Abeking Rasmussen Bermuda Schooner 15 M

GOELETTE ABEKING RASMUSSEN IN AN EXCEPTIONAL RESTORATION STATE - BOAT OF HERITAGE INTEREST - REDUCED PRICE - WITH A BERTH AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM PORT OF LA ROCHELLE - MANY RECENT OR NEW ELEMENTS - LATEST: NEW FULL MAST - OPERATES IN SOCIÉTÉ SARL TRANSFERABLE CONDOMINIUM - MUST BE SEIZED!!!

DESCRIPTION:

LA GAILLARDE: classic boat designed for fast, comfortable, and safe cruising, by ABEKING and RASMUSSEN in 1939. Perfectly maintained by successive owners (6) by renowned shipyards (Campers & Nicholson, Fernand Hervé…), skilled in woodworking.
Operable by a crew of 2, LA GAILLARDE has 6 berths divided into 2 double cabins + 2 additional berths in the saloon, with all the comforts of a modern boat.

Member of the Classic Yacht Club, La GAILLARDE navigates approximately 3000 miles annually, in its sailing area from Portugal to Ireland and England. Its recent and rich sail plan (15 sails), revised annually, allows it to sail in all weather conditions.

Constructed with massive unglued teak, on bent oak frames, riveted with copper, always fully varnished and regularly inspected (keel bolts replaced, rivetings redone in 2016, deck and superstructure redone in 2012). Masts and riggings revised in 2019. All interior arrangements and equipment (engine, electronics, comfort elements, ...) redone in 2016.
Heritage Boat (BIP - Heritage Interest Boat – see site https://www.patrimoine-maritime-fluvial.org/navires-du-patrimoine/navires-bip-search/la-gaillarde/), she is eligible for "Monument historique" classification if the new owner wishes (this classification offers certain financial advantages - port spots, maintenance work, access to privileged areas, ...). She has a year-round berth at the Maritime Museum port of La Rochelle under specific financial conditions.

La GAILLARDE has been featured multiple times in nautical press:
- LE YACHT of April 7, 1951, about ketch rigging with winsbow (with photo of Beken and sail plan of the boat in the article)
- BOAT of January 1959
- CAHIERS DU YACHTING of July 1971
- LOISIRS NAUTIQUES of July 1992
- YACHT CLUB CLASSIQUE of 2019
- VOILES & VOILIERS of June 2020 (in an article related to woodworking)
- Etc…

Equipment:
• Sail wardrobe: 15 sails (all recent) (Symmetrical spinnaker, Asymmetrical spinnaker, Balloon jib, Genoa, Yankee (2), Storm jib, Trinquette, Mainsail, Fisherman (3), Main sail)
• Diesel engine, VOLVO 4 cyl., 750 hours, 65 hp, hydraulic propulsion,
• Lithium battery bank, 500 Amp., Shore charger for all voltages,
• Tanks (all stainless steel: water 400 L, fuel 170 L, black water 150 L, hydraulic 50 L),
• Winches: Sheets: 4 electric + 2 manual, Halyards: 4 manual (on masts)
• Standing rigging 2016, running rigging: Dyneema 2019
• Electric windlass (original), high-resistance anchoring
• Inflatable dinghy, electric inflator
• Recent electronics: SIMRAD (cartography, AIS, autopilot, repeater at helm, VHF DSC, plotter, electronic compass
• Internal WiFi, long-range 4G antennas
• EPIRB beacon, buoy with AIS beacon, ...
• Comfort: pressurized hot and cold water, shower, WC, refrigerator, freezer, stove, oven-grill, microwave, 220 V inverter (6 kW), radio, TV (DTT and via 4G), leather upholstery (saloon and cockpit), cockpit table, summer and winter covers.