2004 William fife and sons Schooner Cruiser/racer in Hammamet, |STATE_CODE|

SELLER DESCRIPTION

Built over a period of 5 years to Lloyds SSC standards, following William Fife's 1900 plan. The hull and rig are exactly faithful to the original 1900 design.

Accomodations:
The interior which is hand crafted from teak and rosewood has been compromised from the original layout to allow for the required modern safety standards, such as the 4 watertight bulkheads. The deck is laid down in long thick lengths of solid teak planks over the steel beams, and caulked with cotton in the traditional way. The masts and spars are all of Sitka Spruce and the standing rigging is of galvanized steel.

Deck and Hull Equipment:
The deck (semi swept) is of solid (over 2" thick) long length quarter sawn teak, probably the last deck of this traditional type that will ever be laid down on a yacht, caulked with cotton and stopped with black rubber. Butt joints are minimal and the planks are fastened from below, with no plugs in the deck.

Sails and Rigging:
The spars are all made up from laminated Alaskan Sitka Spruce. Standing rigging and bottlescrews are of galvanised steel turned in traditionally. Sails: Most of the wardrobe are Lee Sails from Hong Kong, made from Japanese Dacron.