Classic Motor Sailer - New arrival

"Cape Corsair" was built in South Africa in 1961 from the famous yard in Cape Town of Louw & Halverson, from a design of the renowned international yacht designer Kurt A.H. Oehlmann of Lübeck, Germany. His classic designs of timber framed vessels are much appreciated among demanding yachtsmen. She has only had two owners since new! Col. Standley Jeffrey, the original owner, requested of the design that she be able to withstand the rigours of the Cape waters and be capabe of 9 knots under sail or power. She has proved to be more than able to do both. 

She first left Cape Town in April 1964 and went to the Mediterranean, via St. Helena, Ascension, Cape Verde, Canaries and Gibraltar. For the 5,850 miles she sailed she took 35 days at sea at an average speed of 7 knots and averaged 167 miles per day. 

She is a classic 18 meter, 35 tonnes wooden ketch, some 5 meters in beam and is cutter rigged with roller furling Genoa and inner foresail, a slab reefed main and mizzen; together with a mizzen staysail to cmpliment her down wind sailing ability.

She has been constantly overhauled and maintained and improved over the last twenty five years. The systems currently employed allow her to be totally self-sufficient. Long passages away from land can be made in comfort with all the freedoms available from a constant on board water and power supply. This makes the vessel virtually "marina free". 

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"Cape Corsair" ist eine wunderschoene hoelzerne Ketch von dem deutschen Designer Kurt A. H. Oehlmann, aus Lübeck. Viele Yachten sind nach seinen Entwürfen gebaut worden, doch wenige sind in so einem guten Zustand, und sind so geräumig und komfortabel wie die "Cape Corsair". Aus besten afrikanischen Hölzern gebaut, hätten Sie hier eine Yacht, mit der Sie überall segeln könnten. 

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