JACKSON  YACHTS
 

Today was built because her builder wanted to. Unlike many yachts built in the UK in the early 1900’s, she is fantastically simple; embellishments like teak decks and gold cove lines would only detract from her purity. Crowninshield’s design was well ahead of its time, from the lines of the hull to details like the chainplates being fitted to the inside face of the frames. While aiming to keep to the original style, her modern construction mitigates against weak points of the original. Today is perfect for posing and making her sailor feel even more fabulous than she/he already is.

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Today was sailed in 2016’s East coast Classic Regatta to a sitting ovation by three moored sailors. Pregnancy has been declared upon this yacht. 

 

Status: SOLD
Price: £37000
Tax status: exempt
Location: private

 

Specifications

Vessel name:        Today
Vessel condition:  newish
Vessel type:           new-build 1908 classic racing yacht
Designer:               B. B. Crowninshield
Builder:                  Sir Benjamin Jackson
Model:                   Dark harbor 17.5
Year constructed: 2014
Class society:        class of its own though possibly not in America
Guests:                  3
Berths:                   2 really but the cockpit can be slept in by 2 more
Cabins:                  1 very tiny
Heads:                   deliberately not — who wants to sail around in a toilet?
No. of engines:     1
Engine model:      Torqeedo traveler 1003 S
Engine power:      equivalent to 3.5 hp, “plus it’s environmentally friendlier, quieter, lighter and more convenient”
Engine hours:        less than 5
Fuel type:               lithium ion battery
Drive type:             outboard
Cruising speed:    5 knots
Maximum speed: 6.5 knots
Nominal length:   25’
Length over all:    26’
Length of deck:    26’
Length at waterline: 17’5”
Beam:                    6’2”
Maximum draft:    4’2”
Hull material:        cedar
Hull type:              fin long keel
Hull colour:           arctic white
Keel type:             fin long
Displacement:     1.5 tons

 

Hull

West system cedar strip planking over 13 laminated mahogany ring frames. Laminated douglas fir longitudinals. Sheathed in 600gram glass saturated in west system epoxy. Finished in Awlgrip products. Inside of hull finished in epoxy followed by varnish where seen.

 

Fin and Rudder

Laminated douglas fir fin sheathed in 600gram glass saturated with west system epoxy. Rudder blade is a solid ply lamination, profiled and sheathed in glass. Lead keel through bolted and bonded with Arbicol. All surfaces finished in Awlgrip products.

 

Deck

Laminated mahogany beams with ply deck, painted and grooved deck head. Sheathed in 600gram glass saturated in epoxy. finished with International products.

 

Coachroof Cockpit

Two matching solid, single lengths of African Mahogany forms the cockpit coaming and cabin sides. All bright work is made up of Mahogany from the same board to guarantee colour match. Cockpit sole is bright finished Douglas fir planking. Self-draining, reversed camber cockpit sole. All bright work is finished in Durapox followed Stoppani and then given two coats of Epifanes for ease of maintenance.

 

Rig

Inboard gaff rig with single foresail. Varnished spars and custom bronze fixings.

 

Trailer

Custom Snipe Trailer

 

Equipment

Raymarine wireless log and sounder.

Torqeedo electric engine.

Full length winter cover

Everything else needed to go sailing.

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Comments

Every opportunity has been taken to make this yacht as maintenance free as possible. With its trailer and fun size this yacht would make a great regatta attendee as well as a very easy to live with daysailer/ weekender.

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Disclaimer

No guarantee is given or implied with regards to specification but descriptions are given in good faith. I’m not responsible for any of this.