Most brokerages (and brokers too for that matter), have little familiarity with traditional or classic yachts of either gaff or bermudan rig (marconi), and therefore do their best to either steer clear of them entirely, or represent them poorly. Remember, European and American classics of every type from catboats to schooners, and even Baltic traders are our speciality! We make it a point to research each and every listing to find out as much as we possibly can, and have that information available to you, the customer.

While unusual yachts represent a splendid niche for us, we also realise that most people are looking for more standard types of yachts, such as sportfisherman, trawlers, and motoryachts, and so do our best to maintain a selection of these as well. Finally, because we spend a lot of time wandering around the lesser-known boatyards in search of classic and custom yachts, we often come across boats that are either about to come on to the market, or COULD be for sale if the price was right. For this reason, if you are looking for a particular yacht, please feel free to give us a call. WE LIKE TO DO YACHT SEARCHES!

Topsail Yachts is centered and headquartered in the sailing and boat-building capital of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and offers superlative levels of service and sales expertise including financing, insurance, moorage and equipment to fit your cruising, racing, power and sail brokerage needs. You may see us in the future on our corporate yacht 'Veteran' (see photo above), which we intend to use as a mobile office at boatshows and remote locations. Keep an eye out, and feel free to knock on the hull and say hello!

Have a look at our current listings, and check back frequently! If you don't see the boat you are looking for, please send us an email and we will scour the market to find you the right boat at the right price for you.

Best Regards,
Eric Husher CEO Topsail Yachts

Featured Boat 34' Custom Herreshoff-style ketch 1966 US$ 35,000 'Nahma' is a difficult yacht for me to speak of objectively, as this is my absolute favorite kind of sailing yacht; a clipper ketch! Splendidly maintained, well-found and brilliant in every respect, 'Nahma' is in many ways a miniature version of the famous L. Francis clipper ketch, 'Ticonderoga!' While this yacht has many similarities to a number of different Herreshoff designs ('Nereia,''Mobjack,' 'Araminta' and others) it is in fact a subtle blend of each of these designs, and is in many ways better than any of them! While this yacht IS built of wood (white oak and mahogany planking), the hull below the waterline has been carefully epoxied both inside and out in the mid-1980's, and while this is often considered to be a questionable practice, in this case the job was done properly and no evidence of rot is noted. A full pre-purchase survey was done on this yacht in 2005, and this can be made available to prospective buyers, as well as a list of improvements/repairs done since that time. I reiterate that this IS a classic yacht in every sense of the word, and any new owner will find 'Nahma' to be sea-kindly, fast off the wind and guaranteed to turn heads in any harbor. As this yacht spent a couple years in Florida, the owner has added things like a full bimini and custom canvas covers for all the brightwork hatches, etc, which means this yacht shows just as nicely as you see in the photos (all taken by Topsail Yachts 06/20/08). Please have a look at the photos and full specifications for more information, and I think you will agree that 'Nahma' is one of the sweetest little yachts to slide down the ways in many, many years. The brightwork glows, the paintwork shines, and it is unlikely you could have anything like this made these days for less than $400K! UPDATE: 06/27/ NOW ASHORE FOR PROFESSIONAL PINTING AND REVARNISHING!  UPDATE 07/01/11 MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION FROM $52500!! UPDATE 08/08/11 MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION FROM $42500!  OWNER WANTS THIS BOAT SOLD!!

Topsail Yachts

The Hummocks 35 North Water Street Portsmouth, RI 02871, United States

Toll-free 877-369-3584 Tel 401-683-2334/401-714-7912 Fax 401-683-2334 Email Us Eric Husher, OGA

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