--- Price reduced as owner is moving away --- Owner is moving away from access to coastal waters forcing sale of this vessel, price has been reduced further for quick sale. Bruce Roberts designed blue-water sailing ketch inspired by the classic 'Spray' of Joshua Slocum. Condition & Valuation Survey carried out March 2015, with a value of £60,000. Set up as a comfortable go-anywhere sailing vessel with centre cockpit and steel guardrails, both nice to have when children/novices are on board or when the weather turns a bit ugly. She has 2 small foil shaped bilge ... read more

The Roberts 43 is a popular steel long-distance cruising yacht and was designed by well known Bruce Roberts. This fine and proven example has been built by the engineer owner with a radius chine and incorporates a pilot house layout He also built another which is now in service in the Mediterranean This vessel has been cruised extensively and used as a live aboard in the Caribbean with some 47,000 sea miles under her owner. On her last Atlantic crossing she completed 1860 miles in 13 days - an average of 5.9 knots! She has been subject to ongoing improvements and now represents excellent v... read more

Built by her shipwright owner over nineteen years and launched in 2006, this is a craft that benefits from all the many years experience that her owner has gained building boats. "Cora Jean" was built to cruise the world comfortably, safely and self sufficiently with ample power supplied by her diesel generator and two wind generators. This is an extra deep draft version of the boat which the owner built to lower the centre of gravity and substantially reduce leeway. Built only using the finest materials (high tensile steel and Burmese teak), this fine yacht is perfect for thos... read more

This is genuinely a remarkable little boat... Firstly, those who want a modern, sleek production sailing yacht probably won't like "Serenity" However, those who are looking for a proven ocean passage making boat which is truly affordable, easy to manage and supremely comfortable for an intrepid sailing couple (or solo sailer), looking to do some serious sea miles in a boat with real character - read on.... We have known "Serenity" for many years here at Preston Marina, and all of her 3 previous owners. The first owner, who built her we believe from 1997 to 2000, t... read more