Traditional (12M) Hillyard Yacht for Sale

Recently reduced to £19,000 or nearest offer! 

Built: 1946 by David Hilllyard at Littlehampton, England

LOA : 40' 10"

LWL : 26' 0"

Beam : 11' 4"

Draught : 4' 5"

Displacement : 20 tons TM

Lloyd's Register : N° 182523

Signal Letters : MCZD

Maid Jaqueline Links Custodians & Home Ports

At 20 Tons this is one the larger boats in the Hillyard range yet she keeps the same design format of a centre cockpit, aft cabin, large saloon and further sleeping accommodation forward.  Built in 1946 at Littlehampton.

In addition to ongoing upgrading and refurbishment, the 'Maid Jacqueline"has had two general overhauls, 1988/89 in Istanbul and 2001/ 2003 in Marmaris. During the first general overhaul, in addition to to extensivewoodwork, the mast and boom, standing rigging, tanks, waterlines, electrics, chain plates and external fittings were also replacedand a hydralic steering control was fitted. She is now one of the best examples to be found and an extremely smart and well found yacht, complete with everything required on a cruising yacht to sail away and explore the Greek Islands where she is presently based. She is perfect for a solo or crewed Greek Island adventure and she is kept at a very inexpensive quiet safe marina on the Greek island of Samos. This makes a fantastic summer and winter base 5 minutes walk form the famous town of Pythagorio and in-view of Kusadasi Marina on the Turkish coast. 

With all round visibility and comfortable seating, she has a superb wheel steered cockpit with brand new Bimmi sun shade and sail covers.  The tall modern Alloy mast and Bermudian rig is easily handled by a solo Captain or small crew and the addition of modern winches and roller furling head sails make life very easy at sea and she sails beautifully.  There are so many features on this boat which make her the ideal cruising yacht for the Greek Islands. Electric anchor winches forward and aft make stern or bow on moorings a breeze. Recent cruising grounds in 2017 / 2018 include Patmos, Lipsi, Arki, Agathonisi, Fourni, Samos and the Turkish coast.   

Construction

Planked in durable Pitch Pine and all copper fastened to sawn oak frames with steamed intermediate oak timbers and epoxied externally as preferred by professionals in this long warm climate and maintenance free! 

Oak backbone and grown oak floors.

Internal concrete ballast and iron shoe keel. Keel pins replaced 2003. 

T&G pine decks overlaid with epoxy for very low maintenance. Large winter cover included. 

All varnished teak coamings, better quality than the average Hillyard.

Rig 

Bermudan extended rig on aluminium mast. Main, Genoa and new cutter sail with block. 

Stainless steel standing rigging in good condition

Harken roller furling headsail and Harken self tailing winches at the mast and in the cockpit.

New sails in 2012.

Machinery

Ford 4H 65hp diesel and marinised by Parsons.  Centreline fixed 3 blade propeller gives 8 knots cruising speed.

3 x 12 volt batteries for starting and domestics.  Charged from alternator and 175W solar panel. Plug in 240 Volt shore power.

One stainless steel fuel tank holding 400 litres of diesel.

Two separate stainless steel water tanks holding 450 litres of water.

Taylors pariffin cabin heating system.

Hydraulic steering and emergency tiller. 

Accommodation

6 good sized berths in 2 sleeping cabins.  6’1″ headroom throughout most of the boat.

Large double berth aft cabin with separate vanity and seating either side.

Open plan double berth forward cabin with en-suite large toilet and large open shower with hot water. 

Two single settee berths in the saloon if required.

Fore peak with stowage space toilet 'pump out'' or divert overboard with hidden plastic sewage tank to EU rules. 

Large saloon with good all round visibility and large table and large chart table adjacent.

Galley with Taylors gas stove and plenty of storage cupboards.

Inventory

Sestral major steering compass (serviced 2018)

50lb  New Zealand Rocna and 30lb Fisherman anchor.

80 M and 60 M chain.

Tiger and Lofrans electric windlass forward and aft with remotes / one at helm for solo work.  

Sail covers. Main cover new.

New all weather cockpit cover with SS frame.

New saloon seating and bunk cushions.

Fenders, warps, boarding ladder.

Cockpit seats.

Fire extinguishers.

2 lifebuoys and lots more tools and kit etc. 

Full specification and full Inventory available upon request

David Hillyard established his reputation as a builder of pinnaces and other small wooden vessels for the Admiralty in the First World War. In the very early 1920's he commenced building sailing yachts at the yard in Littlehampton for private ownership.

In researching the origins of this boat the owner / Surveyor found that the spelling of her name had subtly changed from the French which includes an extra c, Maid Jacqueline. It's under this earlier name that she can be found in the Lloyd's Registers between 1948 and 1959. In 1960 Lloyd's report that she was “sold to the US”. The first owner brought the boat to Nice, where in 1965 it had a new Canadian owner.

Present owners wishing to improve house ashore so reluctantly up for sale and bargain offers around 19,000 sterling. Three month winter refit 2018 just completed at Karlovasi Boatyard, Samos.  Contact steventruss1@aol.com