All Lyle Hess ever wanted to do was boat design. He did it very well. - Bristol Channel Cutter, Falmouth Cutter and NorSea and many more. Lyle thrived on the romance and the functionality of a small boat that preserved the lines of British working sailboats. He genious was the 28' Bristol Channel Cutter. This picture is of Xiphias, perhaps the most seen BCC photograph. It is taken in Phuket Thailand. Roger Olsen sailed her there and sold her to Christopher Edwards, a famous English Yachtsmans. We've sold 36 BCCs and sailed them in every corner of the sky.

Aloha, Bristol Channel Cutter #95 built by Sam L. Morse is our own BCC. She's a 1991 and beautifully maintained if we do say so ourselves. Here she is in the fall of 2004 in the Chesapeake Bay. Aloha is undergoing a series refit to bring her up to bristol condition with all new electronics, SSB with Proctor III Modem, Radar, Chart Plotter, New VHF, Hot Water and Shower, Globalstar phone, and just about everything we need to sail far in comfort and in constant communication. We look forward to voyaging with Aloha.

Over the past eight years, RogueWave has sold 34 Bristol Channel Cutters. We actually sold Surprise twice. She's Bristol Channel Cutter hull #103 built by Sam L. Morse. She's a wonderful vessel currently cruising the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. These BCCs are perfect for single hand sailing. She's very well equipped with a sweet sail inventory. Her owner singlehands her all over the Caribbean. We've sold Surprise twice and she just keeps getting better. We've sailed her, rafted up with her, put her on a truck twice, and we really love this boat!

Aldonza, the green BCC. I love this story. The original owner commissioned the vessel from Sam L. Morse to retire and sail away. While she was being built he fell in love and got married. His wife did not share his enthusiasm. We found her in a barn in New Hampshire where she had been for several years. It did make the see trial difficult and in fact Aloha had to stand in for that part. The prospective new owner was concerned about his ability to single hand her and after two tacks, he ordered us out of the cockpit and happily tacked throught the Annapolis harbor. These BCC are so wonderful to sail. Aldonza did get a new home in a beautiful cove in Massachusetts.

Vincent Rose is Canadian Built by the old Channel Cutter Yachts. She was owner finished and her recent owner just put a lot of effort into getting the exterior refurbished. We sold her in New York City! What an experience that was. She's happy now with her new owner who has great plans for her.

Here is our Indigo, Sam L. Morse Bristol Channel Cutter hull number 113. Sumio, the owner of Sam L Morse is next to us, proud as he should be. Indigo is the most beautiful and expensive BCC28 ever launched. Everything is custom on her. Kate and I put her in the 2005 Annapolis Sailboat Show at our expense to "save the company". Her beauty speaks for herself.....there is none finer. Give us a call, to see her.

Xiphias in Thailand. We actually sold Xiphias in Thailand. Bernie went to Phuket in 2003 to sell her! An English yachtsman bought her to sail far. This Bristol Channel Cutter inspire people to do amazing things. The new owner has sailed Xiphias far and has even bigger plans. I hope he makes it to the East Coast one day.

We've had an opportunity to sail and delivery many Bristol Channel Cutter. This picture was taken on a two-day spinnaker run up the Jersey coast and the South side of Long Island to Block Is. The owner then single-handed her to Maine for the summer.
One of the things we really love about the boats is the fact that they are easy to sail and make you really comfortable and confident. The only thing that broke was the autopilot so we actually got to steer the boat!

RogueWave Yacht Sales sponsored and organized the Lyle Hess Tribute of 2004 and the Chesapeake Rendezvous of 2002. We love seeing all the Lyle Hess boats show up. This time we had 53 people including the Bristol Channel Cutters, Nor'Sea, and the Montgomery sailors (a great band of small boat captains who trailer their boats to great places and then cruise for a week or two). There are lots of great photos of the Tibrute taken by Rod Druckdorfer. Call or email us and we'll send you the link.

Everywhere we travel, we find a Bristol Channel Cutter. They are in every corner of the world. We recently traveled through the Panama Canal and stayed at the Marriot beside the Balboa Yacht Club. Look what we found outside our window! A fellow Bristol Channel Cutter owner, the owner of the famous Nereus. Roger has the boat equipped for voyaging far and for safe and easy single-handing. He gave us an autographed copy of his book available to all for a nominal cost. Call us if you want one.