Jan 24, 2025 | Case Studies, News, Wooden boat
Above: Star Shell’s hull being stripped back prior to works starting The ‘Stella Story’ at SYH harks back to when the harbour was originally founded in 1967. Amongst its founding members was the yacht designer Kim Holman. Alongside the Twister, Kim’s...
Jan 24, 2025 | Case Studies, Wooden boat
Designed by Sparkman and Stephens in 1972 and built by Nautor Swan in Finland the following year, Swan 43 Mouse (ex Patriot) is on a mission. For over four years, Mouse’s owners Dan and Ellie have been carefully and lovingly restoring her to as close to the...
Oct 5, 2022 | Case Studies, Wooden boat
Swn Y Mor is a boat that could tell some tales. Built in 1935, she is a 46ft Watson Class Lifeboat originally constructed from diagonally planked mahogany on Canadian rock elm and English oak frames and longitudinal planking rivetted using copper nails. Above: Swn Y...
Mar 23, 2022 | Case Studies, Wooden boat
As many classic boat enthusiasts will tell you, ownership of a wooden yacht is a labour of love. The strength of this loving relationship is really put to the test when an owner of a leaking clinker-built boat is faced with the decision on what to do next. To some,...
Jan 4, 2021 | Case Studies, Wooden boat
When a classic wooden yacht arrived at SYH for bow repairs following a collision, there was much discussion over what typeof boat she is. Her owner described her as a “variation on a counter sterned Twister”, yet she remained somewhat of an enigma. A search for a name...
Jun 12, 2019 | Case Studies, Wooden boat
In recent years, the 1960s Kim Holman designed day racer Stiletto has been a regular visitor to the SYH workshops for fine tuning and maintenance ahead of each sailing season. Once described by Classic Boat magazine as “a fabulously elegant 33ft keelboat with...
