1963 Classic Wooden Sloop 'Sylphide'
’Sylphide’ was built in 1963 for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: she completed 5! She was a participant in many Gladstone to Brisbane races and has been cherished by 5 owners from Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania. ‘Sylphide’ returned to Sydney in 2002. Since then, cruising the East Coast of Australia and Western Pacific, and even participating in Veterans Races at the CYCA. This boat is excellent buying; sound and original. A tribute, the yacht is of the sixties. Len Randell has a very nice designers’ eye, and the Blythe Star series was one of his more successful designs.
5 Reasons to buy this boat
- Sydney to Hobart finisher 5 times
- Set up for offshore sailing
- New Yanmar Diesel engine in 2019
- Electric Muir winch
- Full custom boat cover
Boat Specs
| Type: | Blythe Spirit Sloop |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Length: | 9.46 m |
| Beam: | 2.85 m |
| Draft: | 1.8 m |
| Location: | Double Bay NSW |
| Price: | $ 28,000 |
Boat Inventory
- Reference Number
- Sylphide
- Make
- Randell Blythe Spirit Sloop
- Model
- Blythe series
- Hull Material
- Timber
- Length
- 31
- Price
- $28,000
- Region
- Double Bay
- Location
- Double Bay NSW, Australia
- Vessel Name
- Sylphide
- Launch Year
- 1963
- Beam
- 2.85m
- Draft
- 1.8m
- Displacement
- 5 tonne
- Deck Material
- Poly/Oregon Timber
- Keel / balast
- A moderate long keel, incorporating the rudder.
- Designer
- Len Randell
- HIN
- AUWWA112662AC1
- Builder
- Trevor Gowland
- Registration Number
- ADB784N & O/N 853618
- Engine Make
- Yanmar
- Engine
2019 Yanmar Diesel 29hp
- No of Engines
- 1
- Engine Hours
- Less than 150
- Horsepower
- 29
- Fuel Capacity
- 180ltrs
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Propulsion
- Conventional shaft and fixed propeller
- Deck
- Bronze winches and an uncomplicated set up for ease of handling. Furler checked in 2019.
Tiller steering, with an electric tiller pilot is fitted. There is also an Aries Wind Vane mounted on stern.
- Deck Gear
- Bronze winches and an uncomplicated set up for ease of handling. Furler checked in 2019.
- Tender
- No
- Outboard
- No
- Ground Tackle
- Muir electric winch, Mason and main anchor on winch
- Covers
- Full customised boat cover
- Accommodation
- 2 x single berths in saloon. (There is room for double fwd).
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 4
- Entertainment
- Radio & CD Player
- Galley
- Single stainless-steel sink and bench with Metho Stove, Insulated ice box and under storage cupboards. Fixed table has two folding “flaps”.
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- Refrigeration
- Insulated ice box
- Stove
- Metho
- Water Capacity
- 100ltrs with additional 2 x 20ltr containers
- Safety Gear
- To be audited at time of survey. Life ring, 4 x fire extinguishers, flares, Epirb.
- Bilge Pumps
- 2 x manual, 2 x electric
- Epirb
- Yes
- Flares
- Yes
- Fire Protection
- 4 x Fire extinguishers
- Electrics
- Michael Holgate (2019) revised. 1 x solar panel installed in 2021.
- Navigation
- VHF, AIS
- Sail Inventory
- 1 x Main, 1 x Furla, 1 x 1 x Genoa repaired in 2022 (Northwood sails) 1 x Spinnaker.
- Mast Rigging
- 12mtr mast (checked by Joe Walsh 2019) Refastened Steps – (Roni Rigging), Rigging set up for single-handed sailing.
- General Remarks
- Tools, engine spare parts, full sun cover, shade cover, fadder, 2 x outside cushions, 4 x fenders, mattresses and cushions. 1 x solar panel installed 2021.
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