Contessa 35 - 1975/76  -  £29,950 The Contessa 35, designed by Doug Peterson and built by the well-regarded Jeremy Rogers Yard at Lymington in the mid-1970's, blends the pace of a competitive one-ton design with ample accommodation for comfortable cruising - one of the best-looking and performing dual-purpose "cruiser-racer" yachts of that era, Contessa 35’s were intended as cruiser-racers, and around 80 were built, some of these were fitted out and used more for racing than cruising however ‘Intuition’ has been used almost entirely for cruising by her only three owners ... read more

Pearson 33 - 1986  -  £26,950         The Pearson 33 is a very popular and sought after cruising yacht in North America where it is often classed as a 'cruiser/racer' due to its good performance and excellent sea keeping qualities achieved through a good ballast ratio.  This example has spent nearly all of its life in the UK, first in the central Solent area and then for the past 20+ years in Devon cruising the South West coast. She been well cared for by her owners past and present, and benefits from a very roomy three-cabin accommodation plan and a good level of inventor... read more

Scanmar 33  -  1984  -  £24,950 The Scanmar 33 is a very well-respected, robustly built Swedish cruiser-racer design by Rolf Magnusson from the mid 1980's. With its elegant lines, sparkling performance and practical yet comfortable layout it is an ideal choice for experienced sailors and newcomers alike With a powerful keel-stepped 7/8th fractional rig (this one with a new mast fitted in 2006), skeg supported rudder, generous sized T-shaped cockpit with wheel steering and an innovative interior plan that will accommodate larger crew numbers than many of her similar-sized compet... read more

Dufour 31 - 1980 - £22,950 A spacious yacht designed for safe and comfortable cruising and offering well designed accommodation for six. Fitted with a new 25hp Beta diesel engine in 2014 with only 217 hrs. run from new. New standing rigging fitted in 2021; a new Ullman Genoa supplied in 2021 and a full cockpit enclosure and sprayhood newly fitted in 2022. Over a 12 year period 'Wahoo' has been maintained by a professional marine fitter (ex-Princess Boats) who was a previous owner of the boat and continued in maintaining her for the subsequent owners. This boat has truly wanted for no... read more

Beneteau First 285 - 1989 - Shoal Wing Keel - £19,500 This is the shoal draft wing keel version of the popular Beneteau First 285  offering performance family cruising with a large cockpit and two double cabins outside of the saloon. She benefits from a brand new Z-Spars Mast, Boom and furling system in late 2022, she has been well cared for by her present owner and her interior has been completely overhauled with fresh cabin upholstery and headlining's. Perfectly set up for single handed sailing and presented in a ready to go state!  ** E-Mail or Call us for a link to ... read more

Contention 33 - 1978 - £17,950 A cruiser/racer designed around the 3/4 Ton series by Doug Peterson. In it's day the Contention 33 model collected a good deal of silverware. This particular example currently strikes a good balance between cruising in comfort and the ability to go faster - with her 1.82m draught and lead keel, she stands up to her canvas well and because her lines haven't been distorted to accommodate an aft 'cabin', she remains nicely balanced on the helm while doing it!   Don't confuse this boat with the usual worn out, stripped bare, ex-club racers you may have... read more

Westerly Longbow (1974) - Re-fitted and very competitively priced at just £9,750! Avalon represents a super opportunity for anyone contemplating one of the popular Westerly/Laurent Giles Partnership's 31-footers - bought only a year ago by the current owner having had thousands of pounds of someone else's money spent in professional replacement of gear - including a re-epoxy coating of the underwater sections treatment (2022); new standing rigging (Sept 2021); a barely used behind-mast, roller furling mainsail (2021); a re-lining throughout; ST50 instruments and a Volvo Penta D1-30 27hp di... read more

Javelin 30 - 1978 - Very keenly priced to sell at £7,950 The Javelin 30 is a very stylish little sailing yacht, her distinctive lines attracted a wide range of yachtsmen from racing to family cruising circles. She can still turn a few heads! Designed in the 1970’s by Fred Parker as an economical way to start offshore racing and in the early years the design did well in racing, with a reputation for sweet handling and excellent windward all-weather performance helped by an excellent ballast ratio. But they are now viewed as economical and pretty fast cruisers for those who value sailing per... read more