C/O BARNEY SANDEMAN
ANDREW WOLSTENHOLME NAVAL ARCHITECT ONE OF A SELECT BAND OF YACHT DESIGNERS IN BRITAIN WHO ARE LEADING THE GAME IN MODERN TRADITIONAL DESIGN FOR BOTH SAIL AND POWERBOATS
BARNEY SANDEMAN BROKER BARNEY HAS BEEN A SAILOR FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER AND IS A WELL OF SEAMANLY ADVICE TO US AND MANY OTHERS
“Classic should not be confused with traditional. I consider a classic boat to be one that has achieved the goal of combining beauty with functionality and one which transcends the whims of fashion. You wouldn’t expect to find Nigel Irens’ Apricot or Dick Newick’s Gulf Streamer in Classic Boat, but in my mind they meet the definition, as do the best examples of tugs and barges, powerboats like Sonny Levi’s Surfury, some of the WWII coastal forces boats like the Thornycroft prototype MTB102, etc. It’s a fascinating subject! “All this reminds me of a boat that could be classed as my favourite, and that is the 1912 Saunders Sweet Myrrh.”
“In my view a classic yacht must have a magic and a personality. The classic regattas date yachts up to 1950 as ‘vintage’ and then to 1975 as ‘classic’, thereby assembling and indeed saving some of the most spectacular yachts ever to have sailed. Maybe these are the boats we fell in love with as children and have always wanted to own, or those that simply cast their spell and touch us as we walk along the dock with or without any knowledge of yachts or the sea. “My favourite boat is Stormy Weather – an obvious choice maybe but you asked the question and I love her!”
C/O ANDREW WOLSTENHOLME
FRANÇOIS VIVIER NAVAL ARCHITECT
STEFFAN MEYRIC HUGHES
FRANÇOIS HAS DESIGNED EVERYTHING FROM OIL TANKERS TO ROWING BOATS AND HE ACTS AS THE UNOFFICIAL ELDER STATESMAN TO THE BRETON CLASSIC SAILING SCENE “A cruising, racing or daysailing yacht built, designed or rooted before the beginning of mass-produced plywood or GRP, and including acknowledged timeless aesthetics and character. New materials like GRP or woodepoxy and some modern equipment may be used discreetly, but some traditional characteristics must be observed, such as sail-panel layout, keel profile, and use of wood. New designs of classics should be promoted to keep alive the classic fleet, but each classic must embody the heritage of yachts or traditional workboats.”
“New designs of classics should be promoted to keep alive the classic fleet, but each classic must embody the heritage of yachts or traditional workboats” CLASSIC BOAT AUGUST 2013
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