Berthon 8 Ton Gauntlet

H G May’s design concept was for a sea kindly craft with modest overhangs and draft, quite heavy displacement and easily handled sail plan. Four people could sail in comfort and strongly built with auxiliary power enough for foul tides these small yachts have proved both tough and versatile. Given these essential qualities her current owner has masterminded an extensive refit with a view to making this vessel, not just a pretty vintage yacht but one in which a family could enjoy their time aboard in comparative luxury – rare on even a modern boat of this size ! He has succeeded in our view – and moreover NAUSIKAA beat the entire fleet of the British Classic Yacht Club on corrected time in their 2014 Round the Isle of Wight race in often boisterous conditions so the Gauntlet lives on.

H G May’s design concept was for a sea kindly craft with modest overhangs and draft, quite heavy displacement and easily handled sail plan. Four people could sail in comfort and strongly built with auxiliary power enough for foul tides these small yachts have proved both tough and versatile. Given these essential qualities her current owner has masterminded an extensive refit with a view to making this vessel, not just a pretty vintage yacht but one in which a family could enjoy their time aboard in comparative luxury – rare on even a modern boat of this size ! He has succeeded in our view – and moreover NAUSIKAA beat the entire fleet of the British Classic Yacht Club on corrected time in their 2014 Round the Isle of Wight race in often boisterous conditions so the Gauntlet lives on.

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