Please Note. Only club members will be able to place adverts.

If you have a boat to sell or want to buy, you want a crew or are available as one or even if you have some equipment to sell or buy then let me have the details and I will post an advert in this space.
Email me on this link Webmasterr@swanagesailingclub.org.uk.

You will need to let me know the item description, price, and your contact details.

For Sale

2 adult wet suits (1 large, 1 med)

2 children's wet suits (approx age 11 to 13). One with detachable arms

2 life jackets (Manual) + 2 Bouyancy Aids

1 adult (large) dry suit (nearly new)

 

All in good condition and ready to use.

Price- Open to offers

For more information contact

Will Watts

Tel 01929 450441

WHITE ELEPHANT

3 X 1/6 SHARES

FOR SALE

£1000 EACH

The money will go into our account to finance the next couple of years’ moorings and maintenance etc

The White Elephant is a 42 ft trimaran - short on comforts, long on speed. It is a fantastic boat to sail with enormous trampolines and no tiresome heeling over.

Good points

• Ridiculously cheap
• Lots of room to sit comfortably on the trampolines
• Fast for a 1980s trimaran with an easy motion making France and the Channel Islands accessible from Swanage
• Fantastic rig. Fully battened mylar main - new jib - enormous spinnaker.
• Draws 18 inches with centre board up so can sit on sand or mud and can get up little creeks.
• Mooring in Swanage Bay.
• Extras include outboard, inflatable, auto helm, GPS, VHF, solar panels etc
• Lots of sealed sections and so unsinkable like the Titanic.

Bad points

• Very little room indoors. May just be able to arrange for three to sleep on passage and for a small stove. The beams go straight through the hull which is good for strength but you are on your elbows to get through yourself.
• 32ft wide so you can’t go into pricey marinas with lock gates and in fact a bit of a handful anywhere without much room until you get used to it.
• Was amateur built for the three peaks race, so is not beautifully finished and a bit shabby now. However after pulling her out at Easter we hope she will be much improved
• Electrics are a bit old

An unexpected combination of events led to Nick being sold the White Elephant at a bargain price in November 2006. Seb and Greg, who also live in Swanage, joined in straight away. We have spent (one way and another) approximately £3000. Last summer we were thwarted by all sorts of unlikely events and used White Elephant much less than we had hoped. Although we intend to use her much more this year we know we won’t use her nearly enough and would like to share her with three more people.

This is a ’get stuck in’ arrangement where a positive attitude is more important than money or skills.

We are middle-aged, white, married, male, middle-skilled yachters who want to share our luck at having such a fantastic boat and who would welcome anyone who is keen.

Call Nick 07726309069 or 01929 424911

For Sale

Laser Vago

Comes with XD main, roller jib, asymmetric spinnaker , trapeze, extending tiller for single handed sailing,mast float, top cover, trolley and road trailer.

2006 boat all in good condition £3650,

please call Phil on 07836 233216 or email phil@mjl.co.uk'

Strider Club YETA Price reduced to £10,900 ono –

Also Shares available half or a third considered. In the event of shares being purchased Mike Cemm will remain a partner for the time being, he will be able to provide free advice and instruction – an ideal opportunity to get into yacht cruising.

Strider Club with enlarged rig. Made famous in "A Day Sail to Russia" and is Richard Wood’s (the designer) old boat. Built 1989. New fully battened main and jib on Harken furler in 2002 by Dolphin Sails. New spinnaker 2003 by HK sails. Mast replaced and re-rigged in 2002. New trampoline in 2004. Main traveller system and jib Barber haulers and spinnaker sheets; including CQR anchor with chain, various ropes and fenders & boom tent.

Bought in 2005 we have completed 3 Round the Island races and cruised locally in and around Poole Harbour and the Solent. We have re fitted the boat with the following: New 6HP Suzuki 4 stroke outboard with alternator; new battery; new switch panel; new instruments: wind speed & direction, speed/log and depth; new Lowrance colour chart plotter with GPS and charts covering northern Europe; new nav lights; new sea toilet; new radar reflector; new vhf Ariel; new stainless steel platform connecting front beam to bridal; additional cleats. The skegs have been epoxied.

 Now offered for sale to make way for a larger cruising boat. This has been an excellent starter boat, it is fast (we have seen 12 knots plus on a two sail reach) it is safe and easy to sail. Ideal dayboat and weekender during the summer. Lying Swanage Dorset

For more details call Graham Bobbit 01929 422178, Bobbit@rayon.co.uk