- Stock #Impressive Pearson 323 with extensive updates that make this boat ready to go anywhere!
1981 Pearson 323 sailing vessel, extensively updated and transformed beyond its original design. This 32' 3" sailing beauty boasts an exquisite interior with solid teak and African ironwood replacing most of the original plywood. Enhanced with
Used 1981
SPECIFICATIONSPrice: $129,500Boat Name: Jolie Brise Make: Bristol Channel Cutter Model: Sam L Morse Year:1985Condition: Used Category: Cutter Construction: Fiberglass Length:37 ft Display Length:28 ft Beam:10 ft 1 in Max Draft:4 ft 10 in Min Draft: --Fuel Capacity (Gallons):30Fuel Type: Diesel Fresh Water Capacity (Gallons):72Max Speed:6 kn Displacement:
Used 1985 530 miles
Lyle C Hess (the father of BCCs) borrowed the phenominal seaworthiness and speed the Pilot Cutters needed to survive in huge seas, and integrated it into a highly capable Bluewater cruiser which was genuinely built to sail round the world multiple times with safety.
In 1986 Ferenc Mate' published the second volume of " The Worlds Best Sailboats"
Used 1985 530 miles
THUNDERHEAD may be one of the most successful examples in this size and era of an exquisite looking yacht that lives up to its promise in sailing ability and comfort – a true family cruiser-racer.
She is also as fine an example as they come of the transatlantic rapport that existed through the 1950s and 1960s between the Rhodes design office
in New York and Abeking & Rasmussen’s fine craftsmen at Bremerhaven, Germany. A combination of tank testing, fine specification and build quality, and the right kind of care and use, has stood THUNDERHEAD in good stead for over 60 years and many thousands of sea miles.
Many have craved ownership of this very special yacht, but chances to have been few and far between. Brokers Comments THUNDERHEAD may be one of the most successful examples in this size and era of an exquisite looking yacht that lives up to its promise in sailing ability and comfort – a true family cruiser-racer. She is also as fine an example as they come of the transatlantic rapport that existed through the 1950s and
1960s between the Rhodes design office in New York and Abeking & Rasmussen’s fine craftsmen at Bremerhaven, Germany. A combination of tank testing, fine specification and build quality, and the right kind of care and use, has stood THUNDERHEAD in good stead for over 60 years and many thousands of sea miles.
Many have craved ownership of this very special yacht, but chances to have been few and far between. Arthur Beiser in the Proper Yacht [1ST ED.1966]" It has been my privilege to see THUNDERHEAD in her home grounds of Long Island Sound any number of times, and she has never failed to stand out from the other boats nearby. A clipper-bowed cutter under way makes a brave sight, and
I have no doubt that much of THUNDERHEAD's racing success is due to accidental jibes by competing boats whose helmsmen could not take their eyes off her.
It is interesting that THUNDERHEAD'S good looks are only hinted at in her plans. I for one would never have thought from her profile drawing that she would turn out to be so handsome in three dimensions, which goes to show how essential it is that a yacht designer be an artist as well as an engineer. THUNDERHEAD was meant for racing as well as cruising, but racing considerations do not seem to have dominated over common sense." Surveyor's Comment 2020" This classic vessel has had the great good fortune of having had very conscientiousowners throughout her life who have been able to provide continuous restorations andupgrades performed to the highest professional standard with the traditional materialsoriginally used in her construction thus maintaining the vessel at the 'classic' level andgreatly enhancing her ability to maintain her value through the years.
" Restoration/ Refits2021- Topsides paint, exterior varnish and bottom paint- New propeller- New engine starter motor2017- Major engine service- Replaced all wiring, electrical panel and batteries2016- All exterior varnish stripped and re-finished2015- New Seafrost fridge/ freezer2014- New Navigation electronics package- New Espar heater1995- Significant bottom work- Re-planked in teak below waterline- Refastening- New hull strapping History PHILIP L.
RHODES DESIGN No. c720ABEKING & RASMUSSEN BUILD No. 5678From the second generation of a successful New York City real estate developing and contracting family, THUNDERHEAD’s first owner, Mamaroneck resident and Larchmont Yacht Club yachtsman Paul Hoffmann, had cut his teeth offshore in the Frank Paine International 8-Metre KAYUGA, then from 1955 with the 1938 Philip Rhodes designed 46 ft double-ender centreboarder HOTHER (ex KIRAWAN II - nicely described as “unique at both ends” in Richard Henderson’s seminal 1981 biography ‘Philip L.
Rhodes and his yacht designs’). Study of this beautiful yacht is rewarding when analysing THUNDERHEAD’s perceived uniqueness. It becomes clear that, though not his original concept, Hoffmann must have thoroughly approved of almost everything HOTHER offered. In THUNDERHEAD he simply got Rhodes to make it even better. The most obvious difference is that THUNDERHEAD is not a double-ender, her wider aft sections contributing to remarkable spaciousness below, and a tremendously ergonomic, deep, safe and sheltered birdpit Having worked up HOTHER to be the successful racer that as KIRAWAN II she only threatened to be, Hoffmann had over a decade of success and enjoyment with THUNDERHEAD.
He was a dedicated offshore racer - one of the founders in 1965 of the Storm Trysail Club’s Block Island Race Week - who liked to do it very comfortably, and THUNDERHEAD still surprises with her performance for a relatively heavy and well found sub-50 footer. By 1966 Paul Hoffmann knew THUNDERHEAD well, but felt her rig could be modernised. The 6 ft added to her mast against the.
Used 1961
One of the most sought-after of books on the designs of Sparkman & Stephens is titled ‘The Best of the Best’.
Undoubtedly, SONNY is one: a fabulous example from the heady 1930s, when the focused minds of two New Yorkers only in their 20s, Olin and Rod Stephens, rapidly evolved the fast, efficient, yet comfortable moderate displacement offshore
sailing yacht to a point where it couldn’t be bettered. For the past 25 years this has been celebrated in revival and restoration, particularly of the handy-sized 50+ feet cousins of STORMY WEATHER. SONNY’s treatment, care and success both sides of the Atlantic over 20 years has been the best of the best.
That, and her story, abilities, and sheer good looks make SONNY such an enticing prospect. Broker's Comments One of the most sought-after books on the designs of Sparkman & Stephens is titled ‘The Best of the Best’. Undoubtedly, SONNY is one: a fabulous example from the heady 1930s, when the focused minds of two New Yorkers only in their 20s, Olin and Rod Stephens, rapidly evolved the
fast, efficient, yet comfortable moderate displacement offshore sailing yacht to a point where it couldn’t be bettered. For the past 25 years this has been celebrated in revival and restoration, particularly of the handy-sized 50+ feet cousins of STORMY WEATHER.
SONNY’s treatment, care and regatta success both sides of the Atlantic over 20 years has been the best of the best. That, and her story, abilities, and sheer good looks make SONNY such an enticing prospect. Restoration / Refits2020Re-engined2018Buzzards Bay Yacht Services, Mattapoisett, MA, USA- Galley rebuilt- Originality maintained wherever possible- Isotherm refrigeration system; icebox rebuilt- Force 10 propane stove installed-
AC & 12 V DC systems rewired- Structural frame added around mast step East Passage Boatwrights, Bristol, RI, USA- Deck re-fastened and re-caulked2011-12East Passage Boatwrights, Bristol, RI, USA- Aft third of hull reframed in laminated oak- Silicon bronze screw and copper rivet fastened- Edson quadrant and wire cable steering replacing worm drive East Passage Boatwrights, Bristol, RI, USA- 20 x New white oak steamed timbers- Hull refastened- Mast partner truss rebuilt in bronze- Standing backstay to purchase from bottle screw lever Cantiere Navalle dell'Argentario, Porto Santo Stefano, Italy- New stem, wood keel and horn timber- Bottom 8 planks replaced- New deck- Accommodation restoration History SPARKMAN & STEPHENS Design No.
94" a type that should gladden the hearts of those who go down to the sea in such small ships" - Uffa Fox John G. Alden wasn’t jesting in his often-quoted statement on first sighting STORMY WEATHER on Henry B. Nevins’s City Island, New York slipway in 1934: “In my opinion, a better design would be impossible to achieve. ” Moving forward from lessons learned with the in some ways unlikely phenomenon that was DORADE, in combining ocean-going experience with intuition and science - eventually in tank testing - through the 1930s Olin and Rod Stephens rapidly developed the moderate displacement, keel attached rudder hull form to a point where it could barely be improved, starting most famously with STORMY WEATHER, and then her 50+ footer cousins, including EDLU, SANTANA, AVANTI, SONNY, ZEEAREND, VRYLING (now SKYLARK), ATALANTA, BLITZEN… and more (we’ve only reached 1937).
These post-STORMY WEATHER Sparkman & Stephens racer-cruiser designs were variations on the theme, their underbodies tweaked here are there depending on what they were intended to do, what rig they would carry, and where they would sail.
The next big jump wouldn’t come for 30 years with the mid 60’s separation of rudder from keel. The successes of DORADE (Design #7) and STORMY WEATHER (#27) and their offspring quickly brought commissions for more of the same to the still fledgling Manhattan design office, to such an extent that when Bronx real estate developer Albert D. Phelps came to commission SONNY less than a year after STORMY WEATHER’s launch, she would already be Design #94. Phelps was replacing an earlier SONNY also built by Robert Jacobs, a pretty 49 ft Ford, Payne & Sweisguth-designed schooner; perhaps planning to improve his chances of success in the then ever increasing number of US offshore races.
In the February 1936 Miami-Nassau Race, fresh from histriumphs with STORMY WEATHER, Rod Stephens skippered SONNY to 2nd in Class B, losing out to Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club Commodore J. Wesley Pape's 52ft Starling Burgess-designed 'Ninette' schooner SAN CRISTOBAL II, a smaller cousin of NIÑA. But Phelps didn’t keep SONNY for long. By January 1937 she’d been sold to fabulously successful Warrenton, Virginia gentleman farmer Colonel Albert E. Peirce; perhaps a more dedicated rac.
Used 1935
Impressive Pearson 323 with extensive updates that make this boat ready to go anywhere!
If you are in the market for a sloop, look no further than this 1981 Pearson 323, priced right at $38,500 (offers encouraged). This vessel is located in Brooklin, Maine and is in good condition. She is also equipped with a Yanmar engine that has 2,200 hours.
Used 1981 200 miles
- Stock #345116 - Impressive Pearson 323 with extensive upgrades that make this boat ready to go anywhere!
If you are in the market for a sloop, look no further than this 1980 Pearson 323, priced right at $38,500 (offers encouraged). This vessel is located in Brooklin, Maine and is in good condition. She is also equipped with a Yanmar engine that has 2,200 hours.
Condition According to the seller the transmission is rebuilt.
The bottom was painted last year. Rebuilt the electrical We encourage all buyers to complete a professional survey to ensure you are getting the best value.
Used 1980
