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The Varne 27 Sailboat

The Varne 27, designed by Duncan Stewart and built in the UK by Varne Marine Ltd is a good performer under sail.

Published Specification for the Varne 27

Hull Type:  Fin keel & skeg-hung rudder

Hull Material:   GRP (fibreglass)

Length Overall:  27' 9" / 8.5m

Waterline Length:  21' 0" / 6.4m

Beam:  9' 0" / 2.74m

Draft:  4' 3" / 1.3m

Rig Type:  Masthead Sloop

Displacement:  6,200lb / 2,812kg

Designer:  Duncan Stuart

Builder:  Varne Marine Ltd (UK)

Year First Built:  1974

Year Last Built:  ?

Number Built:  70

Many thanks to Phil Eccleston for submitting this photograph of his yacht.

Published Design Ratios for the Varne 27

Sail Area/Displacement Ratio: 16.4

• Less than 16 would be considered under-powered;
• 16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance;
• Over 20 suggests relatively high performance.

Ballast/Displacement Ratio: 41.9

• Under 40: less stiff, less powerful
• Over 40: stiffer, more powerful

Displacement/Length Ratio: 299

• Under 100: Ultralight
• 100 to 200: Light
• 200 to 275: Moderate
• 275 to 350: Heavy
• Over 350: Ultraheavy

Comfort Ratio: 22.3

• Under 20 indicates a lightweight racing boat
• 20 to 30 indicates a coastal cruiser
• 30 to 40 indicates a moderate offshore cruising boat
• 40 to 50 indicates a heavy offshore boat
• Over 50 indicates an extremely heavy offshore boat

Capsize Screening Formula:   2.0

• Under 2.0 (the lower the better): Better suited for ocean passages
• Over 2.0: Less suited for ocean passages

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The Varne 27: A Versatile and Comfortable Sailboat

The Varne 27, designed by Duncan Stuart and built by Varne Marine Ltd. (UK) since 1974, is a well-balanced and seaworthy vessel that can handle a variety of conditions.

The Varne 27 has many positive attributes that make it a desirable sailboat for recreational sailors and yachting enthusiasts. Here are some of them:

• It has a masthead sloop rig, which is easy to handle and offers good performance in most wind conditions. The reported sail area is 344ft² (31.96m²), which gives it a sail area/displacement ratio of 16.36, indicating that it is moderately powered and can sail well in light winds.
• It has a fin keel and a rudder on skeg, which provide good stability and maneuverability. The ballast/displacement ratio is 41.85, which means that it is stiff and has a good righting moment if heeled or capsized. The displacement/length ratio is 298.87, which means that it is moderately heavy and has a comfortable motion at sea.
• It has a spacious cockpit that can accommodate several crew members and has good visibility and protection from the elements. It also has a tiller steering system, which gives more feedback and control than a wheel steering system.
• It has a roomy interior that can sleep up to six people in two cabins and two single berths in the saloon. It has a galley with a stove, sink, and icebox, a marine head with a holding tank, and a chart table with instruments and storage space. The headroom is about 6ft (1.83m), which is adequate for most people.

The Againsts:

The Varne 27 is not without its drawbacks, however. Here are some of them:

• It has a relatively shallow draft of 4.25ft (1.30m), which may affect its upwind performance and pointing ability, especially in stronger winds.
• It has a small engine of 12 HP, which may not be sufficient to power the boat in adverse conditions or against currents or tides. It may also have a limited range and fuel capacity, depending on the tank size.
• It has a dated design that may not appeal to some sailors who prefer more modern or sleeker sailboats. It may also lack some of the features or amenities that newer sailboats offer, such as more storage space, better ventilation, or more advanced electronics.

One owner tells us: 

"The Varne 27 is an old school classic in the mould of the Nicholsons, Contessas and Rustlers of her day. She is fast and formidable in a good blow while remaining impeccably mannered. Her motion at sea is supremely smooth, as you'd expect from a deep-veed hull with long overhangs, and she is built to withstand a storm at sea with little consequence"

Duncan Stewart, Yacht Designer

Duncan Stuart is a British yacht designer who is best known for designing the Varne 27, a fast and seaworthy sailing yacht that was built in Essex by Varne Marine in the 1970s and 1980s. According to the web search results, some of the sailboats designed by Duncan Stuart are:

• Varne 27: A 27-foot cruiser-racer with a deep-veed hull and long overhangs. It was available in fin, lifting centreboard or bilge keel configurations. It was described as "the best secondhand boat you've never heard of" by Practical Boat Owner Magazine.
• Varne 850: A metricised rebranding of the Varne 27 with minor modifications.
• Weston 8500 : A successor of the Varne 850 produced by Weston Yachts after they purchased the moulds from Varne Marine. It had a slightly different deck layout and interior.
• Stuart 37: A 37-foot offshore cruiser with a flush deck and a spacious interior. It was built by Stuart Yachtbuilding Ltd. in the UK starting in 1978.

Varne Marine Ltd, Boat Builders

Varne Marine Ltd was a British company that built sailing yachts in Essex in the 1970s and 1980s. It was named after the Varne Bank in the Straits of Dover. The company was formed by Walter Standing in 1973 and liquidated in 1986.

The most notable sailboat model produced by Varne Marine was the Varne 27, designed by Duncan Stuart. It was a fast and formidable yacht with a deep-veed hull and long overhangs. It was available in fin, lifting centreboard or bilge keel configurations. It was later rebranded as the Varne 850, a metricised version of the same design.

In around 1980, Weston Yachts purchased the moulds from Varne Marine and produced the Weston 8500, which was essentially the same as the Varne 850. The Weston 8500 had a slightly different deck layout and interior fittings.

Another sailboat model produced by Varne Marine was the Varne Folkboat, which was based on the classic Scandinavian design of the same name. The Varne Folkboat had a long keel, a low freeboard and a fractional rig.

The company also built the MK4 Hurley Silhouette, which was a small trailer-sailer with a lifting keel and a transom-hung rudder.

The above text was drafted by sailboat-cruising.com using GPT-4 (OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model) as a research assistant to develop source material, and believes it to be accurate to the best of their knowledge.

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Varne 27 is a 27 ′ 9 ″ / 8.5 m monohull sailboat designed by Duncan Stuart and built by Varne Marine Ltd. (UK) starting in 1974.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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Review of Varne 27

Basic specs..

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

The Varne 27 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.30 - 1.40 meter (4.27 - 4.57 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Farymann A30M diesel engine at 12 hp (8 kW). Calculated max speed is about 4.7 knots

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Varne 27 is 1.96, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.1 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Varne 27 is about 117 kg/cm, alternatively 657 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 117 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 657 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is a Ballast Ratio?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

What is Relative Speed Performance?

Maintenance

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 19m 2 (204 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Are your sails worn out? You might find your next sail here: Sails for Sale

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	22.6 m	(74.3 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	22.6 m	(74.3 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	22.6 m	(74.3 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Jib sheet	8.5 m	(27.8 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	8.5 m	(27.8 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	21.2 m	(69.4 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	18.6 m	(61.1 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Cunningham	2.8 m	(9.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Kickingstrap	5.5 m	(18.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)
Clew-outhaul	5.5 m	(18.0 feet)	8 mm	(5/16 inch)

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The Varne 27 is a 27.75ft masthead sloop designed by Duncan Stuart and built in fiberglass since 1974.

70 units have been built..

The Varne 27 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.

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Main features

Model	Varne 27
Length	27.75 ft
Beam	9 ft
Draft	4.25 ft
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Sail area / displ.	16.36
Ballast / displ.	41.85 %
Displ. / length	298.87
Comfort ratio	22.29
Capsize	1.96

Hull type	Monohull fin keel with rudder on skeg
Construction	Fiberglass
Waterline length	21 ft
Maximum draft	4.25 ft
Displacement	6200 lbs
Ballast	2595 lbs
Hull speed	6.14 knots

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Rigging	Masthead Sloop
Sail area (100%)	344 sq.ft
Air draft	0 ft		??
Sail area fore	176.43 sq.ft
Sail area main	126.37 sq.ft
I	32.02 ft
J	11.02 ft
P	28.02 ft
E	9.02 ft

Nb engines	1
Total power	12 HP
Fuel capacity	0 gals

Accommodations

Water capacity	0 gals
Headroom	0 ft
Nb of cabins	0
Nb of berths	0
Nb heads	0

Builder data

Builder			??
Designer	Duncan Stuart
First built	1974
Last built	0		??
Number built	70

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• Thread starter Sandgrounder
• Start date 25 Aug 2013
• 25 Aug 2013

Sandgrounder

Active member.

Anyone have any views about these boats? I'm not a fan of the transverse dinette - a bit caravanny and not good for loungeing but are they any good as sailing boats? 41-ish% ballast ratio seems quite low for a the rest of the design?  

• 26 Aug 2013

http://www.varne.co.uk/ Latest Varne 27 Review: Sailing Today May 2008 "Duncan Kent ... sails a curvaceous classic, the Varne 27 which ... handles like a dream" "The Varne 27 is an old school classic in the mould of the Nicholsons, Contessas and Rustlers of her day. She is fast and formidable in a good blow while remaining impeccably mannered. Her motion at sea is supremely smooth, as you'd expect from a deep-veed hull with long overhangs, and she is built to withstand a storm at sea with little consequence" "A Perfect Sense of Proportion", "The little known Varne 27 is a treat for those who want a compact, well behaved and seakindly offshore cruiser", "Downright Gorgeous" "steady as a rock off the wind"  

Bajansailor

Well-known member.

Twister_Ken

Sometimes described as the "best kept secret" among smaller offshore cruisers. Or was that the Verl?  

Had one for 5 years, first boat, liked it. It was strong and secure, good in a blow. The flare under the gunwale at the bows keeps a lot of spray off the deck so she is dry to sail into the wind. It struggled to get to windward in open sea in F6, because the waves stopped it, but would head into F7-8 in flat water. That's possibly true of many boats that size. Ours had a yanmar 1GM which was plenty of power. Inside it slept four adults and two kids on one holiday! Limited water tank size and the dining table doubled as the chart table, but again, it is only 27 foot. So overall I would strongly recommend it, but perhaps you should temper that with the the knowledge that I would tend to think nostalgically of our first boat.  

cindersailor

I thought that in the photos she was heeling at a steep angle for the conditions (judging by the sea state).  

I think the comment in the article about the knackered sails explains the unusual heel angle. Varnes don't suffer excessive heel, although they don't have the form stability that most modern designs use to support the ludicrous indoor tennis court under the cockpit! The dinette layout is very useful at sea, when in port I admit I do most of my lounging in the pub. Another admission is that my bias comes from owning a Weston 8500 - the last variant of the Varne 27! Rob.  

• 27 Aug 2013

Looking at the plan, this boat looks very similar to the Jaguar 27 I owned. That too was a fine sailing boat and the dinette arrangement worked well, both at sea and at rest. Wouldn't hesitate, if I were you.  

Would echo the best kept secret sentiment suggested here. Had a look into them a couple of years ago when I saw one for sail in Portland and was really impressed with everything I read. Really fell in love with it, it's a lovely looking boat. A big looking 27 footer too.  

Thought some might like to see this video of Jupiter beating in a good breeze... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4h7JHdVvGY Rob.  

Thanks everyone for the info. Guess I'll have to find one with the traditional layout. I've been offered one with the dinette arrangement and I have my doubts........could convert it?  

"Best kept secret" - said of the Varne by David Harding in a PBO review, IIRC.  

Have you seen this one? Been for sale for a while. http://www.yachtworld.co.uk/boats/1976/Varne-27-2477124/United-Kingdom  

Coo, the engine is worth 3 grand. I spotted a boat on our local moorings and could not identify it at first, blow me it is a Varne 27. It looks an absolute picture. Far better on the water than those marina shots allow.  

• 28 Jan 2014

brian.campbell

• 23 Jan 2015

Here's ours off the Tees entrance on our way up to Seaham. Breezy day, but the boat handled it very smoothly. Yes there's a line visible in the water about 01:24, but it only dangled a couple of ft, it still secured the pole very well and I wasn't about to go forward to sort it just then! We've since got new sails. The in-mast reefing is a compromise which we find works well, but more so now that the new main is less baggy. We've since altered the mainsheet clew attachment back to how it should be. We've also bought a 120% jib to replace the original 140%, and this is a great improvement all round. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8-yB3OpHGE Overall, not masses of space, but enough for us, and a great boat to sail.  

brian.campbell said: Here's ours off the Tees entrance on our way up to Seaham. Click to expand...

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varne 27 Boat for Sale

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• mechanical and rigging
• Manufacturer: varne
• Location: Dover
• LOA: 27'9" (8.46m)
• Beam: 9' 0'' (2.74m)
• Draft: 1.31
• Keel: Fin Keel
• ID no.: 38449
• Heating: No
• Engine Make: Beta
• Horsepower: 20hp
• Drive Type: Saildrive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 45 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 6
• Top Speed: 7
• Engine Hours Port: 430

Broker Remarks

The  Varne 27  has been described as 'an old school classic, beautifully balanced, close winded with a sea kindly motion and handles like a dream, Low engine hours, owner is selling due to ill heath, a 2019 survey report is available on request. Viewing highly recommended.

Accommodation

The accommodation offers five berths in two cabins. V berth forward. Full width heads compartment with marine toilet and washbasin. Two single berths in the saloon. Chart table to starboard with galley opposite. Aqua Marine two burner gas cooker with grill and oven (new 2020), cool box, Sink manually pumped freshwater. Quarter berth to port. Upholstery finished in red.

Mechanical and Rigging

Sails and Spars

Masthead rigged Bermudian sloop. Anodised aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging. Terylene running rigging replaced as required, all lines are led back to the cockpit, Z spars single line reefing. Slab reefing mainsail. Headsail furling system. Two halyard winches, four sheet winches all 2 speed, plus one on the coachroof. 

1 x Genoa (Dacron East Wilkinson's new 2022)

1 x Mainsail (Dacron East Coast Sails year unknown serviceable)

1 x Jib 100%  (year unknown very good condition)

1 x Spinnaker (year unknown good condition)

Mechanical Systems

Located abaft the companionway a Beta three-cylinder 20hp diesel engine, fitted in 2014 with 430 hours as of June 2022. Electric start. Seawater cooled. Saildrive to a, folding two blade propeller (2020) with rope cutter, saildrive gator replaced 2021. Single lever control. Engine last serviced 2021, last out of water maintenance April/May 2022. A full service kit is present, this includes 2 saildrive zinc anodes.

Electrical System

1 x 12-volt domestic battery 2018, 1 x 12-volt engine battery 2018, charging from the engine alternator, shore power connection with RCD, and 12-volt battery charger. LED lights throughout.

Deck Equipment

• Anchor (CQR) with chain
• Mainsail cover
• Cockpit dodgers (named)
• Boarding ladder
• 6 x Fenders
• 4 x Mooring warps

Navigation Equipment

• Speed/Depth 
• VHF Radio (ICOM new 2019 with AIS)
• GPS/Chartplotter (Standard Horizon plus Raymarine Dragon Fly 5)
• AIS receiver
• Autopilot (Raymarine ST 2000)
• Electronic charts (Raymarine 2020)
• Navigation lights
• Masthead light
• Clock/Barometer

Safety Equipment

• 3 x Fire extinguishers (2020)
• Fire blanket
• Gas leak detection (bubble gauge)
• Smoke alarm
• Cockpit harness points
• 2 x Harnesses 
• 2 x Lifeline gates
• Life jackets
• Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Floating light
• First aid kit
• Radar reflector

History and Construction

Built in 1977 by Varne Marine to their own design. Blue painted GRP hull. White GRP superstructure with moulded non-slip to decks. Fin keel. Skeg hung rudder. Tiller steering. Aft self-draining cockpit. "Silvarne" was featured in2006 Sailing today magazine, pdf copy available on request.

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• Boat REF#  ·  324350
• Length  ·  8.45m
• Year  ·  1978
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Fin
• Sleeping berths  ·  4
• Engine  ·  1 x diesel 9hp, Yanmar 1GM10 ()
• Lying  ·  Lawrenny Quay

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Extra Details

Designer	Duncan Stuart
Builder	Varne Marine Ltd
Lying	Lawrenny Quay
Fuel capacity	30.0 ltr (6.6 USG) Total - 1 Tanks
Water capacity	50.0 ltr (11.0 USG) Total - 0 Tanks

Engine	1 x diesel 9hp
Engine make and model	Yanmar 1GM10 ()
Engine Hours	engine1= 94
Engine Cooled	Direct
Steering	tiller
Drive	shaft
Prop(s)	3 Blade
Fuel consumption (approx)	Not Recorded
Cruising speed (approx)	5 knots
Max speed (approx)	6 knots

Length	8.45m
LWL	6.40m
Beam	2.70m
Draft Min	1.70m
Draft Max	1.70m
Displacement	2,800kg (6,174.0lbs)
Headroom	1.78m
Storage	Ashore

Sloop rigged Proctor Aluminium spars (1980) with Stainless Steel standing rigging (2021)

Reefing mainsail	Crusader - Slab (2017) 2 Reefs
Headsail	Crusader - Furling (2017)
Other sails	Second Main- Old ()
	Genoa 1 ()
	Genoa 2 ()
	No3 Jib ()
	Working Jib ()

Spinnaker gear

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 2 batteries charged by: engine

Construction

Construction	GRP
Underwater profile	Fin
Finish	Gelcoat finish

Accommodation

Total # of berths	4
No. of double berths	1
No. of single berths	2
Cabin(s)	2
Sink	1
Heads	1 heads (Manual)

2 burner propane Stove

Stove
Broiler
Oven
Sink
Carpet
Manual water system

Sail cover
Sprayhood
Spray dodgers
Rode
Fenders
Boathook
Swim Ladder
Instrument Covers

3 halyard winches 4 sheet winches windlass 2 anchors (CQR & Kedge) 23.00m of chain 53.00m of rode Avon Airfloor dinghy (2005) (Inflatable) 3.3hp outboard, Mariner, Short shaft (2001) Steel cradle with steel locking box included, useful for safe storage of outboard.

Nav Equipment

Compass
Speed
Log
Wind
VHF
GPS
Autopilot
Navigation lights
Depth sounder

Safety Equipment

Fume detector
Life buoys
Danbuoy
Swim ladder

1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 electric)

Broker's Comments

The Varne 27, designed by Duncan Stewart and built by Varne Marine Ltd UK, is an attractive and well constructed cruiser with a balanced combination of both good sea-keeping and performance.

New (2021) standing rigging, relatively new Crusader sails (2017) in good condition, plus comprehensive selection of jibs and spinnaker make for a good sails inventory.

Power comes from the clean and well found Yanmar 1GM10, easily assessable making routine maintenance a simple task.

Attractive lines, recent investment and shipshape overall appearance make this little yacht a great prospect for inland, coastal and seagoing adventures.

Please feel free to get in touch for further information or to book a viewing. Note, the boat is due to be lifted ashore for winter storage shortly, allowing full inspection of the vessel.

These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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• Boat REF#  ·  243341
• Length  ·  8.45m
• Year  ·  1975
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Fin
• Sleeping berths  ·  5
• Engine  ·  1 x diesel 9hp, Yanmar YSB12 ()
• Lying  ·  South Coast

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Designer	Duncan Stewart
Builder	Varne Marine Ltd
Lying	South Coast
Fuel capacity	20.0 ltr (4.4 USG) Total - 1 Tanks
Water capacity	136.4 ltr (30.0 USG) Total - 2 Tanks

Engine	1 x diesel 9hp
Engine make and model	Yanmar YSB12 ()
Engine Hours	engine1= 4237.5
Engine Cooled	Direct
Steering	tiller
Drive	shaft
Prop(s)	3 blades
Fuel consumption (approx)	2.0 ltr (0.4 USG) /hour At Cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx)	5 knots
Max speed (approx)	7 knots

Engine spares

Length	8.45m
LWL	6.40m
Beam	2.70m
Draft Min	1.30m
Draft Max	1.30m
Displacement	2,812kg (6,200.5lbs)
Headroom	1.78m
Storage	On mooring

Sloop rigged Kemp Aluminium spars (1975) with Stainless Steel standing rigging ()

Reefing mainsail	Kemp - roller boom () Stack Pack, 2 Reefs
Headsail	- Hank On ()
Other sails	Main ()
	Genoa ()
	Genoa ()
	Jib ()
	Trisail ()
	Spinnaker ()

Spinnaker gear

Mainsail raised at mooring-appeared in good order

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 3 batteries charged by: engine, solar panels, shore power

Construction

Construction	GRP
Underwater profile	Fin
Finish	Gelcoat finish

Accommodation

Total # of berths	5
No. of double berths	1
No. of single berths	3
Cabin(s)	1
Heads	1 heads (Sea Toilet)

2 burner propane Stove

Stove
Broiler
Oven
Sink
Carpet
Drapes
Manual water system
Non-Smokers

Sail cover
Sprayhood
Spray dodgers
Rode
Fenders
Boathook
Swim Ladder
Instrument Covers

2 halyard winches 4 sheet winches 2 anchors (CQR, kedge) 60.00m of chain 5.00m of rode Wave Eco dinghy () (Inflatable)

Nav Equipment

Compass
Speed
Radar
VHF
GPS
Clock
Navigation lights
TV

Safety Equipment

Life buoys
Searchlight
Danbuoy
Horn

2 bilge pumps (1 manual / 1 electric)

Broker's Comments

Varne yachts are known for handling heavy weather easily, aided by the deep "v" bow and attract rave reviews for their seaworthiness.

Accommodation for a boat of this size is generous. The forward cabin is a large storage area, but there are still five berths. The current owner is living aboard for proximity to his workplace.

Lighting has been upgraded to LEDs and the navigation equipment all looks to be working. The engine, uprated from the original, started instantly and ran smoothly.

This is a classic 70s boat that cries out to be sailed, and has sails aplenty aboard.

These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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