers. Vetus 25hp diesel fitted new in 2015. Top quality De Graff twin axle road trailer. Summer cockpit cover and all over winter boat cover. New Boat Safety Certificate and Thames River Licence for the season. Very smart launch with comfortable seating for 8 people.

• Builder: Allday Austin, Guildford
• Length on deck: 19'3"
• Beam: 5'11"

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15′ Dartmouth Launch

Varnished motor launch built by Wootton Bridge to a design known as the Dartmouth Launch. Clinker planked in Brazilian mahogany, varnished inside and out. Beta Marine 10hp diesel with only 65 hours running time. On a galvanised road trailer complete with cockpit cover and all over boat cover. As new and immaculate launch absolutely ready to go

• Builder: Wootton Bridge Boatbuilders Ltd
• Location: Yorkshire
• Length on deck: 15'

Enquire about 17′ Clinker Motor Launch

17′ Clinker Motor Launch

clinker motor launch which is thought to have been built in the 1950's in Scotland. Has spent most of her life on the Isle of Bute. Laid up ashore many years ago. Refitted by current owner with hull repairs, new engine, trailer and cover in 2022. Engine with less than 5 hours and trailer has only delivery miles. Elegant all varnished launch ready to go for the summer.

• Location: Scotland
• Length on deck: 17'

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Oystercatcher 16 Gaff Cutter

Oystercatcher 16 gaff cutter designed and built by Mayfly Classic Boats of Cornwall in 1993. These are traditional long keeled boats with pretty lines built in GRP. The 16 is a trailer sailer boat offering easy launching and recovery with the clever piggy back trailer. Accommodation gives 2 comfortable berths with sitting headroom plus a heads and galley, packing a lot of boat into her 16' length. This boat has been upgraded and improved in the last 2 years and is in very nice ready to go condition. A lovely little boat, well equipped and ready to sail.

• Designer: Bryan Gibson
• Builder: Mayfly Classic Boats
• Length on deck: 16'

Enquire about 26′ Cabin Boat

26′ Cabin Boat

A sturdy and attractive cabin boat built on the Isle of Wight. recently fitted Thornycroft 60hp diesel and new navigation gear. forward cabin with a double berth, heads and galley. Large aft cockpit with seating and a recent cover. A versatile family boat in nice condition.

• Builder: Charmans Boatyard, Bembridge
• Location: Hants
• Length on deck: 26'

Enquire about Aldeburgh Beach Boat

Aldeburgh Beach Boat

Robustly built open motor launch, designed as a beach fishing boat for the east coast. Generous beam and freeboard make her a capable and safe family boat. New Nani diesel 14hp engine in 2022, fully serviced and ready for the 2024 season. Painted inside and out helps lower maintenance time, a pretty launch with a work boat like feel.

• Builder: Frank Knights Boatyard, Woodbridge
• Location: Suffolk

Small boats for sale

People use small boats for sailing, rowing, fishing and tenders for larger vessels. They are easy to transport, affordable, and a great way to get afloat. Small boats are perfect for as a small fishing boat, small sailing boat, motor cruiser or sports cruiser and popular for recreation. We have spent some of the best family days pottering up and down the estuary in our sailing dinghy.

Small classic sailing boats are great for people wanting to start sailing. They’re relatively affordable and classic in style, and you can often find older examples for a fraction of the cost of a new boat. Plus, they’ll still provide you with years of enjoyment.

Classic boats are also a great option if you’re looking for a project boat. Many of these boats have been well cared for and only need a little TLC to get them back into sailing shape. With a bit of elbow grease, you can often have your dream boat for a fraction of the cost of buying new.

Some of the cheap small sailboats for sale on the Wooden Ships website include dinghies , day boats and river launches . Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about any small boats featured on our website, or if you’d like to sell your boat .

Wooden Ships classic yachts brokers have an extensive database of small boats for sale. With a wide range of sail boats , classic yachts , motor yachts and small classic boats, Wooden Ships has one of the largest selections of traditional wooden boats and yachts for sale in the UK.

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Butch Dalrymple-Smith: First Whitbread & Best Years to be Alive

The best years to be alive in human history: Butch Dalrymple-Smith on a life lived on a planet of infinite resources, when the Solent was the test tank and the stars were your GPS.

Butch dalrymple-smith: i am a lucky man.

“There is not doubt that I am a lucky man. I was born at the end of the second world war, which meant that mine was the first generation ever to have lived in an unbroken period without conscription or the obligation to go abroad and kill foreigners. At least, in England we escaped it. We lived through the cold war and the shadow of nuclear holocaust, but isn’t it always like that? Our distant ancestors must have felt the invention of the bow meant the end of warfare as they knew it. Bullets and shells were equally terrifying; then bombing civilians from the air. ICBMs with thermonuclear warheads were simply more of the same. Now we face terrorism, cyber warfare and robot killing machines, perhaps the scariest of the lot.  It never changes. I experienced the transition from post-war bankruptcy to a steadily improving economy, lowering prices, rising salaries and an overwhelming feeling of optimism as living standards steadily improved with every passing year. But already I can see the end of this happy state: increasing inequality, reduced purchasing power, rising unemployment, unachievable living costs. I had just left school when the birth control pill came on sale. Syphilis and gonorrhoea had been defeated by penicillin and AIDS had not yet been invented. The resultant explosion of sexual liberation was all the more exciting because it was unprecedented. And didn’t we take advantage of it!

I saw the introduction of plastics and enjoyed the convenience of cheap consumer products before anyone realised the problem of accumulating waste… a problem I leave to my children with acute embarrassment.

Throughout my life minerals of every sort have been abundant. On a geological timescale, the period when provision of finite resources was limited only by demand will be a mere blink in our planet’s history. But I was there… it was my time.

In my lifetime there has been unbelievable progress in technology. Just look at the contrast between the primitive life of my parents and the computer-enhanced, connected and convenient world of today: comfortable homes, reliable cars, electric help with the chores, free communications and cheap international travel. This trend will probably continue but for us it was all novel and amazing. We relished our new technology-enabled powers all the more because we were the first generation to see so much progress so quickly…. and I am happy to leave the challenges of dealing with artificial intelligence and genetic modification to our children. I hope they manage.

We went through various panics about the limits of growth: How long could the planet feed itself? What happens when oil runs out? How can we control pandemic diseases in an age of international travel? And yet the agrarian revolution, new oil discoveries and increasingly effective pharmaceuticals soon made our concerns ephemeral.

For almost all of my life, the problems of species extinctions, climate change and overpopulation were of no concern, and now in my dotage none of it really affects me, although once again I hand on the baton in this generational relay with a feeling of guilt.

The Golden Years of Sailing

In sport, I hit the sweet spot with a precision that was uncanny. I was there when competitive sailing was a blast, when the best of the best national teams competed just for the fun of it. Without sponsors or pay masters we enjoyed our racing in a way that is inconceivable today. The IOR may have been a flawed handicapping system but it provided unbelievable racing and wealthy, enthusiastic owners enjoyed it just as much as the rest of us. They were prepared to pay for new race boats at a rate that even today’s corporate sponsors can’t match.

Sailing was a perfect way to spend my young adulthood. We went from regatta to regatta, scratching a living as best we could between races and having a wonderful time travelling from one party to the next: Admirals’ Cup , transatlantic races, the Ton Cup regattas, Hobart, Bermuda, Maxi Worlds, Whitbreads… The boats today may go faster and know where they are with ridiculous precision, but our combination of hardware at a human scale; the responsibility of brain-based decision-making; navigation where the stars, a sense of smell and the shape of the waves played a part; the reliance on experience and gut feel for weather prognosis in the absence of accurate forecasts… it all contributed to a racing experience which today’s hotshots can only dream about.  But now the genie of overwhelming technology is well and truly out of the bottle and only classic yacht racing and the anachronistic Golden Globe revival portray a shadow of how it used to be.

Butch Dalrymple-Smith on Yacht Design

Designing yachts was more fun too. Without computer fluid dynamics we simply drew shapes that we liked and generally they worked. Compared to today, weight, balance and performance were all a bit of a lottery. The very thought of running 50 computer-created variations of the same boat around a computer-simulated race course fills me with horror. The Solent was our testing tank. Call me old-fashioned, but I loved using pencil and splines to define a shape. It was exacting work and you didn’t want to change it once it was done but there’s something very aesthetic and rewarding about completing a lines plan on Mylar, and the discipline of fairing and keeping control was part of the enjoyment. Perhaps only another veteran yacht designer will understand what I mean. Demand was buoyant and most of the boats were pretty good too. The 1970s and 80s were the best years ever to be designing boats.

“In short, the planet and society as a whole have been good to me”

Butch Dalrymple-Smith

My life was so much better than the generations before mine and I am pretty sure it will prove to be a lot better than generations to come. As I face my final years of this mortal coil I have to smile and reflect that I had the best of everything in the best of all possible worlds. How lucky is that!”

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