Vivacious ? a West Solent One Design built in 1928 by the Berthon Boat Co UK. A thoroughbred amongst classic racing yachts, Vivacious has benefitted from a number of refurbishments in her time ? the latest being a full refit by Cantiere Navale Dell?Argentario in Italy. This included a new deck so Vivacious is ready to rejoin the classic circuit with a new owner.

Viewing by appointment only through the Suffolk office ? 01473 659681 or email: suffolk@clarkeandcarter.co.uk

Accommodation

Two settee berths with sitting headroom. Vinyl upholstery. Forepeak removed for sail storage. Navigation table to starboard around midships, just inside from the companionway, featuring 12v switch panel and chart storage.

Mechanical Systems

No inboard engines fitted ? Torqeedo 3CV Electric outboard (2021) included with sale.

Electrical Systems

Sails and Spars

There is a variety of sails in Vivacious? wardrobe ? suiting both racing and cruising ? all appearing from initial inspection to be of mostly good condition

Navigation Equipment

Safety Equipment

Construction

Planked in red pine, a very durable, slow-grown resinous pine. Sawn oak frames with 2x steamed oak intermediates. Copper rivet fastened to the intermediate timbers and bronze screw fastened into the sawn frames. External lead ballast keel of 2 tons fastened with bronze keel bolts. Some original wrought iron strap floors across the centreline, fastened through the sawn oak frames with bronze bolts. Several galvanised steel floors were fitted in previous ownership. A number of heavy-section laminated wooden floors midships and forward, carry extended iroko mast step ? spreading the rig loads. Topsides finished in painted non-slip. New deck laid in 2020. Straight laid T&G cedar deck planking screwed and glued to the oak deck beams. Deck then sheathed and painted. Varnished teak covering boards all round with a neat, scrubbed teak toe rail set on the inboard edge of the covering board spanning the join between that and the deck planking. Elegant non-self draining cockpit with curved teak coamings. New scrubbed teak bench thwarts and cockpit sole grating. Tiller steering with a recent iroko rudder. Bronze tiller stock. The cockpit coamings curve in towards the forward end joining with a varnished teak sliding companion hatch and an elegant varnished teak butterfly skylight. Varnished teak forehatch forward of the mast. Designed by H. Jacobs and H.G. May of Berthons

Disclaimer:

The company normally acts as brokers for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and at their own expense to employ a qualified marine surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability on our part.
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferaft, fire extinguishers and flares etc., are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on board as part of the sale of a used vessel, may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet the specific needs of the new owner(s).