AUTUMN 2018 CT Hl E a W O Rss L D’ S M Oi S Tc B E A UB T I F U Lo B O Aa T S t Restoring classics RARE HERITAGE 1913 ga er back in action AMERICAN MASTERPIECE S&S yawl on a comeback tour AUSTRALIA’S FINEST Country’s first 8-Metre EXPERT VIEWS Boatbuilders speak out Restoration digi mag Cover options.indd 3 23/10/2018 18:27 Restoration: 6mr US114 Refit: 8mr If We have a track recordWith ofa fi eldrestoring of dreams classicand a workshop yachts to realise and them, exciting this new builds,thriving for east clients coast boatyardall over is seekingthe world. boat owners to work with on future restorations and refi ts. Please call or visit us at: Want to restore a classicwww.demonyachts.co.uk but can’t find the right 01728 yacht? 452019 We have Newprojects Builds / availableRestoration /by Refi designers t / Repair / Design such & as; CNC Fife, Cutting Sibbick, / Storage R./ Lifting E. Froude and A. E. Payne. 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The yachts in question G A are already well-known in the global classic scene, having raced widely since their P respective relaunches, their fresh varnish, polished gear and new sails all drawing onlookers aplenty as they tie up, countless social media ‘likes’ following on. Since ROB PEAKE, being photographed for these pages they have raced in the Med, in the Caribbean, EDITOR in the Baltic, in Sydney Harbour. They represent the very best and most professional side of classic yacht restoring and racing, but each is a private project, with one proud owner at the helm, having invested signfi cant amounts of time, energy and money into bringing a historic old boat back to life. Elsewhere in the magazine we talk to some of the key people in the world of yacht restorations and hear about the big projects ongoing now. I hope you enjoy this glimpse into the pinnacle of the classic world in 2018 A GAME and maybe it will inspire you to invest OF CHANCE The S&S yawl Mah Jong was drying COVER PHOTO: TIM WRIGHT out on a Caribbean beach, but one man saw her potential. What followed in a classic of your own. Each month in would change both of their lives WORDS KATHY MANSFIELD the full, print version of Classic Boat magazine we feature ‘affordable’ TIM WRIGHT PHOTOACTION>COM wooden boats, as well as traditional Restoration digi mag Mah Jong.indd 4-5 07/09/2018 12:29 Fabulous S&S on a triumphant seamanship and woodworking advice. 4 comeback tour RESTORATION SPECIAL RESTORATION SPECIAL Theo Danel Artis fhsdfh xdfh xdfh In striv dftdt iftyi ft7 ifgyjghkftyi“ dyj d 6 ughjd cgjcr LUCKY cghjc jcfgjdtyj ydr d srtysrtu e6u e6u e56u e6ue6u erte6u e6ueu drtj kdrth dt fgdry 6u sttu st s df ewryser ysertsre CHIPS sdhfgh xfghxdfhxdfhxdfh xfhj drtj djdthd jd su 6u srtdf jdrtjd Paul Spooner, A rare P-Class designed by Starling dtjdjdjdjdtjstd st td hshsrs gjyj Paul Spooner WHAT DOES . gjf dthdrtu dtitu fty fty gjcjls Design, Burgess in 1913 is racing again – ” Hampshire and looking good enough to eat classicboat.co.uk Sam Temple “ The process of restoration gives us the opportunity not WORDS NIGEL SHARP RESTORATION Azsd s fhsdfh xdfh only to re-build a historical vessel in the traditional way for all PHOTOGRAPHS CARLO BORLENGHI xdfh to see but also to learn the processes and thoughts that have Jubilee House, 2 Jubilee Place, In striv dftdt iftyi ft7 become the roots of modern practice and technology. 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Editor Rob Peake ” +44 (0)203 943 9255 Donn Costanzo, Joe Loughborough, Wooden Boatworks, Carter Richardson, [email protected] LMI, Rhode Island Long Island East Passage Boatwrights, Rhode Island Associate Editor Ste an Meyric Hughes +44 (0)203 943 9256 ste [email protected] Senior Art Editor Peter Smith +44 (0)203 943 9257 Alex BrainerdWooden [email protected] Artisan Boat works Restoration these days has taken on some fairly broad end A restoration is going stops“ ranging from some varnish, paint and new curtains to to“ be a compromise. In the In striving for ultimate quality, consistency, and e ciency at Restoration means revival. An opportunity to ‘full-on’ from the keel up re-builds. For meaning I’d refer to the end, it is an interpretation Artisan“ Boatworks we have distilled our holistic approach to bring“ a boat back to life using new materials, Publishing Consultant Martin Nott latter – an, as faithful to the original, rejuvenation or of a moment in history yacht restoration down to three principles: return hull shape, both traditional and modern, to sustain her for replacement of anything from keel to mast head, that has not combined with the rig, hardware, and joinery details to original appearance; another lifetime. A restoration allows the boat to weathered well with use and years; some structural knowledge, experience preserve as much original material as possible while ensuring adapt to the ever-evolving seas while keeping her improvement and a little ‘bling’. Then you have yourself a and limitations of its objective lifespan; and correct proven defi ciencies in spirit intact. restoration. restorer. engineering and/or materials. ” ADVERTISING ” ” ” Jack Shannon +44 (0)207 349 3731 12 CLASSIC BOAT RESTORATIION DIGI MAG CLASSIC BOATRESTORATION DIGI MAG 13 [email protected] Restoration Vox Pop.indd All Pages 07/09/2018 12:30 Restoration digi mag Chips.indd 14-15 07/09/2018 12:28 Hugo Segrave +44 (0)207 349 3794 [email protected] Expert boatbuilders share their Rare 1913 P-Class yacht is back Advertisement Production A l l p o i n t s m e d i a + 4 4 ( 0 ) 1 2 0 2 4 7 2 7 8 1 thoughts on ‘restorations’ in race action, in the Med allpointsmedia.co.uk 12 14 Published Monthly ISSN: 0950 3315 USA US$12.50 Canada C$11.95 CRAFTSMANSHIP Australia A$11.95 Restoration News Managing Director Paul Dobson DEFYING Craftsmanship Deputy Managing Director Steve Ross Commercial Director Vicki Gavin THE ODDS Publisher Simon Temlett The first Australian 8-Metre, Defiance, was designed and built by one man in his Digital Manager James Dobson back yard. It’s a very Australian story, says the boat’s current owner... LOUGHBOROUGH MARINE INTERESTS, PORTSMOUTH, RI WORDS NIGEL SHARP PHOTOGRAPHS RICHARD BENNETT AND NIGEL SHARP NEW ZEALAND Bermuda winner returns Arch Logan yacht re-launched For English émigré Joe Loughborough, who runs LMI Marine Interests in Rhode Island, the big project right now is Kirawan, pictured. She's not a On 29 April, Auckland Harbour bore witness to the spectacle of the re-launch of the 1904 ga cutter Ariki, designed and famous yacht by a designer with the kudos of Herresho or Stephens, but certainly she deserves to be. She was drawn in 1936 by Philip Rhodes, built by Arch Logan, New Zealand’s answer to Fife III. She was bought by Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart in one of the most prolifi c and diverse of all naval architects who designed as many as 50 one-design classes, motor yachts and military and cargo December 2016, who sent her to boatbuilder Robin Kenyon of Auckland, who started a complete restoration in April vessels of all sizes. His triumphs include Carina II, a 1955 yawl that won two Transatlantic Races, two Fastnets and a Bermuda. The only Metre THE 2017. Not only is she by New Zealand’s most hallowed designer (Arch Logan was actually born in Scotland to Scottish yacht he ever designed, the 12-M Weatherly, won the 1962 America's Cup. Kirawan herself won the 1936 Newport-Bermuda Race in 45 knots of of parents, but moved to the other side of the world at the age of nine), but her triple-diagonal hull is built in a wood of wind, beating the S&S Stormy Weather boat for boat.