Eight
Metre Yacht - Helen (Now
Sold)
Helen Takes to the
Water Again!
A 1936 International 8 Metre by Mylne / Glen
Coates.
She was fully restored by us at IMYM.
Recently Sold
In the words of Mr John Lamberts - one of the
world's senior experts on 8m yachts - "She
is looking wonderful, absolutely stunning again"
Specification on the 3rd International Rule
Eight Metre Sloop - HELEN
Dimensions:
Length on deck 47’ (14,33 m)
Length waterline 30’ ( 9,00 m)
Beam 8’6“ (2,60m)
Draft 6’6“ (1,98m)
Tonnage approx. 8 t displacement
Construction:
HELEN was built to the 3rd international rule
at the Bute Slip & Dock Co., Scottland (Alfred
Mylne) in 1936 to a design of Sir Thomas Glenn
Coates who was also the first owner and at the
time owner of the yard.
She is carvel planked Mahogany on Oak frames
and ribs, copper fastened. Some Oak, some galvanized
steel floors. Longitudinals are in pine. Lead
ballast keel on bronze keelbolts. Mahogany coachroof.
Decks are the original wide Fir t/g planking
covered with Ply and Dynel set in Epoxy and
painted. Oak beams. 3“ footrails. Keelhung
rudder with tiller steering. The cockpit is
open and not self-bailing.
Present ownership since late nineties and used
as daysailer in the Med. Much serious structural
work done in end nineties, early 2000–
ballast dropped and keelbolts and floorboolts
changed where found neccessary. Rudder unshipped
and hardware replaced.
Rig / Sails:
Bermudian 3/4 sloop. Hollow Spruce mast keel
stepped, hollow Spruce boom. Spruce pole. S-steel
standing rigging. Misc., mostly Marlow ropes.
Twin forestay. Her 3-spreader mast appears original.
Boom to app. original length. 2 Gibb 9CR bronze
sheet winches, 4 Barrient selftailers, Barrient
ST for halyards. Misc. deck hardware. All wooden
blocks by Dryade, Lightly used main, G I and
staysail in Dacron cream from 1999 and spinnacker
same age. Older stormjib. Covers for coachroof
and cockpit. Awning from mast aft.
Engine:
Vetus / Kubota 45 hp installed 2000 driving
a fixed 3 blade prop.
12 V battery, shore power with autom. charger.
Tanks:
50 l fuel in steel tank. Portable water.
Ground tackle CQR and Patent anchors, some 60m
chain and anchor rode. There is a bowroller
integrated to s-steel bowfitting.
Equipment:
4+2 autom. lifevests. Seawater head, wooden
bathing ladder. Compass. All her construction
plans are available. Many items in store –
for example complete stanchions etc for seafence,
a number of older cruising sails, main etc,
her original runners arrangement/highfield-levers
etc etc.
Accommodation:
HELEN has mostly Mahogany, mainly original interiors
– spartanic as should–be. Forward
a large V-berth-double. Fore hatch over. Some
stowage space. Seperated head to port in way
of mast. Saloon area with settees. Some cupboard
space/bureaus. Companion up to large cockpit
with bench seating port / stb and a athwarthships
helmsmans bench.
Comments:
HELEN is a much Mylne influenced eight metre
and most of his boats have excellent speed potential.
Kept by present owners as a daysailer with the
odd classic regatta, she appears structurally
strong and sound with much of her original structure
intact and much of the important work carried
out already.
Some of the old steelwork, now of no structural
importance, is rusting – but visually
this has not changed over the last 16 years,
when this broker viewed her the first time.
Cosmetically, general equipment etc. could do
with some upgrading which reasons for her indicated
price.
The purchase price has been discussed widely
with the owners and is set at
PRICE Euro 85.000
NB - This metre yacht
has recently been sold
We are the specialists in wooden metre yachts
and are passionate about our work.
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