ABEKING RASMUSSEN SCHOONER IN EXCEPTIONAL RESTORATION CONDITION - BOAT OF HERITAGE INTEREST - REDUCED BERTH COST - BENEFITTING FROM A BERTH AT THE LA ROCHELLE MARITIME MUSEUM PORT - MANY RECENT OR NEW COMPONENTS - MOST RECENT NEW MAIN MAST - BOAT HELD IN A TRANSFERABLE SARL COMPANY CO-OWNERSHIP - A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!!!
DESCRIPTION:
LA GAILLARDE: classic boat designed for fast, comfortable, and safe cruising, by ABEKING and RASMUSSEN in 1939. Perfectly maintained by its successive owners (6) by renowned shipyards (Campers & Nicholson, Fernand Hervé…), experts in woodwork. Manageable by a crew of 2, LA GAILLARDE offers 6 berths distributed over 2 double cabins + 2 additional berths in the saloon, with all the comfort of a modern boat.
Member of the Classic Yacht Club, LA GAILLARDE sails every year around 3000 miles within its navigation area from Portugal to Ireland and England. Its recent and ample sail inventory (15 sails), serviced annually, allows it to sail in all weather conditions.
Built of solid teak, uncaulked, on bent oak frames, copper riveted, always fully varnished and regularly checked (keel bolts replaced, riveting redone (2016), deck and superstructure rebuilt 2012). Masts and rigging overhauled in 2019. All interior fittings and equipment (engine, electronics, comfort elements,...) refurbished in 2016.
Classified as a BIP boat (Boat of Heritage Interest – see site https://www.patrimoine-maritime-fluvial.org/navires-du-patrimoine/navires-bip-search/la-gaillarde/), it is eligible for classification as a "Monument Historique" if the new owner wishes (this classification grants access to certain financial benefits - berthing fees, maintenance work, access to privileged zones, etc.). It holds a year-round berth at the La Rochelle Maritime Museum port under specific financial conditions.
LA GAILLARDE has been featured in several nautical press articles:
- LE YACHT April 7, 1951 on the interest of ketch rig with wishbone (with photo by Beken and sail plan in the article)
- BATEAU January 1959
- CAHIERS DU YACHTING July 1971
- LOISIRS NAUTIQUES July 1992
- YACHT CLUB CLASSIQUE 2019
- VOILES & VOILIERS June 2020 (in an article related to woodwork)
- Etc...
Equipment:
• Sail inventory: 15 sails (all recent) (Symmetrical spinnaker, Asymmetrical spinnaker, Balloon jib, Genoa, Yankee (2), Storm jib, Staysail, Mizen, Fisherman (3), Mainsail)
• Diesel engine, VOLVO 4-cylinder, 750h, 65 hp, hydraulic propulsion,
• Lithium battery bank, 500 Amp. Shore charger, all voltages,
• Tanks (all stainless steel: water: 400 L, diesel: 170 L, black water: 150 L, hydraulic: 50 L),
• Winches: Sheets: 4 electric + 2 manual, Halyards: 4 manual (on the masts)
• Standing rigging 2016, running rigging Dyneema 2019
• Original electric windlass, high resistance anchoring
• Inflatable dinghy, electric pump
• Recent SIMRAD electronics (chartplotter, AIS, autopilot, helm repeater, VHF DSC, tracker, electronic wind vane)
• Internal wifi, long-range 4G antennas
• EPIRB beacon, buoy with AIS beacon, …
• Comfort: hot and cold pressured water, shower, toilet, refrigerator, cooler, stove, oven-grill, microwave, 220V inverter (6 kW), radio, television (TNT and via 4G), leather upholstery (saloon and cockpit), cockpit table, summer and winter covers.
