Help identifying sailboat

[Alacrity19]

I’ve been offered this yacht - does anyone know what type of yacht this is, has me stumped. Quite a distinctive look, not sure if the spray hood / windscreen would have been original?

 

[coopec]

Are you serious?

It would be nice to know the length, beam, auxiliary, keel type, rudder type.........

Also where is the yacht located..............?

 

[prv]

It would be nice to know the length, beam, auxiliary, keel type.........

Not really necessary - as the OP says, it’s quite a distinctive look. And you won’t find it just by googling approximate dimensions.

Someone who knows what it is will recognise it instantly. It feels kind of familiar to me, I’m sure I’ve seen that windscreen before (which implies it is original) but I don’t quite have the name.

Pete

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Is it a 'Kent Class'?

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Is it a 'Kent Class'?

I see that it is. A friend's Dad had one, and after a very wet sail on something else, it had a very welcoming saloon.

 

[coopec]

You are way ahead of me - it is a Kent Class



I'd only got as far as ruling out this 1936 105ft LOA

Alfred Mylne 105 ft Gaff rigged Ketch 1936 - Sandeman ...

 

[LONG_KEELER]

" This little boat with her combination of space, horsepower and some sailing ability - all at an amazing price - was a runaway success at the London Boat Show. The liquidation which followed hit the boat building industry badly resulting in much loss of confidence. Much later, at about 1971, this useful yacht had a short run as the Shipqueens Kent Class, under totally new management".

 

[coopec]

Kent Class Motor Sailer ARCHIVE | Topsail Marine Yacht Brokers

 

[Alacrity19]

Well she was identified a lot quicker than I thought - The person who I have spoken to about the boat doesn’t seem to know much about her, so as someone said blindly searching for what I though was around a 23ft boat wasn’t bringing up many results!

These examples all seem like lovely boats, will see what this one is like.

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

I don't remember actually sailing or motoring on it, but several times sailed 'loosely' in company with it on a boat related to a half-tonner. It certainly stood up to some fairly gnarly weather, and made comparatively good time too. A ton of space inside, I suppose that the only thing they lacked as a perfect motor sailor was a roof. There really ought to be a modern equivalent.

 

[pvb]

Back in the 70s, there was one in the next marina berth to me for several years. Quite a novel design; the little seat on the foredeck is rather different.

 

[fredrussell]

Quite a nice looking little boat if you ask me. I bet it has a nice airy interior.

 

[peteK]

It was designed for use on the Norfolk broads hence the large windows.

 

[Malish]

It was designed for use on the Norfolk broads hence the large windows.

and that why they called it a Kent...

 

[Easticks28]

I recognised it immediately. There are a couple on hire from here
Norfolk Sailing Holidays

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

I'm not sure that you should be writing it off as a 'Broads boat'.

Most people will recognise a windy day in the Western Solent. This was us in 25-30kts. Take a good look in the background.

That's the Kent Class keeping up with us.

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

A little further on. They loved this picture.

 

[Alacrity19]

I'm not sure that you should be writing it off as a 'Broads boat'.

Most people will recognise a windy day in the Western Solent. This was us in 25-30kts. Take a good look in the background.

That's the Kent Class keeping up with us.

unfortunately your photos don’t seem to be showing up

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

This site drives me nuts.

 

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

Sorted, I think.

Edit, no it's not. The site seems to drop links to pics when it feels like it. I gave up putting them back in every couple of months in another thread.

25-30kts, Kent Class in the background.