All Twister Sailing Yachts for sale in the UK
Holman Twister , composite. 1967 . Very good overall condition. Yanmar 16HP engine . Kemp sails, ready to sail away.
Currently on a mooring off the Falmouth town.
New yacht forces sale . Have a baby now and need more space for the family.
She has been stored ashore , indoors ever since I have owner her and only launched for a few months over the summer times.
In 2020 All exterior woodwork was professionally stripped back to bare wood and 10 coats of epiphanes varnish was applied.
Decks were painted with Kiwi Grip.
New forestay in 2022 and new sprayhood and sun awning
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Year: | 1967 |
Length: |
28' 6" |
Location: |
Falmouth UK |
Price: | £13,500 |
Status: | Price Reduced |
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Marketing Description
Designed by Kim Holman and built by Tyler Boat Co Ltd in 1965, this is a fantastic example of the GRP Twister 28. Brigand Chief is presented in excellent condition having just undergone wintering ashore where old layers of anti-foul were jet blasted off and the hull faired, epoxied and anti-fouled for the 2025 season. She benefit's from a full boat cover, protecting her beautiful varnish work, a genoa new this year, full navigation equipment, a galley and heads.
This much loved design is fast, comfortable and easily handled short handed.
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Year: | 1965 |
Length: |
8.64m |
Location: |
East Cowes Marina UK |
Price: | £16,500 Tax Paid |
Status: | Available |
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The Twister 28 provides excellent sailing qualities. particularly to windward, with predictable handling and long distance passage making capability. The wide side decks have Jack stays rigged along the cabin sides. The Genoa is set on Harken roller furling system, the storm sail is set on a detachable inner forestay, and there is also a lightweight cruising chute. The fore cabin has a twin V berth arrangement with enclosed heads to starboard, and washbasin to port. The main cabin has standing headroom for most people also a Taylors stove. The navigation area is fitted with VHF and Garmin cha...
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Year: | 1984 |
Length: |
8.61m |
Location: |
UK |
Price: | £15,000 |
Status: | Available |
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Pandore is a Twister 28 and has a Tylers moulded hull, hull moulding number 28P75, fitted out by Uphams of Brixham in 1970. She has a white hull, cream coach roof teak brightwork and cabins. The same family has owned he since new, plus one appreciative owner. Her hull was reinforced to take beaching legs when built, (legs never used) Always winterised ashore under heavy duty winter cover, engine annually winterised and serviced by yard. New standing rigging 2018. New cockpit boom tent and spray hood 2018. Full summer cover covering cockpit to fore hatch.
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Year: | 1970 |
Length: |
8.636m |
Location: |
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Hampshire UK |
Price: | £14,995 |
Status: | Available |
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The opportunity has arisen to purchase this modern classic, Holman designed, Tyler Twister 28, currently moored on the River Tamar in Southeast Cornwall. She is ready for the sailing season, having been wintered and maintained ashore.
Twisters have a well-earned reputation for seaworthiness in even the most challenging offshore conditions and have safely completed long distance blue water passages.
Constructed of “Tuffglas”, a fibreglass material reputedly impervious to osmosis, the hull was laid up in 1983 and fitting out completed in 1986. The original purchaser changed the...
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Year: | 1982 |
Length: |
8.61m |
Location: |
UK |
Price: | £16,950 |
Status: | Available |
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Twister 28 sailing yacht. Built 1979, fantastic sailing boat which has been in same ownership for the last 10 years, age forces sale. Would make a perfect family yacht which is safe and stable.
This boat has sailed short handed to Iceland and back with previous owner.
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The Hull and deck were moulded Colvic and fitted out by Upham in Bixham
• 20 Hp Beta 40 lt fuel tank.
• Radar, AIS, Echo sounder and wind speed indicator.
• 3-year-old 10 kg Rocnor Anchor and Chain, Spare anchor
• Sheet winches and Halyard winches on mast
• Wind vane Self Seering
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Year: | 1974 |
Length: |
8.5m |
Location: |
Falmouth UK |
Price: | £16,500 Tax Paid |
Status: | Available |
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Built in 1980. GRP construction with long keel, blue topsides (re-sprayed 2016) and white superstructure, self draining aft cockpit with tiller steering and wooden seating, transom hung rudder, GRP deck, encapsulated lead keel with built in water tank, masthead Bermudan sloop rig and 4/5 berth internal layout.
BUILDER:
Designed by C R Holman and moulded by Tyler with fit out by Uphams Ltd, Brixham. SSR British Registered 108770.
DIMENSIONS:
LOA 28' 2" (8.6m)
Beam 8' 1" (2.5m)
Draft 5' 0" (1.5m)
Displacement 9856 lbs
Ballast 4480 lbs
Twister 28, designed by Kim Holman and built ...
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Year: | 1980 |
Length: |
8.6m |
Location: |
West Mersea UK |
Price: | £9,500 Tax Paid |
Status: | Available |
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The TWISTER has earnt all the superlatives over the years - beautiful lines, proven capabilities and a classic in every sense of the word. Yachting Monthly Magazine described the Twister as having 'already won it's spurs' in their review article some years ago and commented that even for racing, she can be managed by a small crew and show her heals. The designer, Kim Holman, the other half of the famous duo of Holman and Pye, was obviously influenced by the highly successful Nordic Folkboat and their have been many incarnations since, however the Twister had something very speci...
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Year: | 1980 |
Length: |
8.60m |
Location: |
South Coast UK UK |
Price: | £18,950 Tax Paid |
Status: | Available |
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