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  • Price
    €230,000
History

Custom designed for August Boorstein of NYC in 1956. Built by Herbert Wood Ltd Norfolk.

Long racing history on US East Coast and Caribbean –
• Celebrated in 50s and 60s Miami-Nassau, Newport-Bermuda races vs FINISTERRE and others
• Famous for the celebrated “match races” against STORMY WEATHER in the 1980s
• Perennial contender in her class in Antigua Race Week from the 1980s until 2003
• Ex flag ship of the KnickerbockerYacht Club (NYC) and the Coral Bay Yacht Club (St. John, VI)
Transatlantic passage to the Azores and Ireland 2005
Extensive cruising throughout Europe, the Baltic, the Mediterranean and Aegean 2005 to 2018
Cruising and racing in West Mediterranean since 2018 (New Owner)
• Imported in Europe, registered in Holland
• VAT Paid

Racing in Spain and France since 2022
• Vela Classica Estartit 2022/2023/2024,
• Les Voiles de St Tropez 2023
• Coming soon : Puig Vela Classica in Barcelona, September 2024, and Les Voiles de St Tropez 2024.

Condition

Kept in very good conditions and with original parts.

Other Information

• Summary accommodation for 8 to 10 people
• Doghouse
- Accessed from cockpit bridge deck by double doors, sliding hatch and steps down - Hinged top chart table, bookshelf and seat to port - Seat with Navigation and engine control instruments to stbd
• Aft/master cabin
- Large double berth on starboard (1.40m at shoulders)
- Large single berth on portside (1.10m at shoulders
- Stowage under and aft near centreline
• Head compartment, with WC, hot and cold shower and sink
• Doorway and steps down to Saloon forward and alternative companionway steps
• Saloon with
- 1 x L shaped settee berth to port with 1 x Pilot berth outboard
- Drop leaf table on centreline –
- 1 x Settee berth to starboard with 1 x Pilot berth outboard –
- Stowage under and in lockers / drawers forward
• Galley with 2 burners gas hob and oven - Fridge - Sink with hot and cold water - Stowage, outboard, under and on bulkheads fore and aft
• Fore cabin
- Large double berths
- - Shelves - Stowage under and in lockers above to starboard
- Hatchway to fore deck –
- Access to chain locker

More information on request

Location
Description

Rob Roy is a custom designed yawl by Arthur C. Robb designed  for August Boorstein of NYC in 1956. Built by Herbert Wood Ltd Norfolk.

She is a comfortable and high performance cruiser/racer, in very good conditions, hosting 8-10 berths, with a particularly nice owner's cabin at the rear.

She offers new/very recent masts/sails/engine.

She is ready for races or cruises in the Med.

 

Specifications
  • Year
    1956
  • Designer
    Arthur Robb
  • Builder
    Herbert Woods Norfolk
  • Type of Rig
    Yawl
  • Sail Type
    Bermudan
  • Keel Type
    Long keel with 7.tons lead ballast and bronze centerboard in monel case (draft from 1.8 to 2.8 m)
  • Cabins
    2
  • Berths
    10
Measurement
  • Overall Length
    16.90 metres
  • Length on Waterline
    12.5 metres
  • Beam
    3.95 metres
  • Draft
    1.80 metres
  • Sail Area
    200 sq.m
Construction

Mahogany planking on white helm frames doubled with Monel, oak timber keel
Teak deck , Teak house, Teak interior joinery

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