My Classic Boat. Willow Bay Shilling. 17. 2008

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  • This little beauty has stayed well under the radar. She may be called a Shilling (old money, 12 new pence) but at only 17ft she'll cost you a few shillings to buy. She's a gaff rigged cutter and is owned by a very proud Jeremy Retford. You have to take your shoes off to go aboard. We first caught up with Jeremy at the Yarmouth OGA - then followed him down to posh Sandbanks for a sail. You'll love this one - a real treat full of passion.
    Copyright as always, Bob Aylott, My Classic Boat. Extra pictures Jeremy Retford. Music: Sleepy Dogs by Dave Houghton and Pip De Ste Croix. Please share and subscribe, and thanks to our 3.3 million viewers for tuning in.
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  • @hughmichael2920
    @hughmichael2920 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What a stunning boat, and you've done a great job detailing it. Cheers from New Zealand.

  • @Thomas-gg1le
    @Thomas-gg1le ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I admire people like yourself I wish you all the best!

  • @rabwoody264
    @rabwoody264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Wonderful attitude to life buying something (not just a boat) because it's what you want and not because the herd has other ideas. Love the boat love the mindset .. L'amour est dans le coeur.. UK

  • @sadretroy2352
    @sadretroy2352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I just fell in love with that boat, she is beautiful.

  • @alien_marksman
    @alien_marksman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Beautiful little boat.
    17' Gaff Rigged.
    Tow-able behind an Average Car
    There's a lot to love about this.

  • @CobrasArt
    @CobrasArt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Well done Jeremy can't think of a better reason for buying a boat, enjoy

  • @Knapweed
    @Knapweed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What a beautiful swan of a yacht and judging by the exquisite maintenance, clearly loved. I only hope she will be just as loved by any subsequent owners.

    • @martinsnoeimeester9346
      @martinsnoeimeester9346 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Am restoring a 1954 sailboat ...going to enlarge the cabin and use the layout of yours .... the chairs changing to beds ....absolutely great

  • @JeffreyHoeper
    @JeffreyHoeper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What a beauty! She's about the same size as my CLC Northeaster Dory, but is splendidly kitted out for cruising and camping. A delight to the eye, and I'm sure a delight to sail.

  • @para1324
    @para1324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Pristine and smart lines. Very good video and tour, thanks for sharing. 👍🇺🇸

  • @thedarkroomcheltenham9032
    @thedarkroomcheltenham9032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I saw the photos initially and loved it! Thanks for the video

  • @blueskyredkite
    @blueskyredkite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of the prettiest boats I've ever seen. And the bright work looks a credit to the owner!

  • @josephiudice5978
    @josephiudice5978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She is very pretty!

  • @bahceninrengi
    @bahceninrengi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very nice boat. Classic is always beautiful, I wish you a pleasant day.👍

  • @adrianvalbuena8158
    @adrianvalbuena8158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Lovely yatch, nice owner, and very clean and smart cabin design! 👍

  • @stevewhite791
    @stevewhite791 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool boat! Everything you need.

  • @BrunoWiebelt
    @BrunoWiebelt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    very nice boat and skipper its great english boat design ... and a good concept for single-handed people

  • @davexjs5889
    @davexjs5889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    She is beautiful. Quality and Regal

  • @feastures
    @feastures 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This yacht looks new, like the owner ;-) Thanks for making this great video.

  • @wombatone5577
    @wombatone5577 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely little boat. You can take it home and still admire the beautiful workmanship and tinker about all in cooee when required for home duties.

  • @neddythened2698
    @neddythened2698 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely stunning little yacht :-)

  • @intheworkseg6
    @intheworkseg6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    one of best designed boats Iv seen on this channel.....really love the cockpit area

  • @thisandthat176
    @thisandthat176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beautiful yacht!

  • @pauljessome5718
    @pauljessome5718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your video and agree that your boat is beautiful . She has a lovely spring in her sheer and is a nicely proportined seaworthy design. The designer reveals an understanding of the goodness found in nature. Fair winds or foul , you boat will endure.
    Paul , an old salt in Canada

  • @HakureiReimuOfficial
    @HakureiReimuOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I love how brutally honest this guy is

    • @g-sailing4427
      @g-sailing4427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, he’s not going to remove his sleeping bags for some interviewer

  • @patrickstarnes2355
    @patrickstarnes2355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful ,the toilet is simple and easy, no complications there mate.

  • @mickfromaustralia902
    @mickfromaustralia902 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Memories of wonderful Bowness in 1984, what a pretty boat and a happy owner. Thank you.

  • @johndemmer3496
    @johndemmer3496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love my West Wight Potter 15 but this is gorgeous. The best things are in small packages. To touch the water from the cockpit...

  • @914va
    @914va 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant....beautiful Cutter!

  • @marclonte3059
    @marclonte3059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    What A beautiful vessel, how do You manage to keep your wood work so fine

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The boat is now 11 years old. Paintwork is original, varnish gets done a bit each year on a three year cycle. All 2 pack.

  • @brandenjones716
    @brandenjones716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitely a beautiful yacht, I love the design so much and is really a perfect size for just a man and his boat

  • @Daviddickson
    @Daviddickson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    She's gorgeous, and a perfect single hander. Reminds me of our old clinker built 23' gaff cutter, also a center boarder.

  • @beneathpavement1
    @beneathpavement1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely lovely.

  • @wilsonpickett9485
    @wilsonpickett9485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it is beautiful

  • @PittwaterMowing
    @PittwaterMowing ปีที่แล้ว

    beautiful yacht

  • @Chasing_The_Dream
    @Chasing_The_Dream ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful

  • @davidspelmans9438
    @davidspelmans9438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovely little boat!!!

  • @tm502010
    @tm502010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful video. Absolutely adorable boat!

  • @taiming71
    @taiming71 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice looking boat. Well worth 25k.

  • @villereinikainen770
    @villereinikainen770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like that boat

  • @ian2283
    @ian2283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    25k for a handmade to order boat of that quality and design seems like a bargain ! Lovely boat and skipper who tells it like it is. Would be great to see some of your trips in her 🙂

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have a Google blog called "sailing Margherita". Not put much on lately, but there are loads of pictures - including the build - if you trawl earlier posts.

    • @jamestaylor3075
      @jamestaylor3075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jeremyretford3101 She's a beauty! A work of art for sure. You're lucky to have her and she you!

  • @My24hradventure
    @My24hradventure 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a fantastic boat! I've got a fishing kayak which I've converted with a sail. But one day hope to have one like yours. That's the dream 👍

  • @ThomasSteffien
    @ThomasSteffien 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i love the looks aof that boat - classic lines and a cutter rigg - nice

  • @MrACOUSTICPETE
    @MrACOUSTICPETE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lovely boat ! You fit very well together .

  • @beebester4106
    @beebester4106 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just a very handsome an manageable yacht. Love it for what it is this is my kind of sailing.

  • @gemfaceter
    @gemfaceter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beautiful boat!

  • @anthonyrosa5006
    @anthonyrosa5006 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautifully done!

  • @P61guy61
    @P61guy61 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent. Thank you for posting

  • @teamrobbo
    @teamrobbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's how you do it!!!

  • @fighterscorner6787
    @fighterscorner6787 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful little boat and a great video thank you for sharing

  • @AJourneyOfYourSoul
    @AJourneyOfYourSoul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely beautiful.
    How the cabin is situated, with the seating for/aft, is a fantastic idea.

  • @NickVass1000
    @NickVass1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video and great little classic yacht

  • @n2dabloo
    @n2dabloo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All the boat I’d ever need. Lovely

  • @fortunateson3387
    @fortunateson3387 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful boat, dearly maintained and sailed. Great design which should continue in production.

  • @glennesbit5069
    @glennesbit5069 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    charming sailor with a lovely boat.

  • @dfredriksz
    @dfredriksz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lovely....

  • @bowman26
    @bowman26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another fantastic video by the great interrogator Bob Aylott. Would've been nice to see if a man fits into that berth. Will have to take his word for it.
    Nice little boat.

    • @myclassicboat9083
      @myclassicboat9083  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bowman 26 - long keel boat you still here?

    • @bowman26
      @bowman26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, waiting for my marching orders, but fear that they may never come.

    • @myclassicboat9083
      @myclassicboat9083  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We’ve changed are minds - you can stay- get your tin hat we’re going to crash out with a bang- about time too

    • @myclassicboat9083
      @myclassicboat9083  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boris could save your bacon

    • @bowman26
      @bowman26 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Classic Boat there is little chance - I am neither a woman nor blond.

  • @vidguy007
    @vidguy007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm impressed by these pretty little boats and the people who own them.

  • @BobLinton
    @BobLinton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it!

  • @jimharris2897
    @jimharris2897 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo!!. Cheers, fair winds, and aloha y'all.

  • @aloysiusjones3985
    @aloysiusjones3985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome, a beautiful boat. Cheerio. 🇦🇺🍺👍

  • @jamesadams1064
    @jamesadams1064 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant! Dear Santa, from across the pond.

  • @Karla-Flr
    @Karla-Flr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So nice 👍

  • @busterholmes4934
    @busterholmes4934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a beauty.

  • @SteveCampbell8901
    @SteveCampbell8901 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent video, thanks for that

  • @CaptainZG
    @CaptainZG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    beautiful boat !! A feast for the eyes :) I understand comments about modern outboard looking out of place, but as Jeremy stated it is a necessity in some areas with strong tides or currents ... I am right now struggling to make decision what to put on my transom ( an old British-built bilge keeler 20' LOA) because I hate the look of modern small outboards.... and I do not understand why a 4-5HP outboard must look (and be heavy) as an old 50HP 2-stroke outboard !! it is true that 4-stroke engine has (a few) more parts, but 5HP outboard which is coming close to 70-80 lbs is just beyond my comprehension ....

  • @Alanjamessouthey
    @Alanjamessouthey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love at first sight

  • @higherfordkid1625
    @higherfordkid1625 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a happy little ship !

  • @ecnavttocs
    @ecnavttocs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    great boat.. great story..

  • @briansmythe3219
    @briansmythe3219 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely little ship

  • @MohamedOmar-wh4zc
    @MohamedOmar-wh4zc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely boats.. i will take that if I could afford it over fiberglass one. Enjoy it...

  • @ranter7100
    @ranter7100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Some of the snobby ones" Ha Ha.
    Lovely little boat.

  • @ivanlussich8146
    @ivanlussich8146 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cozy little sailboat indeed. I wish I could own one but I haven't sailed for decades -week-end golf took over.... Regards from Uruguay

  • @Galloss1936
    @Galloss1936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Poucas vezes tenho visto um veleiro tão bonito e com tanto cuidado na construção.

  • @Mr229357
    @Mr229357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice boat 🙂🙂

  • @1949dodgejm
    @1949dodgejm ปีที่แล้ว

    That luu gives a new meaning to the word bedpan

  • @tuisitala9068
    @tuisitala9068 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would say that this would be my ideal boat.

  • @GeorgeSagen
    @GeorgeSagen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice lines

  • @bryansmith1920
    @bryansmith1920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Dad would have loved one of these boats if they had been made in he's day He owned two Driscombs a drifter and a crabber I learnt to sail at my Daddies Knee (he was 1 page ahead of me in the instruction manual)

  • @Mungo-Man
    @Mungo-Man 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This little boat would likely clock up many more nautical miles than the larger "snob factor" behemoths berthed inside a marina longing to be used.

  • @jamtree9746
    @jamtree9746 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice boat.

  • @moonolyth
    @moonolyth ปีที่แล้ว

    What lines yoiu can tell right off shese nice. I have an old Nordica 16 still cleaning her up but cant waite! and the sails !!!

  • @AquaMarine1000
    @AquaMarine1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Land Cruiser yesss... standard kit in Australia.

  • @contessa3292
    @contessa3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Of all the elements that go into a boat, the one that can't be compromised is beauty. Life's too short to own an ugly boat - quite. Lovely proportions, and a super vessel that suits the type of sailing you wish to do - kudos. Fair winds.

  • @RolandLowhorn
    @RolandLowhorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another example size does that matter what matters is lovely and Grace and of course a wine Locker

  • @philipritson8821
    @philipritson8821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sadly Origo Stoves are now out of production! So the cooking on board options are getting more complicated.

    • @vidguy007
      @vidguy007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The single burner butane stoves are very inexpensive and safe.

  • @lawneymalbrough4309
    @lawneymalbrough4309 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She looks good, but she's technically a sloop because of the location of the mast. The fact that you added a stay sail doesn't change the basic rigging of the boat.

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In America maybe, but in UK a sloop is generally taken to have one headsail and a cutter two (or more).

  • @barryroach1980
    @barryroach1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Too small for me , but I'm somewhat of a lard a*#e! Saying that it suits a purpose and looks great. Thanks again CB for another sterling Vlog!

  • @Sailboatstory
    @Sailboatstory 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My word, what a gorgeous little ship!
    Something magical about those wooden sailboats couple with the charming accents.
    How long would I have to live in your part of the world before the accent would rub off on me?
    Might be planning a move. :)
    -Ben

    • @myclassicboat9083
      @myclassicboat9083  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sailboat Story we’re born with them . Thanks for watching

  • @PaulAnthonyDuttonUk
    @PaulAnthonyDuttonUk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeh. Perfect touring boat. Love the tent as well yet think I would try to fashion a crapper in the cockpit someplace and if you held the tiller whilst about your business who would know anyway(morning vicar - lovely day) He needs to get a vintage outboard as the one he has spoils the look but I can see the appeal of having such trailering ability plus it is very pretty taboot. )

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The object of the solution I designed was to avoid having to crap in the cockpit. I have done this on occassion, but generally, there are too many other boats about!

    • @PaulAnthonyDuttonUk
      @PaulAnthonyDuttonUk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Porta potty on deck forward of the mast then with some fashioned vanity curtain maybe. Forward affords a bit of privacy as well and needed distance from the action when you have guests. Lovely lines by the way and can see why she caught your eye.

  • @emilybh6255
    @emilybh6255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Are there any videos of small Herreshoff designed boats (both Nathanial and L. Francis) such as the 12 1/2 and the Fish Class, Marlins and S boats?

  • @gpm9256
    @gpm9256 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks similar to the Wild Duck by Buchanan

  • @jasonreid611
    @jasonreid611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic boat...I wonder how she’d fair in rougher water in 25/30 knt wind?

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I have recently sailed her in gusts of 28kts, with two reefs in the main and jib only (staysail furled). It was in the Solent, with wind over a spring ebb tide and I was beating to windward. It was a bigger squall than expected and very much on the limit of what I was happy with. But, but spilling wind in the biggest gusts, I got from Cowes to Lymington (5 miles) safely and without any gear failures - albeit very wet and rather shaken about. My normal self imposed "happy" limit is about 16-18 knots with one reef in and she is fine with that.

    • @jasonreid611
      @jasonreid611 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well Jeremy, even if you aren’t the owner, that was a good overview 🤔

  • @ahmadfarrall2097
    @ahmadfarrall2097 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want one

  • @canyonhaverfield2201
    @canyonhaverfield2201 ปีที่แล้ว

    🎈fits in the water well

  • @glyncaemawr6957
    @glyncaemawr6957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful boat. A shilling was 12 old pennies which is 5 new pence....also known as a Bob.

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shilling number five is named Five Bob and number 10 is Ten Bob!

    • @philipritson8821
      @philipritson8821 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And twenty of them equals a pound. Twenty one of them was a guinea!

  • @jonathansimmonds5784
    @jonathansimmonds5784 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    But the tradition is to put a coin under the heel of a mast. I have a tabernacle on a 19 footer, there's a coin in the tabernacle plus another under the compression post. It's not common to bolt a tabernacle in that way, I wonder why it is.
    Pity you didn't try a yawl rig, I used to teach in a Salcombe Yawl, lovely versatile rig and you really don't notice the extra string.
    How much?!!!! Strewth.

  • @coolhouse906
    @coolhouse906 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ну ябы сказал что эта яхта оборудованна для длительных путешествий,на ней реально пересечь атлантику

  • @mickcarson8504
    @mickcarson8504 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice boat. How much would it cost?

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Mick. You had best ask Dick Phillips who now runs Willow Bay Boats in Lyme Regis (Google him) but Margherita took 8 months for (mostly) one man to build and had about £12K of materials in it. I would estimate that to build one to the same level of fitout and finish now would be close to £30K. Plus trailer and engine!

  • @patrickhay8079
    @patrickhay8079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely boat, but something wrong with the lower rudder pintle? Look carefully around 2min 20 secs.

  • @q.e.d.9112
    @q.e.d.9112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful little gaffer, though verging on being twee. The outboard spoils her perfection. Wouldn’t a sweep, or yuloh be more in keeping with the classic ethos?

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are right about the engine, but it is a practical necessity. Tides in the harbour entrance can run at 4kts or more. Don't fancy going against that with a sweep.. Anyway, I can't see it when I'm sailing..

    • @q.e.d.9112
      @q.e.d.9112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jeremy Retford
      Of course, in the old days (I’m pushing 80) we had to wait for the tide to turn. Then we got a Seagull, and by the time we got it started the tide had turned, anyway! Still, a Seagull would look more the part. 😉

    • @jeremyretford3101
      @jeremyretford3101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@q.e.d.9112 My dad used to have seagulls - we got over it happily. Never again. Noisy, oily vibratory and smelly.