Ghosting home on the tide

Erith Yacht Club

The finest sailing water on the tidal Thames

Club Ship 'Folgefonn'

Anchor Bay,

Erith, Kent, DA8 2AD

Tel 01322 332943

Secretary Tel 0208 310 2686

email - secretary@erithyachtclub.org.uk

Here are some pictures and information on some of the sailing cruisers we currently have on station. If any member would like to see a photo of your yacht on this page, send us a photo and a description and some information and we will put it up. Click on any of the thumbnails to display a bigger picture. We have initially put up some photographs of some yachts we had, if you can supply any more details of interest please do Alternativily if you would prefer details of your yacht not to be on the website please let us know and we will remove it.
Maid Marion

Maid Marion - A Westerly Longbow, current Club Flagship as she is owned by our Commodore Dudley Davies.

Westerly Longbow L.O.A. 31ft (9.5m) L.W.L 24ft (7.3m) Beam 9ft 6in (2.9m) Draught 4ft 6in (1.38m) Sail Area 442 sq ft (41.2 sq m) Ballast 1.8 ton (1810 kg) Displacement 3.8 ton (3800 kg) Builder Westerly Marine Construction Designer Laurent Giles and Partners
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Bolero a Rustler 31. owned by Bob and Sara Taylor

Rustler 31 L.O.A 31ft 5in (9.6m) L.W.L. 24ft (7.3m) Beam 9ft 1in (2.8m) Draught 5ft 6in (1.7m) Sail Area 557 sq ft Displacement 5.7tons (5792kg) Designer Holman and Pye
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Fairtrade a 34' steel Van de Stat design owned and built! by Duncan Thompson

Marlin a Jouet Tarentelle 27. French built in 1973 we have not come across many other Tarentelles in the UK. Owner by Richard Banner Marlin came to the Club in 1997. She had been left unused in a UK marina for some time before that but charts aboard suggested she was kept in the Mediterranean prior to that.

Jouet Tarentelle L.O.A 26ft 5in (8.0m) L.W.L 22 ft (6.6m) Beam 9ft 5in (2.86m) Draft 4ft 10in (1.5m) Sail Area 470sq ft (43 sq m) Ballast 1800lb (800kg) Displacement 2.2 ton (2230kg) Builder Yachting France Designer Philipe Harle
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Firkin a Maygar.
Mystic a Mystere 26 L.O.A 26ft (7.85m) L.W.L 18.6ft (5.65m) Beam 8ft 6in (2.6m) Draft 4ft 6in (1.4m) Sail Area 207sq ft (19.2sq m) Ballast 1.2ton (1220kg) Displacement 2.25ton (2288kg)
Incisor a Gallion 22, medium displacement fiberglass cruiser / racer designed by Ian Hannay. LOA 22ft 0in LWL18ft 0in Beam 7ft 3in Draught 3ft 3in Sail area 207sq ft Displacement 3400 lb Ballast 1700 lb Website
Kaliph an Halamatic 30 Designed as a smaller version of the Nicholson 31, the Halmatic 30 is very much the same style - a heavy displacement long-keeler with a high ballast ratio. They are strongly built and have an excellent reputation as a serious seagoing yacht. Designed for Halmatic by John Sharp the Halmatic 30 was built from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s.
LOA: 29' 6" LWL: 22' 10" Beam: 9' 6" Draught: 4' 6" Rig: Sloop Cabins: 2 Berths: 5 Engine Volvo MD7a Displacement: 9,866 lbs Ballast 5,040 lbs Keel type: Long Sail area: 471 sq ft main & genoa Inside view 1, Inside view 2