About this yacht
This Victorian yacht from the board of G L Watson retains many of her period features. Her experienced and knowledgeable shipwright owner has stripped out the boat’s interior (which was not original) to provide a blank canvas project for a new owner, while maintaining the fabric of the yacht’s structure – and the vessel’s hull would seem to be in impressive condition. BEROË has the potential to be a stunning and almost unique period piece yet is of a size to be easily sailed.
Key details
- Designer
- G.L Watson
- Builder
- R Jardine & Son Rothesay
- Date
- 1887
- Length overall
- 51 ft 2 in / 15.6 m
- Length deck
- 36 ft 1 in / 11 m
- Length waterline
- 29 ft 6 in / 9 m
- Beam
- 7 ft 3 in / 2.2 m
- Draft
- 6 ft 3 in / 1.9 m
- Displacement
- 9 Tonnes
- Construction
- Carvel pitch pine on oak frames
- Engine
- 30 HP Lister Petter Alpha 3
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Price
- Sold
Specification
Specification section 1 Project
BEROË has no interior and is therefore considered to be a project
Specification section 2 History
BEROË was commissioned by RE Collins, son of the founder of Collins book publishers of Glasgow.
The yacht is included on the British Historic Ships Register.
The yacht is included on the British Historic Ships Register.
Specification section 3 Construction
- Pitch pine 1 inch carvel planking on 2 inch grown oak frames with steamed intermediates
- Copper fastenings
- Teak sheer strake, bulwarks and capping rail
- English elm keelson
- Forged Iron strap floors and welded steel hard floors all galvanised
- External lead ballast keel, approx 5 ton and 10 bronze keel bolts
- Yellow pine deck clothed over with teak covering boards and king plank
- Hardwood – probably oak; deck beams
- Galvanised steel hanging knees
- Teak hatches, coamings and skylight
- Steel framed doghouse entrance
- Steel ring frame forward at mast station
- Timber rudder blade
- Copper fastenings
- Teak sheer strake, bulwarks and capping rail
- English elm keelson
- Forged Iron strap floors and welded steel hard floors all galvanised
- External lead ballast keel, approx 5 ton and 10 bronze keel bolts
- Yellow pine deck clothed over with teak covering boards and king plank
- Hardwood – probably oak; deck beams
- Galvanised steel hanging knees
- Teak hatches, coamings and skylight
- Steel framed doghouse entrance
- Steel ring frame forward at mast station
- Timber rudder blade
Specification section 4 Accommodation and domestic equipment
- The accommodation space below is unfurnished
- Access below by sliding hatch and 2 x drop in washboards aft end of doghouse
- Access below by sliding hatch and 2 x drop in washboards aft end of doghouse
Specification section 5 Rig, spars and sails
Rig and Spars
- Pole masted gaff cutter
- Douglas fir main mast
- Redwood boom, gaff and bowsprit
- Mixed galvanised and stainless steel fittings
- 316 Stainless steel standing rigging hand spliced and served with leathered soft eyes new 2007
- Hybrid wire and rope tackle running backstay
- Leathered ash mast hoops
- 3 strand polyester running rigging new 2007
- Retractable bowsprit with leathered gammon iron and traveller
- Ash cheeked blocks with bronze sheaves throughout
Sail inventory
- 1 x Polyester, triple stitched vertical cut mainsail with three reefs
- 3 x Jibs; new with hank eyes to set atop if required
- 1 x Old polyester triple stitched jib
- 1 x Polyester hanked luff jib topsail
- 1 x Polyester hanked luff staysail
- 1 x Polyester triple stitched hanked luff storm staysail
- 1 x Polyester triple stitched gaff head topsail;
- 1 x Polyester Yard topsail with aluminium yard and club
- 1 x Nylon asymmetric - no snuffer
- Pole masted gaff cutter
- Douglas fir main mast
- Redwood boom, gaff and bowsprit
- Mixed galvanised and stainless steel fittings
- 316 Stainless steel standing rigging hand spliced and served with leathered soft eyes new 2007
- Hybrid wire and rope tackle running backstay
- Leathered ash mast hoops
- 3 strand polyester running rigging new 2007
- Retractable bowsprit with leathered gammon iron and traveller
- Ash cheeked blocks with bronze sheaves throughout
Sail inventory
- 1 x Polyester, triple stitched vertical cut mainsail with three reefs
- 3 x Jibs; new with hank eyes to set atop if required
- 1 x Old polyester triple stitched jib
- 1 x Polyester hanked luff jib topsail
- 1 x Polyester hanked luff staysail
- 1 x Polyester triple stitched hanked luff storm staysail
- 1 x Polyester triple stitched gaff head topsail;
- 1 x Polyester Yard topsail with aluminium yard and club
- 1 x Nylon asymmetric - no snuffer
Specification section 6 Deck layout equipment and ground tackle
Flush decked with teak hatches and doghouse
- Bronze fairleads and ensign staff socket
- Bronze mushroom vent in aft deck
- Iron main sheet horse
- Cast bronze rudder boss with boat and maker’s names
- Galvanised steel tiller with bronze clamp
- Boom crutch
- Self draining cockpit with teak lazarette locker and teak deck cleats outboard of coamings
- Teak deckhouse with sliding hatch, windows to sides and fwd, hand rails over
- Butterfly hatch skylight with canvas cover
- Cast bronze dorade cowls and teak boxes
- Teak and bronze cleats, bronze fastened
- Bronze and Lignum sheet leads
- Mast and pin rails at base and to sides at gunwales
- Teak light boxes for navigation and stern light housing
- Galvanised manual patent type windlass which also houses bowsprit heel
- Retractable bowsprit
- Stem head fitting for inner fore stay
- 1 x 55 lb CQR anchor
- 1 x 35lb CQR anchor
- 1 x 45lb Fishermans anchor
- c 200 ft / 60 metres total galvanised chain
- c 330 ft 100 metres 18 mm multi plait nylon rope
- c 200 ft / 60 metres 18 mm 3 strand nylon rope
- Bronze fairleads and ensign staff socket
- Bronze mushroom vent in aft deck
- Iron main sheet horse
- Cast bronze rudder boss with boat and maker’s names
- Galvanised steel tiller with bronze clamp
- Boom crutch
- Self draining cockpit with teak lazarette locker and teak deck cleats outboard of coamings
- Teak deckhouse with sliding hatch, windows to sides and fwd, hand rails over
- Butterfly hatch skylight with canvas cover
- Cast bronze dorade cowls and teak boxes
- Teak and bronze cleats, bronze fastened
- Bronze and Lignum sheet leads
- Mast and pin rails at base and to sides at gunwales
- Teak light boxes for navigation and stern light housing
- Galvanised manual patent type windlass which also houses bowsprit heel
- Retractable bowsprit
- Stem head fitting for inner fore stay
- 1 x 55 lb CQR anchor
- 1 x 35lb CQR anchor
- 1 x 45lb Fishermans anchor
- c 200 ft / 60 metres total galvanised chain
- c 330 ft 100 metres 18 mm multi plait nylon rope
- c 200 ft / 60 metres 18 mm 3 strand nylon rope
Specification section 7 Mechanical electrical and tankage
- 30 HP Lister Petter Alpha 3 Diesel engine
- Parker Hydraulic drive to 17 inch West Mekan bronze controllable pitch propellor
- Cockpit controls
- Copper oil port, starboard, stern, steaming and anchor lamps
- 1 x A4 Stainless steel 45 litre diesel fuel tank
- 1 x A4 Stainless steel 20 litre hydraulic reservoir
- Parker Hydraulic drive to 17 inch West Mekan bronze controllable pitch propellor
- Cockpit controls
- Copper oil port, starboard, stern, steaming and anchor lamps
- 1 x A4 Stainless steel 45 litre diesel fuel tank
- 1 x A4 Stainless steel 20 litre hydraulic reservoir
Specification section 8 Safety
- 1 x 12 V automatic bilge pump
- 1 x Manual bilge pump
- 1 x Manual bilge pump
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