Designer Charles E. Nicholson

Builder Plym, Nieglingevarvet, Stockholm

Date 1927

Length overall 56 ft 11 in / 17.35 m

Length deck 56 ft 11 in / 17.35 m

Length

waterline39 ft 4 in / 12 m

Beam 9 ft 10 in / 3 m

Draft 7 ft 10 in / 2.4 m

Displacement 20 Tonnes

ConstructionHonduras mahogany planking steel &

oak frames

Engine Perkins 4-108, 50 HP

Location Denmark

57 FT CHARLES E NICHOLSON 10 M R CLASS 1927

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GHOSTER57 FT CHARLES E NICHOLSON 10 M R CLASS 1927

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BROKER'S COMMENTSUnder her original name REFANUT and then owner Jacob Wallenberg, GHOSTER was the most successful 10 m R yacht in the Baltic from 1928 to 1939.

Converted to a ketch in the 1980s her current owners have cruised her extensively and raced over some 40 years. Her potential as a classic racer again is

without doubt and therefore her transition back to the original sloop rig a most interesting prospect. Right now she is ready to sail worldwide by 2 persons

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REFANUT (1927-1953), RENDEZ VOUS (1953 - 68), GHOSTER (since

1968)

The former king of Norway, Olav V was often a guest on REFANUT racing

AT Sandhamn Regattas. In Hankö in 1976 he recalled the pancakes served

on board after the races. Olav V was a very keen R yacht racing man owing

both 6 and 8 meter R yachts himself.

GHOSTER has been with her current owners since 1976 and cruised and

raced over 100,000 nautical miles including the Round Britain and Ireland

Two Handed Race on four occasions; in 1982, 85, 93 and 98.

She is the record holder for the Round Zealand Race, Denmark – in 1979

beating the 11year old record by 2 hours.

- Honduras mahogany splined planking on steel and oak frames

- Oak and steel keel and stem

- Solid teak 25 x 50 mm deck planking (1992)

- Mahogany hatches, bulwark, covering board and king planks (1992).

- Original main hatch from 1927

- Lead keel; bronze bolts

- Teak cockpit with helm position and bridge deck forward to main cockpit

- Sliding hatch in doghouse, companionway steps down to main cabin.

- Main cabin original solid Honduras mahogany high gloss varnish

- Teak cabin sole

- Good headroom

- Lifting Skylight over

- Reflex diesel central heating

- Chart table and nav station to port

- Saloon with upholstered settee berths each side of brassbound drop leaf

table offset to stbd

- Generous stowage beneath and outboard; bookshelves and lockers

- Tall cupboard forward port and drawers to stbd

Galley

- Plastimo 2 gas burner gimballed stainless steel cooker with grill and oven

- 5 interior gas bottles

- Danfoss cool box

- Stainless steel sink cold water tap by foot pump

- Stowage outboard and below

Head

- VacuFlush WC 100 l holding tank

- Ceramic basin with pressure hot & cold water 2007

- Batten lined

- Stowage

- Ketch rig in 1980 area 150 m2 (135 m2 original sloop rig)

- Aluminium white painted masts

- Main mast in original location – easy to convert to 10 m R Class

- Stainless steel standing rigging, turnbuckles running backstays and runners

1998

- Isolated main backstay for radio

- Isolated mizzen stay for Navtex

Headsail equipment

- 2 x Harken furling system 1988, 1989 for genoa and jib

- 2 x Lewmar 40 bronze headsail winches on mast

- Lewmar 30 spinnaker winch on mast

- Furling tricut genoa and jib; Spectra sails

- Jib North Sails 2008 and Genoa Carlsen Sails 1998

Mainsail and mizzen equipment

- Lewmar 48 SST mainsail winch on mast

- Lewmar 30 bronze ST mainsail reefing winch

- Tricut main sail full batten (5) North Sails - 3 reef (sail covers) 2008

- Tricut mizzen full batten (4) Carlsen Sails 1999 - 3 reef (sail covers)

- 3 x Andersen 28 SST, 2 halyards and 1 mizzen sheet winches

- 2 x Lewmar 8 black aluminium reefing winches

- 1 x Lewmar 6 black aluminium mizzen outhaul

- 2 x Spinnakers; Carlsen Sails

- 2 x Spinnaker poles

- Jockey pole

- Mizzen staysail

- Storm Jib on detachable inner forestay; red - used 3 times 1982

- Trysail; Red - never used – no track on main mast 1982

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HISTORY

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CONSTRUCTION

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ACCOMMODATION AND DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

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RIG, SPARS AND SAILS

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- Harken track and slides for full batten sail

- Stainless steel stanchions, pulpit and pushpit; gateway each side

- Bronze cleats and fairleads

- SL 555 manual anchor winch on foredeck

- Main 65 lb CQR anchor 65 m 10 mm chain

- Spare 45 lb 60 m rope + 10 m chain

- Danforth 45 lb with 45 m rope to use from stern in harbours and

Scandinavian skerries

- Lewmar 48 SST anchor / rope winch on aft deck

- 2 x Andersen SST46 winches in cockpit for trim lines

- 2 x Andersen SST 56 for head sails

- 2 x Andersen SST 52 for main sheet

- 2 Andersen 28 SST for running backstays

- Large bespoke awning, 1994 but as new

- Small rain cover / awning

- Tarpaulin on all hatches from bow to companionway

- Spray hood

- Wheel cover

- Perkins 4 -108 Diesel engine1995 completely rebuilt 2007

- Borg Wagner Vdrive gearbox 1995

- Max Prop 2007

- VDO Logic engine instruments

- Bronze engine control: Kobolt

- 2 pumps hydraulic steering without blocking valves (1992) comparable to

wire steering

- Large teak helm wheel

- Emergency SS steering to mount on deck

- Engine generator 90 A 2009

- Flex clutch 1995

- 2 x 105 Ah Freedom / Delco engine batteries

- 6 x 105 Ah Freedom / Delco domestic batteries:

- Newmar 40 A battery charger 1993

- Inverter 2010

- Navigation lights in bow on pulpit

- Stern light on pushpit

- Port, starboard, stern light and anchor light atop main masthead

- Engine light and deck light on main mast

- 4 x Linked stainless steel fuel tanks total 335 litres

- Secondary Diesel fuel tank 85 litres

- Cruising approx 400 nm @ 6.5 knots under power

- 2 x stainless steel fresh water tanks approx 200 l

- B&G network, autopilot, wind, tack, depth sounder and log 1992

- B&G Autopilot computer new, larger / stronger 2000

- Lewmar autopilot electric motor 2011

- Simrad SP 40 10 inch screen chart plotter 2003

- Simrad RA 31 radar 2003

- Furuno GP 32 extra GPS

- JRC NCR 300 A Navtex 1993

- Sailor R 109 compass / direction finder

- Sestrel hand held compass / direction finder

- Sailor RT 144 C VHF

- Sestrel Steering compass

- 4 pers Viking life raft

- Kannad 406 WH satellite based emergency beacon

- 2 horseshoe lifebuoys

- Boat hook

- Long lead line

Major refit 1991 - 92

- Solid teak deck

- Mahogany doghouse

- Cockpit coamings

- Hatches and bulwark

- Covering board and king planks

- Watertight bulkheads fore and aft

- New interior forward main cabin

- New stainless steel diesel and water tanks

- WC and holding tank

- Pressure water system

- New rudder and complete SS hydraulic steering system incl. emergency

steering

Major refit in 2006 - 07

- New cockpit

- Hot water

- Bronze seacock

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DECK EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE

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REFIT FEATURES

Disclaimer

These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as a general guide. The purchaser should confirm details

of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and

specifies details on which they wish to rely.

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