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Siesta Key
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SK is a beautiful boat with traditional
graceful lines and a dramatic 5 sail schooner
rig. She was built in 1984, registered in Gloucester.
She has circumnavigated twice and is currently
undergoing a major (2 years +?!) refit for her
next spell of globetrotting.
Martin and Lorry Quinn bought her in Southern
Spain, spent a good while getting her up together
for the journey back and sailed her back in July
2007 to her original home in the Sharpness Shipyard
at the entrance to the Gloucester/Sharpness canal.
When restored she will be available for a range
of cruising/chartering options.
Watch this site to monitor our (probably slow)
progress.
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Anchored off
Cascais (Lisbon) on the way back - July
2007
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In full sail!
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She is 54 feet (16.4m) on deck and
64ft (20m) over the bowsprit and boomkin. The
bowsprit and boomkins extend the rig at the both
the bow and the stern, and with the inverted fisherman
sail which provides lots of power high up, she
has plenty of power to drive her 30 tonnes and
eat the miles - she loves a good blow.
Her cockpit is roomy and safe with lots of places
to stretch out. The decks fore and aft too are
flat and uncluttered, great for a party in port
and safe at sea. Her beautiful teak handrails
add to that feeling of security when the sea gets
lumpy!
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SK is Sampson designed C-Lord, of which
we believe only 9 have been built for ferro concrete
construction the C-lord is surely (we may be a tad biased!)
the most elegant design of many ferro designs that appeared
in the 80s. SK is a particularly fine example with a
very fair and smooth hull and some lovely internal joinery.
At 24 years old, her hull has only just
reached its full strength - concrete takes 20 years
to reach full strength, but her mild steel water and
fuel tanks have rotted, her teak deck had had its day,
some alterations to the cabin layout during her life
were pretty naf, electrics and plumbing need replacement.
A lot of work - but a lot of boat that will be worth
the effort.
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In full sail
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In the Caribbean
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In Sharpness with
her support vehicle
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