Oceancraft
Trevilling Quay
Wadebridge, Cornwall UK
Evolution Non-BR
Discount Sails
Boater’s Closet Non-BR
Hull: Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Folkboat style
Bilge keel verion – Draft: .7 m / 2.3 ft; Ballast: 440 kg / 970 lbs
Inboard available as an option.
3nd place in a ‘Yachting World’ design competition of 1949. Limited production didn’t begin until 1958. The Mk ll was introduced in 1962 with a fractional rig and a laminated coach roof with raised doghouse. Returned to masthead rig with a Mk III version of which few were built. (shown here)
All together it is thought the about 50 were turned out.
Sloop or ketch.
Also available with a Volvo Penta MD28 engine.
Sloop or ketch.
Specs above are from an original Fairways Marine brochure. Later Northshore and Neil Marine docs indicate a draft of 1.49m / 4.92ft; 75 -80 hp Yanmar engines; and a sail area for the ketch rig of 58.14 m² / 626 ft²
Thanks to ‘olddog57’ for providing corrections.
30′ OA with bowsprit. Based on a type known as the ‘Itchen Ferry Cutter’, a coastal fishing boat from the turn of the 20th century.
FG hull with Plywood deck. Sold in various stages of completion and from a number of different builders besides those listed here.
More often sold in ‘kit form.
As with the GUPPY and others of this period, the GALION was designed for a number of uses, recreational fishing or sail. Despite the size, inboard power was available as an option.
Bruntons
Electric Yacht
