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Lutine of Helford: for whom the bell tolls

The mood was tense on board Lutine of Helford when I joined her at the start of the last race of British Classic Week series off Cowes last July. There had been a pile up at the start line the day before, and Lutine’s rigging had snagged the windex of a smaller boat sailing in her lee which had then bumped into another boat. Looking at the photos, it seemed like more of an unfortunate series of events than a clear foul, but Lutine had been disqualified from the race. Owner James Youngman was clearly shaken and spent much of the pre-race in a huddle with various members of his crew.

The sixth race began with a spinnaker run to the start line and, perhaps not surprisingly, Lutine held back, crossing the line off the Royal Yacht Squadron last in her class. With two new crew on board, it took a while to get the spinnaker pulling properly, and all too soon we were rounding the East Brambling buoy at the east end of the Solent. Lutine is a big, powerful boat, and we soon made up ground on the windward leg in a freshening breeze. As we rounded the second mark off East Cowes, the crew cracked open the spinnaker again and this time the boat really found her groove. We were soon flying along at 7.5 knots over the ground – or close to 10 knots over the water. It was an exhilarating ride, and any lingering regrets about the day before were blown away with the spray.

But sailing fortunes sweep from high to low in the flash of a seagull’s wing, and we would soon have our own emergency on board to remind everyone of the powers at play, even when sailing a 71-year-old classic yacht.

Buying Lutine as a first boat

It was a chance encounter that led James (an orthopaedic surgeon) and Rachel (a fundraiser) to buy a classic yacht. A lifelong sailor, James had learned to sail dinghies as a child and later raced on Lasers. He and Rachel and their children had chartered boats in the Mediterranean and had owned a time share on a modern boat on the Solent. But everything changed when one of James’s patients, grateful to him for curing an ankle injury, invited the couple to sail on board his 75ft Sangermani cutter on the Italian Riviera. They were immediately smitten and decided to buy their own classic yacht, but events soon took on a momentum of their own.

“We put our names down for a mooring on the Hamble, expecting it to take a long time to come up,” says James. “But after three months they said, ‘Where’s your boat?’ So we were faced with the lovely problem of finding a suitable boat fairly quickly.” Part of the problem was that they had no idea how much it would cost to run a classic yacht.

“Most people say that if have to think about the money, then don’t bother doing it,” says James. “Which is not very encouraging, because you don’t have clue what the scale of ownership cost would be. I think that puts lot of people off dipping their toes into it. In fact, lots of people could afford to have relatively modest classic boat, as long you as get the right team to look after it.”

Lutine was a case in point. Originally advertised at £699,000, she was reduced to £330,000 by the time James and Rachel looked at her, and they eventually bought her for considerably less – though as we shall see, they ended up paying at least as much again in restoration costs alone.

Lutine was in many ways the perfect match for James and Rachel and their home-grown crew of four sons, Leo, Max, Marcus and Oscar. Designed by Laurent Giles and built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1952, the 58ft yawl was the first yacht commissioned by the Lloyd’s of London Yacht Club (LLYC) specifically for club sailing by the company’s employees. Her voluminous hull, designed to fit the Cruising Club of America, provided accommodation for 12 crew and a bosun. Her name was derived from HMS Lutine, a 600-ton frigate which sank off Holland with a large shipment of gold, whose bell was salvaged and displayed at the heart of the Lloyd’s building.

Over the years, hundreds of Lloyd’s employees sailed on board, competing in numerous ocean races, including winning her class in the Fastnet in 1953 and 1955, and the Channel Race in 1956. But by 1970, the boat was outdated and the LLYC commissioned a new Lutine: a 53ft 8in sloop designed by Raymond Wall and also built by Camper & Nicholsons – albeit in GRP this time. The new boat was the first of the successful Nicholson 55 (aka Nic 55) class, 12 of which were bought by the Royal Navy as training vessels. The LLYC hung on to the boat’s name and her sail number 809, however, as they have done with every subsequent LLYC boat (the club is currently on its fourth Lutine).

The old boat, renamed Lutin, was used for charter work in the Mediterranean for several years, until she was brought back to the UK in a sorry state in 1989. A major rebuild was started at Coombes Boatyard at Bosham, including dropping the lead keel and replacing much of the planking and frames. But for various reasons that project ground to a halt and Lutine went through a succession of owners until she was bought by Clive Emerson of Gweek Quay Boatyard in 1999. With a skilled workforce at his disposal, Clive was in a good position to bring the project to fruition, and in 2001 Lutine was duly relaunched – just in time for the America’s Cup Jubilee Regatta in Cowes. It was Clive who renamed her Lutine of Helford and changed her sail number to 908, to mirror the original 809.

Lutine’s troubles weren’t over yet, however. After a few years sailing the boat on the English Channel, including competing in several classic yacht regattas, Clive Emerson died suddenly in 2010. The boat was laid up, first afloat and then under cover at Gweek Quay, while the family worked out what to with her. She had been unused for nearly five years by the time James and Rachel bought her in January 2015 and they had to contend with having a new cutlass bearing fitted as well as hiring a 220-ton crane to lift her out of the yard before they could even think of sailing her home.

Since then, Lutine has been a regular fixture at British Classic Yacht Club events, starting slightly unfortunately with British Classic Week in 2015, when she went aground on Day 4 on the infamous Gurnard Ledge despite having a two-times Moth World Champion at the helm. Undaunted, James and Rachel have been back almost every year since, as well as regularly competing in the Hamble Classics, the Classic Channel Regatta and the Round the Island Race – her best result being 164 th out of 838 finishers in the 2023 Round the Island Race. As members of the LLYC, they’ve also competed in races such as the Lutine Limeslip Regatta on the Solent and the Lutine Bell Race to Cherbourg.

Along the way, they have met many people who used to sail on Lutine when she was a club boat and made many new friends. The highlight of this social life seems to have been sailing up from the Hamble to the Thames in the company of the LLYC’s current yacht, an X-55, to celebrate Lutine’s 70 th birthday. Once there, they moored up at St Katherine’s Dock, in the shadow of Tower Bridge, and were visited by the current CEO of Lloyd’s, Bruce Carnegie-Brown.

“It’s an amazing experience owning such a well-loved yacht,” says James. “We had no concept of how many people had sailed on her, raced on her, met their future wives on her. People always seem to know her or someone who sailed on her. At dinner parties, people say, yes, my parents met on your boat, coincidences like that. Because she’s a one-off with a very particular rig and shape, she’s immediately recognised. It’s been an amazing journey of ownership.”

But, while Lutine is imbued with history, she is also very much a family boat for James and Helen and their sons, who have grown up sailing on her. “They’ve each taken to it in their own way,” says Rachel. “Leo, the oldest, was keen to learn how to do it right from the start, Max likes being on the boat and reading, Marcus is a strong rugby player and likes to go on the winches to do the heavy work, Oscar was quite young to start with but has now emerged as an excellent helmsman.”

As for Rachel, her special skill has been to provide amazing on-board catering, including cooking slow-roasted lamb in the boat’s diesel oven, which was served up in wraps to a starving crew on the last leg of this year’s Round the Island Race. She has also used her time on the boat, and particularly the 70 th anniversary cruise, to raise money for the Cardinal Hume Centre, the charity she works for (see www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rachel-youngman).

Problems emerge

All the while, the steady graft of maintaining a classic yacht has continued, as Lutine’s story has “unfolded”, as Rachel says, and they discovered her “detailed provenance”. It started with refastening the hull, which was done in two phases by Duncan Walker and his team at Fairlie Restorations (as it was then). That was followed by an emergency rebuild of the rudder, after the shaft sheared while cruising in northern France and they had to be towed into Ouistreham, near Caen, by the local coastguard. Thanks to some quick detective work by French classic boat specialist Guy Ribadeau-Dumas, who spotted that the top of the blade had been cut back, they took the opportunity to return the rudder to its original shape.

Soon after, they discovered rot in the upper part of the mast and inside the boom, and had new spars built by Collars, as well as new standing rigging. While they were doing that, they also replaced the single backstay, which the boom was liable to catch on during a jibe, with a pair of twin backstays designed by Paul Spooner, as per the original drawings. The following year, Duncan supervised splining the hull, which was showing signs of movement.

But the really serious work started in 2022, when they spotted a patch of paint that kept peeling off by the starboard chainplates. That autumn, the boat was lifted out at the Elephant Boatyard on the Hamble and, in the way of old wooden boats, one thing led to another. The rot in the planking had spread to the beamshelf, which required a whole section of the hull to be removed to gain access. The rotten beamshelf was replaced, new frames scarfed into place and the hull planked up again. Meanwhile, the deck required extensive recaulked and the whole boat needed repainting and revarnishing – all with five coats of Epifanes Woodfinish.

Elsewhere, the old Yanmar 110hp engine was found to be beyond repair and replaced with a new Yanmar 110hp engine – albeit a smaller and more efficient model. They were able to keep the four-bladded feathering prop fitted two years earlier but had to replace the drive shaft. The deadwood around the propeller shaft was also found to have rotten patches and new sections had to be scarfed into place.

Cost of ownership

And thus a few flakes of peeling paint turned into a minor rebuild – the final job list from the Elephant Boatyard ran to 58 items. For James and Rachel, the past eight years have been a crash course in classic boat ownership, and they have learned the hard way what it takes to sail and maintain a classic boat. Although understandably reluctant to discuss costs, James felt it was important to shine a light on an often hidden aspect of boat ownership, and generously allowed me to share his figures.

The final cost of all the Elephant Boatyard rebuild was around £250,000 – on top of the £25,000 per year they had already spent on maintenance and refurbishment. That’s a long way from the oft-quoted figure of 10 per cent per year of a boat’s value for maintenance alone. (Based on a figure of £100,000 per ton for building a new boat, Lutine would be valued at £2.4m, which would suggest £240,000 per year for maintenance.) In reality, £25,000 per year (or c£55,000 per year if you include the latest restoration) is little more than the price of a new car which, while being well beyond the means of a humble boat scribe such as myself, is well within the means of a company CEO – or even an orthopaedic surgeon.

Back at this year’s British Classic Week, Lutine was justifying all that expenditure, flying along under spinnaker from East Cowes to the Mother Bank buoy off Ryde. It’s these moments of sublime synchronicity between the crew, the boat and the elements that we sailors live for and that make the hard work (and expense) of maintaining an old wooden boat worthwhile. I doubt there was a single person on board who didn’t feel a profound sense of happiness at that moment.

But storm clouds were gathering on the horizon, and sure enough as we rounded the mark, bowman Miles Hubbard, prompted by the aft guard, released the spinnaker too soon, and fell down with a thud onto the pulpit. The wind waits for no man, however, and even as Miles was huddled below with a suspected cracked rib, the spinnaker was quickly bagged up and the genoa set. Now facing the full brunt of the breeze under full sail, Lutine heeled dramatically and dipped her leeward rail under the waves. It’s the kind of conditions she was built for, and she lapped it up, while her crew hung on for dear life.

It was blowing more than 20 knots by the time we made it to the finish, eighth over the line and just two minutes after the much smaller Fife gaff cutter Mikado, which won the race on corrected time. Lutine placed eighth on handicap that day, out of ten boats in her class, and seventh overall in the series. It wasn’t her finest hour – one of those had come four days before, when she was first over the line in the NAB Tower race, completing the 30-mile course at an average of 8.5 knots – but it wasn’t her worse – one of those must have come in 1952 when she finished 16 th out of 58 starters in the Bermuda Race and dropped out of the Transatlantic Race due to a leaking stem.

Such are the highs and lows of owning a classic yacht. For Lutine, this was just one race among hundreds in her (hopefully) long life. All things being equal, she will probably outlive most of the crew who were on board that day and will take part in hundreds more races under subsequent owners. Some will go better than others, but she and her owners will live to race another day.

Specifications

• Lutine of Helford
• Designed Laurent Giles
• Built Camper and Nicholsons 1952
• LOA 58ft 6in (17.8m)
• LWL 41ft 6in (12.6m)
• Beam 13ft 9in (4.2m)
• Draught 8ft 5in (2.6m)
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Laurent Giles 58 ft Bermudan Yawl 1952 - Sold

LUTINE OF HELFORD

Laurent giles 58 ft bermudan yawl 1952.

These details are provisional and may be amended

BROKER'S COMMENTS

LUTINE OF HELFORD, one of the most famous of English yachts was designed by Jack Laurent Giles for Lloyds Yacht Club and built by Camper and Nicholson in 1952. In the 1950s racing in America was highly competitive and Lloyds Yacht Club wanted a yacht to compete with the Americans on their terms. She was therefore designed to the CCA rules rather than RORC. Rebuilt for the 2001 America’s Cup Jubilee Regatta, she came 3rd in Class One and has since enjoyed several seasons of extensive cruising and racing. With exceptionally sweet, very traditional lines - a relatively short bow overhang and well balanced counter stern, ample freeboard and the sheer renowned of her designer, she is a dry boat capable of putting in fast times even in a sea. Since her refit she has also proved to be very easily handled – regularly sailing 2 handed only, although racing with a full crew. In 2014 the hull has been completely repainted and the bright work stripped to bare wood and varnished. The Vessel is currently lying under cover ashore

Construction, features and finish

- Teak hull planking - All new steel angle frames at c 3 ft centres interspersed with 2 (new) steamed oak timbers - Galvanised bolt fastenings through the steel frames - Copper rivet fastenings through the steam bent timbers - Lead ballast keel - All new silicon bronze keel bolts - Strap floors re galvanised and new galvanised bolts to steam bent timbers - Steel plate gusset floors bolted to steel angle frames - An original construction fault - the cause of leaks from new when pressed hard - has been remedied by adding steel brackets to the steel plate floors to pick up the keel bolts, thereby tying the hull structure to the back bone and ballast keel - Teak deck and deck structures - The all round bulwark capped in varnished teak follows beautifully the fine counter stern and incorporates bronze panamas fore and aft to take mooring lines through the rail, avoiding damage to the bright work Doghouse and coach, a small skylight either side of the mast, a large skylight forward of the mast over the owner’s cabin with chromed vents on dorade boxes each side and a fore hatch (all rebuilt precisely to the original design working plans, all in varnished teak with lights in chromed bezels). The doghouse and coach roof are decked in scrubbed teak with varnished teak margin boards

Accommodation and domestic equipment

The interior has been redesigned and rebuilt for modern cruising and racing needs while maintaining the period character. - Overall 8 berths plus 2 saloon settee berths - Headroom varies in the four main areas thus - 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) under doghouse - 6 ft 9 in (2.08 m) under saloon coach roof plus skylight - 6 ft 2 in (18.7 m) in heads passage - 6 ft 6 in (19.8 m) in owner’s cabin - From the cockpit a sliding hatch and twin washboards open to companionway steps down - To port is access to a large private 7 ft 6 in x 4 ft L shaped double berth running aft as quarter berth and then athwartships under the cockpit well. Steps down aft of the saloon cabin, engine under with lifting panel for good access - Port side chart table against the half bulkhead with forward facing seat - Chart stowage - Electrical distribution board - Navigation instruments qv - Stowage under the seat To starboard is a 7 ft 6 in quarter berth and for’ard of that by the galley is a very large deep locker accessed by a cupboard door at the head of the berth The Galley is to starboard with new 2009 Wallas diesel cooker, glass surface hob new 2008 - Separate, gimballed diesel fired oven below - Ample drawers and cupboards below work surface and outboard - Twin stainless steel sinks drain over board - 12 V Fridge under the sinks Forward to the main saloon area - Port and starboard settee berths - Shelf and lockers up and outboard the port settee berths - 1 x Pilot berth above and outboard starboard lying for’ard the hanging locker - 1 x Pilot berth above and outboard starboard lying abaft the galley lockers - Varnished mahogany bulkheads and joinery with raised and fielded panels - Varnished deck beams against a white deckhead - Inlaid teak cabin sole with centreline lifting panels - Dickinson diesel cabin heater against bulkhead with flue to deck; new 2010 - Stainless steel fuel tank for heater on bulkhead by mast - New double drop leaf saloon table Bulkhead doorway offset to starboard leads to forward passage - Heads compartment to port with sea WC, porcelain hand basin and shower - Shower and hand basin drain to a holding tank with 12 V auto pump out - Sea WC pumps outboard - New black water tank in the bilge amidships not yet connected - Twin hanging lockers to starboard with the saloon pilot berth abaft Starboard offset bulkhead door to owner’s cabin. - Double berth to port, single berth to stbd. - Stowage under the berths - Varnished mahogany bulkheads - Large skylight above - Centre bulkhead door to fore peak - Fore peak stowage, fore hatch over - WC in the after port corner of the fore peak Miscellaneous additional domestic inventory - Radio cassette player in saloon - TV - Crockery and cutlery for 8 - Galley saucepans etc - Decanter with 6 large and 6 small cut glass glasses

Rig, spars and sails

- Bermudan yawl rig on varnished masts - Main mast, mizzen mast and both booms built by Collars in 2008 - All new stainless steel mast fittings - Both masts are stepped through the deck onto the back bone - Twin spreaders to the main mast, single spreaders to the mizzen mast - All new stainless steel standing rigging in 2008 - Stalock terminals and rigging screws to internal stainless steel chain plates - Twin lowers, single intermediates and cap shrouds to the main - Main backstay to starboard of mizzen mast to aft deck fitting braced through to the counter - Outer masthead forestay to stem head fitting - Inner forestay from upper spreaders to stainless steel fitting on fore deck - Forestay deck fitting tied through with rod and rigging screw below deck to the stem - Fredrickson roller cars on the main and mizzen mast sail tracks - New polished stainless steel mast fittings designed by Ed Burnett - Rectangular section, slab reefing main boom with stainless steel end fittings - X section aluminium sail track All mast winches new in 2008 - 2 x Lewmar 40 ST bronze halyard winches on main mast - 1 x Lewmar 40 ST bronze winch on deck by the main mast - 1 x Autal W8 boom mounted reefing winch - 4 x Autal 2 speed top action bronze winches on mizzen mast - Mainsail SKB Sails 2003 - Mizzen SKB Sails 2003 - Mizzen staysail SKB Sails 2009 - Staysail SKB Sails 2003 - Yankee on roller, SKB Sails 2003 - Asymmetric spinnaker Doyle Sails 2006 - Storm jib Doyle Sails (unused) 2009 - New headsail sheets 2010 - Bamar MEJ Italian 12 V roller furling gear at outer forestay for regular use; new 2006 - Harken roller ball blocks and fairleads - Harken main sheet blocks - Inner and outer sheet tracks on the side decks - Twin cars on the outer tracks

Deck layout features, equipment and ground tackle

- Stainless steel pushpit - Side decks and foredeck are totally clear with no protruding hazards - Large chrome and teak cleat on the aft deck to take stern mooring lines - Lazarette hatch - Original bronze wheel - driving sprocket and chain to stainless steel cables to a stainless steel quadrant on the bronze rudder stock (all pulleys, turning blocks and cables replaced) - Arm on the rudder stock takes the con rods for the Simrad twin hydraulic ram autopilot - The top of the stock squared to take an emergency tiller - Enclosed box port side of wheel contains engine controls and chart plotter screen - Enclosed box starboard side of the wheel has VHF and sounder - Cockpit forward well is self draining with scrubbed teak seats each side - Coach and dog house coamings extending aft are 10 inch deep round the cockpit - Bridge deck to the cabin entrance - Dog house and trunk cabin with small skylight either side of the mast - Large skylight forward of the mast over the owner’s cabin - Chromed vents on Dorade boxes each side and a fore hatch - Seat level beam between helm and forward wells holds main sheet block on centre eye bolt - Massive oak Sampson post just aft the stem with cast bronze capping - Twin chain roller stainless steel stem head fitting takes the outer forestay - Stainless steel stanchions with twin guard wires, gates each side - Fenders - Anchor ball - Mooring warps - Boarding ladder - Deck brush - Boat hook - Inflatable hard bottom Rib 2004 - Mercury 5 HP outboard engine, 2006 - Spare cordage - 24 Kg CQR anchor - Lofrans 12 V 1500 W windlass - Ample chain - Fisherman kedge anchor with short length of chain and long warp

Mechanical electrical and tankage

- Yanmar 6 cylinder 100 HP naturally aspirated diesel engine - Flexible mounting to conventional centre line shaft with deep sea seal - Bronze 3 bladed propellor - Single lever controls - 1 x 12 V engine start battery - 2 x 12 V domestic batteries - 12 V 85 A belt driven engine alternator - Victron battery charger and shore power connection - Steca PR1010 solar panel on coach roof with control unit at chart table - Main on / off switch under chart desk - Battery state indicator - Distribution board at chart table - Search light - Pulpit and masthead nav lights, anchor, steaming and deck flood lights - Tankage; all tanks stainless steel - 1 x 45 gallon fuel tank - 1 x 15 gall reserve abaft engine gravity feeds another 45 gall feed tank under cabin sole - Twin SU 12 V pumps supply fuel to the engine - US Versitronics fuel gauge - 2 x Stainless steel tanks total 120 gallons fresh water under saloon settee berths - Fresh water pump under galley sinks feeds pressurised water supply - Engine calorifier supplies hot water to high volume tank abaft galley

Navigation, communications and electronics

- Porthole compass on a hinged bracket by cabin entrance. - Sounder - Furuno Navtex 30 - Icom M5003 VHF radio - Icom DS-100 DSC VHF radio - Furuno GPS Waas Navigator, new 2009 - Clock and Barometer - Simrad radar, new 2002 - Simrad CX44 colour chart plotter, new 2007 with 12 in sunview screen - Chart plotter interface capability with the radar, new 2008. - Robertson AP300X twin hydraulic ram autopilot, new 2006. - Yeoman chart plotter

- 2 x Jabsco Hi-speed 12 V bilge pump with Versitronics pump control unit - Manual diaphragm pump - Fire extinguishers all new March 2010 incl: 2 x 5.5 l foam, 1 x 2 l auto in engine space - Fire blanket - 8 x Auto inflate life jackets - 1 x 8 man RDF life raft, new 2001 and in date to 2011 - MOB Danbuoy - 2 x Horseshoe life buoys with lights and line - Inclinometer - Offshore flare pack - Quoit life ring

Restoration

Found near derelict in 1999, LUTINE underwent a major rebuild to be re launched in 2001. In the rebuild, the hull was stripped completely and the deck removed. Only the planking and the back bone remained of the original hull structure. The dog house and trunk cabin, small skylights either side of the mast, large skylight forward of the mast over the owner’s cabin with chromed vents on Dorade boxes each side and fore hatch were all rebuilt to precisely the original designs working from the original plans, all in varnished teak with lights in chromed bezels. A minor change was made to the dog house where the original 2 large windows were changed to 3 smaller ones for greater security; sSafety glass used throughout. Other key works: - All steel frames replaced - New galvanised bolts in the steel frames - All steamed timbers replaced, copper and bronze fastened - New stem - Beam shelf doubled up from the mast forward - All new silicon bronze keel bolts - Deck rebuilt to the original plan - Yacht laid new deck planking joggled to a centre king plank and bonded to the sub deck with no visible fastenings - Seams payed in butyl rubber compound - Cockpit rebuilt to original plans with forward well for crew and deep helmsman’s well aft

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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Lutine (yacht)

Yacht Lutine is the name given to all Lloyd's of London Yacht Club's (LLYC) sailing yachts, often with sail number GBR809

First Yacht Lutine (C&N 60')

Second yacht lutine (nic 55), third yacht lutine (swan), fourth yacht lutine (x-yachts).

A Laurent-Giles designed Bermudan yawl , built by Camper and Nicholsons in 1952 with yard number 784, she is 58   ft length overall with an 8.5' draft. [1] Now renamed Lutine of Helford. In 2014 Lutine I was listed for sale with an asking price of £339,000; the listing describes her as having been found "derelict" in 1999 and having undergone a complete rebuild before relaunch in 2001. She was evidently restored to excellent condition, and sold within a few months. [2] A model is displayed in the Lloyd's Register of Shipping offices in Southampton having been loaned by the LLYC Commodore.

Ray Wall designed the Camper and Nicholsons 'Nic 55' which LLYC commissioned. Launched in 1970 with yard number 1016, she is a 53.8' Bermudan sloop, with 8.3' draft and displacing 23 tons. [3] Sold in 1999 and renamed Yacht Acclaim.

Acclaim was sold in August 2006 and taken to USA for an extensive rebuild and refit. Now renamed Eager with a 15   ft higher mast, it is back in the UK in her home port of Lymington on the Solent. [4]

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An X-Yachts designed X-55, 55' length overall, 10.5' draft sloop built in 2010 and purchased by the Lloyd's Yacht Club in 2014. [6]

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• ↑ British Classic Yacht Club - Lutine entry Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
• ↑ 2nd Lutine Specification - Nicholson 55
• ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11 . Retrieved 2010-12-23 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link )
• ↑ "Lutine Specification" . Lloyd's of London Yacht Club . Archived from the original on 2010-07-08.
• ↑ "X-55 The Detail" . Lloyd's of London Yacht Club . Archived from the original on 2015-07-13.

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Lutine faces Fastnet rivals with heavyweight backing

• 01 Jun 2007
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the 53 ft Swan yacht owned by Lloyd’s Yacht Club, Lutine , has set sail with fair financial breezes, writes James Brewer .

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A bad day on the water is better than a good day at work, club weekend aboard “lutine”.

Slap in the middle of a much-welcome British heat wave, eight Oxted Offshore members boarded Lloyds Yacht Club’s X55 racing yacht – Lutine – for an almost perfect weekend’s sailing on 30 June and 1 July 2018. 

Lutine is built for speed. Whilst two foot longer than her predecessor – a Swan 53 – the current Lutine is 30% lighter. How? Modern yacht designs use a sandwich construction to save weight, with solid laminate used in areas requiring extra strength. In addition the X55 has a carbon fibre rig, with a strength to weight ratio far outperforming a conventional mast. It all adds up to be a real thoroughbred.

We boarded at Haslar Marina on Friday night with our skipper for the weekend, Peter Young. Peter’s sailing credentials are second-to-none: he is a vastly experienced racing yachtsman but also has a real talent for encouraging, motivating and coaching newcomers to the sport. Over supper on deck we discussed the sailing options for the weekend and opted for a passage south of the Isle of Wight to Poole – subject to availability of a deep water berth as Lutine’s keel is a staggering 3.2 metres! 

After a ‘Full Monty’ breakfast on Saturday morning we cast off full of anticipation, only to find that the winds were lighter than forecast. Not that it worried Lutine – she seems to be able to stonk along with a SOG almost equivalent to wind speed at any point of sail! So we made good progress around the eastern side of the Island and past St Catherine’s lighthouse, where a combination of currents and cyclonic breezes forced us to motor for a while to reach clearer airs past The Needles and into Christchurch Bay.

Newcomers are always guaranteed a warm welcome from the Commodore!

Conditions were then perfect to fly Lutine’s enormous No 1 kite! Not the easiest monster to rig and hoist, but once it was flying we found a perfect point of sail and clocked a steady 10 knots of boat speed, expertly aided by Jeremy’s constant trimming on the spinnaker sheet. Not a steady breeze, however, and before long we had to stow the asymmetric and establish a set of reaching jibes to make our way to Poole Harbour.

This is how to perfectly trim a monster spinnaker – focus, concentrate and react quickly!

To emphasise the volume inside the X55, it has its own dedicated sail locker just behind the ingenious foldaway anchor bay, right behind the stem of the yacht. Fortunately there is a set of stainless steel foot rungs built into the sail wardrobe space, otherwise even a 6 foot plus individual would disappear from view completely – never to return?

Fish and chips all round with curry sauce, mushy peas and a pink gin and tonic!

Once safely docked, with a mere 10cm to spare under the keel, we indulged in a hearty fish and chip supper from the quayside fishmongers. I took a stroll along the quayside after supper and couldn’t help but notice from a distance just how tall Lutine’s mast is in comparison. It’s a long track for the luff of the mainsail, and no wonder Peter was keen for us to watch carefully whilst hoisting! Lots of chances for snagging the cars and breaking the enormous battens! Although powerful electric halyard winches are available, there is no substitute for manually winding to minimize possible damage. Richard became “mast man” for the trip (not sure whether by choice or default!) and did a fabulous job given how much there was to keep an eye on and watch out for.

Lutine in Poole – much admired by onlookers at the party on the quayside!

On the return leg across the Bay the following morning we could explore the upwind ability of Lutine, and marveled at how easy it was to sail close to wind – especially with everyone hiking out on the windward rail and almost achieving neutral weather helm in the process, at a steady 9 kts all the way. We passed a Beneteau 40 footer mid way across: it felt as if we had been gliding past an anchored yacht, but it was still under full sail! What an absolute pleasure to demonstrate superior sailing performance….

A highlight of the return passage occurred as we entered the Hurst Narrows. We had the flood tide with us but Peter encouraged the lady members to act as pit crew, whilst he called a series of tacks going up the channel. He didn’t take prisoners either, insisting on slick disciplined co-ordination on both sheet winches to time perfect execution of heading changes. After half and hour, all I can say is “Boys watch out – I can see an all female entry in the next OxO Rally happening”. And they will be just as competitive!!

The day was completed with a leisurely lunch on deck in blistering sunshine off The Green at Cowes, using one of their mooring buoys. A wonderful way to “chill out” with a glass of Prosecco under an improvised sun-screen strung over the cockpit from the substantial mainsail boom.

It was great weekend and everyone, we’re sure, will remember it for their own reasons. Catherine thanked Peter for teaching her so much and giving her the chance to get truly “hands on”. Thor was really happy to be back on the water after such a long absence, and our new recruit Sonya is now totally addicted! Looking forward to the next Oxted Offshore Lutine Club Weekend!

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Thanks to Thor and Richard for the pictures below with highlights of the weekend:

First Mate spends a night on the tiles!

Nimble Mastman!

Girl Power working out tactics for the following day!

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Lutine Lineslip Regatta

12 June 2024

Established in 1999 for the insurance industry by Lloyds Yacht Club, the Lutine Lineslip Regatta has a rich history in the Solent. As a new development for 2024, the regatta will be staged from a more central location at Ocean Village Marina, with the regatta dinner in the 5 Star Southampton Harbour Hotel. 

The regatta will once again be managed by Prometheus Sailing, with classes for privately owned yachts in the Corinthian class, along with a matched charter class for companies and groups who wish to charter a yacht for their guests. Prometheus Sailing will provide a turn key event solution for all participants, including yacht charter, professional crew, race management, berthing, catering and branding. 

Open to anyone from the insurance sector, sailing experience isn't a necessity as an experienced Sunsail skipper and first mate can be on hand to guide you and your team every step of the way. 

This regatta offers the perfect chance to network with industry peers, raise your company’s profile and entertain clients in a fun and exciting environment, so why not leave the office behind and take to the seas for the leading sailing event this for the insurance sector this June.

12th June 2024

0830 – Arrive at Ocean Village Marina to meet your skipper and board your Sunsail 41.0 yacht for breakfast and yacht briefing. 0915 – After safety and race briefs head out onto the Solent for practice. 1130 - Race one Lunch to be taken between races.  Two or three afternoon races to follow lunch 1630 – Berth in Ocean Village Marina.  1830 – Pre-dinner drinks served at the Southampton Harbour Hotel.   1900 – Lutine Lineslip Regatta dinner served at the Southampton Harbour Hotel.  2200 - Carriages for those needing to travel that evening, others can continue to enjoy the venue and network for a little longer. 

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• 3 course evening meal at the Southampton Harbour Hotel
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• Packed lunch and soft drinks on both days

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Fri, 18 Aug

Sailing The Lutine X-55, The Lloyd's Yacht Club Ocean Racing Classic to Cowes including breakfast , lunch and drinks.

Sail in this exclusive X-55 Ocean Racing Yacht to Cowes for a marvellous day including breakfast, a fine lunch and drinks, followed by(not included in this price) optional overnight stay at Royal Maritime Club and evening meal. This day is open to members and their clients as a corporate day.

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18 Aug 2023, 07:00 – 19 Aug 2023, 07:00

Gosport, Haslar Marina, Haslar Rd, Gosport PO12 1NU, UK

About the event

The Lloyd's of London Lutine X-55 is an iconic sight in Solent and is a perfect boat for corporate entertainment for members clients. 

We have 10 spaces available on the Yacht on Friday, 18th August 2023

The Day Charter Package

The package includes:

Charter of Lutine including a Lloyd’s Skipper and Mate

Breakfast on board

Lunch on board

Drinks on board for the day

Lunchtime mooring in Cowes

Landing drop off fee in Portsmouth

£274.00 per person

If you would like to join us on the Lutine or if you have any questions, please contact Martin Robinson or call.

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MAGA Boat Parade returns as Donald Trump set to visit Detroit

A “Make America Great Again” Boat Parade is scheduled to set sail from Lake St. Clair’s shore in Macomb County on Saturday, the same day former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump is set to make two appearances in Detroit.

“Michigan, as the Great Lakes State, knows how to show off its nautical enthusiasm,” Rosanne Ponkowski, a spokesperson for event organizers the Michigan Conservative Coalition, said in a press release. 

“In that regard, nothing will do better than a massive MAGA boat parade,” she said. 

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The parade, a tribute to the former president’s 78th birthday on Friday, will embark the following afternoon at 1:01 p.m., precisely, from Lake St. Clair off the Nine Mile Tower Mark. Organizers expect the fleet to coast by Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit by 4:01 p.m. — and wrap up shortly after. 

A flotilla of some 300 boats participated in a similar boat-centric birthday bash during the 2020 election. Supporters flew American and Trump flags in tandem and donned campaign gear. 

“We have all seen television coverage of the Florida Trump flotillas and elsewhere. Frankly, the Michigan MAGA Boat Parade in 2020 was much bigger and more fun,” said Ponkowski. “Our 2024 Michigan MAGA Boat Parade is expected to be even larger!”

Headlining the event is a 74-foot flagship boat, accompanied by a privately owned 80-foot tug boat. Seaplanes, helicopters and drones are also expected to join a slew of water bound vessels. Bikers for Trump will ride parallel to the fleet on roadways along the parade route, and boats will join the kick-off crew as the parade passes marinas along the way, organizers said. 

Back on land, Trump is slated to speak at a roundtable discussion with constituents at a Detroit church . The candidate will also appear at Hungtington Place to deliver the keynote speech at The People’s Convention, a three-day conference run by the conservative nonprofit Turning Point Action. The list of speakers for the event boasts several prominent figures in the GOP, including members of Trump’s family and former Trump administration staffers. 

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In 2020, President Joe Biden received 94% of votes in Detroit , while Trump took just 5%. The city has a majority Black population — a key voting demographic in the nation. Biden won 92% of Black voters in 2020 , but polls show support has waned. In the current election cycle, both candidates are vying for the support of Black voters, and that is thought to be a target of Trump’s visit. 

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