1911 William Fife 125 Classic for sale in United Kingdom, Lymington
United Kingdom, Lymington, United Kingdom191138.1mMonohull
Asking PriceBroker
$2,750,000 EUR
+1 moreMakeWilliam Fife
Model125 Classic
Year1911
Length38.1m
Cabins3
Overview
About this vessel
This unique Big Class WILLIAM FIFE 125 Racing Yacht has been designed and built by William Fife III. She was launched in 1911 at Fairlie on the Clyde in Scotland. In 1991 this classic sloop was restored by Fairlie Restorations.
In 2003 she is one of the stars of the classic circuit. She has raced in Cowes, Falmouth, Monaco Classic Week, Regates Royales Cannes and Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. Her 2014 season ended with even better results after winning overall the Big Boat Class.
She is a chance to enter classic yacht racing at the highest level. Since her restoration, the WILLIAM FIFE 125 Classic Sloop's results have kept improving such that she cannot now stop winning.
In restoring this unique yacht her owners sought not only to save her but to recapture the ethos that prevailed when she was built in 1911. This exceptional WILLIAM FIFE 125 Classic Sailing Yacht has a history, in pristine condition, and is now ready to sale to her next owner.
Construction and Finish
Mahogany planking over steel frames secured with bronze fastenings. International paint system on hull. Epifanes traditional varnish.
Accommodation
After careful dismantling and restoration, it was possible to reinstate virtually all of the original owner and guest accommodation. Consistent with her racing pedigree, the interior design is restrained with weight-saving open deck heads revealing the structure. Very few changes have been made but do include the addition of modern services and some enhancements such as a shower in the owner's bathroom replacing the original sunken bath whose space is now given over to the engine room.
Accommodation is for four guests in one twin and two single cabins and eight crew. Access is by the main companionway.
Saloon: Dining table to starboard, fitted desk, sofa, doorway to port forward to galley and crew quarters.
Galley: Equipped with fridge, freezer and icemaker, gas 4 burner hob and oven, Nespresso coffee maker, silver cutlery engraved with "Fife", full set crockery, full set of crystal glasses, and full set of crew crockery and cutlery.
Fore Cabins (Crew): 7 pipe cot crew berths, captain's single cabin aft to starboard with ensuite and access also to saloon.
Aft Cabins (Guests): Twin master cabin aft with direct deck access via the dog house and master shower, single guest cabin starboard with ensuite head accessible to master suite, single guest cabin to port with ensuite head accessible to master suite.
Rig, Spars and Sails
Solid Columbian pine main mast, boom and bowsprit. Hollow Sitka spruce topmast and spare topmast. Hollow Sitka Spruce gaff, jack yard, club yard and spinnaker pole. Set of ash spare spreaders. Traditional, all spliced and served galvanised plough wire standing rigging. English braid 3 strand lines. 6 Lazyjacks.
The sails are by James Lawrence Sailmakers and Ratsey & Lapthorne, all traditionally cut and hand finished, with multiple suits of mainsails, staysails, jibs, topsails, delivery sails, and spinnakers.
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Specifications
The details
Vessel
MakeWilliam Fife
Model125 Classic
Year1911
Dimensions
Length overall38.1m
Accommodation
Cabins3
Features
On board
Yanmar 6LP-STE Diesel engine 315 Hp
ZF 63 gearbox
Variprop feathering propeller
Thomas Reid steering system
Fischer Panda 15 kW generator
Mastervolt inverter
HEM series water maker
Halcyon magnetic compass
B&G Hercules 2000 instrument system
Raystar 120 GPS
Raymarine RL80CRC radar
B&G ACP2 autopilot
Furuno 207N weather fax
Thrane & Thrane Inmarsat C satcom
Furuno FM1570 SSB radio
Icom VHF
Thomas Reid hydraulic capstan
Meissner electric winches
Mahogany hull with bronze fastenings
Solid Columbian pine spars
Sitka spruce topmast
James Lawrence and Ratsey & Lapthorne sails
Novurania tender with Toshiba outboard
Wood tender
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