Colin Archer Type Cutter

Bermudian cutter.

A very good quality yacht, built in Denmark in 1978 in the style of the famous Colin Archer yachts.

Length on deck                                   32' + bowsprit

Beam                                                 11'4"

Draft                                                    6'

Displacement                                       10 tons

Ballast                                                 3 tons external long iron keel.

Designed by Arne Hedlund who took his inspiration from the great Colin Archer.

Colin Archer is best known for his sailing life-boats or Redningskoites which gained a reputation for exceptional sea-worthiness in the wicked waters of the Norwegian Arctic seas. The Colin Archer signature features are the canoe stern and quite exaggerated beam with a hard turn to the bilge to give hull bouyancy and a fine run.

As well as his working boats, Colin Archer designed a number of yachts which are remakably fast under sail.

Built by Sakskobing Boatyard, Denmark in 1978 for Per Moller who commissioned her to sail around the world though he never quite achieved his goal.

Bought from him by the present Danish owners in 1988 and sailed every season around Scandinavia from her home berth in Copenhagen.

The out of water photos show this yacht's  exceptionally fine lines which giver her excellent performance even in light airs and a sense of security in the roughest conditions. perfectly balanced and easy to handle, her robust construction makes her capable of meeting any sea conditons.

The strength and quality of construction of this yacht cannot be over-exaggerated.

The yacht is presented in exceptionally clean and smart condition, fully equipped and ready to sail.

Carvel planked in 1 1/2" larch, caulked and payed and fastened with iron rivets and roves like the working boats.

The frames are laminated oak, 4" x 3" at 14" centres with one steam bent intermediate timber on an oak back-bone.

Long external 3-ton iron ballast keel secured with massive iron keel bolts.

Deep 4" oak floors on every frame, the top surfaces of the floor providing the bearer for the cabin sole.

Galvanised steel plates bolted to the lower V of the faces of the after few oak frames as floors ro reinforce the stern post carrying the huge rudder.

2" iroko deck, straight-laid, caulked and payed with Sikaflex on laminated oak deck beams, trhe same size and spacing as the frames. The underside of tghe deck is varnished.

Fabricated stainless steel hanging knees and lodging knees.

9" bulwearks all round, typical of Colin Archer designs with varnished capping rail carried on 4" x 3" oak stanchion posts through the coverbnoards, separte from the frames. The bulwark capping dips down to meet the deck at bow and stern.

Galvanised steel stanchion posts through the capping carry safety guard wires.

Twin chain roller painted stainless steel stemhead fitting takes the inner fore stay. The plough anchor is self-stowing with the point of the plough held in a securng latch - attention to detail so typical of this builder.

Pair of varnished oak Sampson posts on the aft deck take the after mooring lines.

Row of varnished iroko belay pins at the rail each side of the cock-pit.

Row of 3 belay pins on the deck each side of the mast.

The wide beam allows for a good sized fore hatch forward, built with double coamings to keep the water out.

A coach-roof from aft of the mast back to the cock-pit gives head-room in the cabin below leaving wide, clear side decks.

2" cabin coamings with 4" x 3" laimnated oak beams to the cabin deck, painted on the underside, varnished outside.

Rectangular fixed windows each side with strengthened glass and protection bars on the outside.

The coach-roof deck is planked in iroko, sheathed with epoxy glass and painted white.

Traditional varnished sky-light with twin lights, protective bars over the glass.

Sliding hatch and hinged drop-down wash-board to the cabin entrance.

Dep rectangular cock-pit aft is separated from the coach-roof and gives the helmsman great security even with the decks awash.

Sea in the cock-pit well.

Doors in the after bulkhead of the well into the lazarette.

Tiller steering onto the rudder head.

Bermudian cutter rig on varnished pole mast stepped through the deck in front of the coach-roof onto the keel. Single spreaders.

Stainless steel rigging, new 1998. Twin lowers and cap shrouds, spliced and served ends with galvanised steel rigging screws to external galvanised steel chain plates.

Single split standing back-stay to a stainless steel bumpkin round the stern with stays down to the hull. This hoop also carries the Aries wind vane self steering.

Running back-stays from just below the spreaders to the stemhead set up to a galvansied rigging screw.

Outer fore stay on Topp-Reff roller furling gear, masthead to the outer end of the bowpsrit.

Headsail sheets through lead blocks on deck eyes to the cock-pit sheet winches.

Mainsail sheet to massive galvanised steel sheet horse over the tiller, double ended.

All modern tufnol blocks.

Winches.

2 pairs of Barlow tufnol, top-action sheet winches on the cock-pit coamings.

1 tufnol reefing winch on the mast under the boom goose neck fitting with mainsail reef pennants lwed aft through lead block.

Pair of modern top action chromed Lewmar halyard winches on the mast.

Sails.

Mainsail                       Euro Sails 2006    32sqm

Staysail                       Euro Sails 2006    11.8sqm

Jib on roller gear           Euro Sails  2006   16.7sqm.

Drifter                                                      30sqm

Trisail                         Carlsen Sails 1979   10sqm.

Storm jib                     Carlsen Sails  1979  5.9sqm.

Engine

Volvo 22L 48hp 4-cyl diesel engine installed new in 1996. Fresh water cooled with heat exchanger.

Centre-line installation, flexibly mounted on massive beds with conventional centre-line shaft drive to 3-blade bronze prop.

Max speed 8knts.

Sea water intake sight check filter.

250 litres diesel in 2 x stainless steel fuel tanks, one either side of the engine under the quarter berths.

2 x 12v batteries on a shelf aft of the engine under the cock-pit.

Accommodation.    4 berths.      Head-room: Saloon 6'5"  Fore cabin  6'

Lavac sea toilet and hand basin in the fore peak, massive twin sampson posts forward and stowage all round.

Standing head-room in front of the sea toilet under the fore hatch.

Double folding doors to the forward sleeping cabin.

Generous berths each side, waist high with stowage under.

Bulkhead just aft of the mast, starboard side folding doors to the saloon cabin.

Hanging locker starboard side under the side deck, double doors fold to close off this locker.

Cast iron solid fuel cabin stove opposite to port.

This spacious comfortable saloon cabin has a galley all down the starboard side and a dinette arrangement on the port side.

Lockers under the side decks both sides.

The dinette has a removable table with drop down leg and a sewat forward and aft allowing two people to eat in comfort. Folding chairs seat two extra people.

The table also doubles as a chart desk. Chart plotter,  nav books etc in the lockers alongside.

Radios on the bulkhead.

The galley has a highly varnished surface the full length of the cabin down the starboard side with nicely formed upstand all round.

Stainless steel sink at the forward end with salt and fresh water faucets, both with foot pumps.

Sink drains to a stainless steel tank under the surface in the locker below with a hand pump on the locker door belwo to pump the tank contents overboard.

Optimus 2-burner paraffin cooker suspended on gimbals above the work surface at the after end.

2 drawers and chart stowage drawer under the surface.

Louvered locker doors under the side deck provide ample galley stores, crockery stowage etc.

Traditional sky-light in the deckhead above.

Varnished larch sole boards with lifting traps to access the stainless steel water tanks slotted betweeb the massive oak floors and inter-linked.

Step up in the way of the the after bulkhead to the after cabin and companionway entrance to deck.

Double folding doors in way of the step.

Generous quarter berths each side with easy access.

Open tread ladder to the sliding hatch entrance.

Surface under the ladder lifts to give excellent all round access to the engine.

Tanks.

300 litres fresh water in 3 stainless steel tanks under the saloon cabin sole.

250 litres diesel in 2 stainless steel fuel tanks, one either side of the engine under the quarter berths.

Suunto porthole steering compass in the cock-pit well.

Sailor RT2048 VHF radio

Nasa Stingray sounder

Sailor R109 radio receiver.

Philips Mk 8 GPS

Sextant

Walker log

Manual windlass on the fore deck with warping drum and chain gypsy.

45lb CQR anchor self stows at the stemhead over the chain roller.

34kg fisherman anchor stows in chocks on the fore deck.

15kg Danforth anchor

80 meters chain stows in the chain locker between the sea toilet and the sampson posts.

4-man Viking life raft

Horse-shoe life buoy with light.

2-man Avon inflatable singhy.

Aries windvane self steering renovated in 1997 mounted on the stainless steel hoop round the rudder stock.

This yacht was designed and built specifically for blue water sailing ad her fine lines and massive construction demonstrate the first owner's intentions.

The yacht is in near perfect condition, difficult to believe that she is 30 years old.

The bilge is perfectly dry and painted out in the original coat of orange wood primer.

The deck is totally dry, there are no deck leaks in this yacht. All lockers are clean and dry.

In present ownersip she has been extensively cruised and regularly sailed by husband and wife every summer for 22 years.

You don't have to sail round the world to appreciate this wonderful yacht but if you do want to sail   round the world then you won't find a better yacht for the job.