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IRON BARK FOR SALE: Award-Winning Wylo II Gaff Cutter Available in W’Indies
Dec. 2/2019: Accept no substitutes. This is the ultimate low-budget high-latitudes expedition yacht right here. Tried and tested! Believed to be the only boat anywhere to have spent unsupported winters frozen into ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic. A Wylo II cutter, 35 feet on deck, designed by Nick Skeates (who we have discussed before ), built in steel and launched by her current owner, Trevor Robertson, in 1997 in Queensland, Australia. Asking price is $45K US.
Trevor has cruised Iron Bark all over the world for the past 22 years, including extended sojourns in high latitudes, and has won the CCA Blue Water Medal and the RCC Seamanship Medal, among others.
Just a few of her intriguing features:
–Massively strong aluminum mast that does not require running backs to support her gaff mainsail
–Standing topmast so no need to hoist extra spars to fly the topsail
–Stainless steel standing rigging with mechanical terminals and lots of spare wire
–Keel-cooled 25hp Isuzu diesel engine with dry exhaust so no need to worry about overheating while running in ice, weed, or other crap
–Interchangeable diesel and solid-fuel heating stoves, complete with chainsaw to cut up wood for the latter
–Modern electrical system, LED lighting, and electronics
–Recent refit
And some images:
On the hard the expensive way
On the hard the cheap way
In the hard the cold way
Interior looking forward
Interior looking aft
With topsail flying!
Currently lying Carriacou, Grenada. If you’re interested you can contact Trevor at [email protected]
Also: check out Trevor’s website for a complete listing , a lot more pix, and tons of blog posts on all Iron Bark ’s adventures!
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I’ve never been on Iron Bark but I did visit with some friends aboard their self built steel Wilo 35 gaff cutter Granuaile. I was very impressed. He had done an amazing job building her. It had gobs of room, was well laid out, had a number of clever features, and just felt like a great boat. They had crossed the Atlantic four times and spent a year up a river in South America. A really neat couple and a terrific boat.
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Wylo 2 ** NOW SOLD **
Used yachts for sale, sail monohulls 30ft > 35ft.
S/V Mojombo
Wednesday, february 9, 2011, the story of our ‘wylo ii’ design yacht, kallisto.
| Dolphins playing alongside |
First of all we, my wife Dorothy and I, had to decide to what sort of use our next boat, already referred to as Wylo II, would be put. There seemed to be four basic requirements: a permanent home for two. ocean cruising from New Zealand to Europe at least. cruising the European Canals. sailing far up estuaries, rivers and creeks (a fascination).
| Nick Skeates boat |
| , a Wylo II design |
- Length on deck 32’
- Length on waterline 28’
- Beam 10’
- Sail area 680 sq ft
- Design displacement 6.3 tons
- Draft (board up) 3’ 3”
- Draft (board down) 6’ 3”
| The site selected was Kings Wharf, a waterfront warehouse/dry-dock precinct on the Tamar River in Launceston, Tasmania. |
| Vicki busy grinding |
| The form of a boat emerges – very exciting. She is now ready for plating. |
| Rolling over the now mostly plated hull. Note the 4WDs are to the left of the picture |
| Vicki, just prior to Christmas 1999. Looks like its now my project from this point forward. It’s a good job the boat’s nearly finished huh!?? |
| The boat almost ready for launching! Note centerboard and top half of case on the far left |
| Dad and the boy take some time out. |
| Goodbye Kings Wharf, Launceston; |
| Hello Vicki’s parent’s farm at Kettering (south of Hobart) |
| Engine box in foreground with L shaped galley behind |
| Dad and the boy hard at work. |
| Nina and Zeke masking up the aft cabin prior to spraying insulation. |
| View past galley of portside settee and drop leaf table over centerboard case. The head is behind the bulkhead (can just see three hinges of head door). |
| Vicki becomes Doctor Vicki in August! “But not the stethoscope kind” says Nina |
| Doc Vicki the sail maker |
| Down the paddock....! |
| up the road.... |
| .... and gently into the drink – and yes it floated |
| Our first sea trial, March 2006, note the poorly set main |
| Christening Day: May 2, 2006. Following extensive speechifying, cut short when a boarding party of under 7 year-olds threatened violence, the boat is named |
| The kids are so excited as we sail up Port Jackson |
| Zeke and Nina at the National Maritime Museum. Where else do you take a boating family? |
| A quick scrub up before setting out across the Tasman. We have learnt to love our drying out legs, having used them many times now. |
| Our Pacific loop |
| Dad and the kids making sail |
| lying in the boat harbour, Nuku’alofa. |
| Nina under the ancient Ha’amonga, Tongatapu |
| One of the myriad ‘motu’ in Tonga’s Ha’apia Group |
| Sailing into Neiafu, in Tonga’s northern Vava’u Group |
| Nina swimming in ‘Swallows Cave’ |
| Inside the reef on Vanau Levu, in far background |
| A village on Sawa-I-Lau in the Yasawas |
| Market in the city of Lambasa |
| Hindu temple, Nadi |
| and sailing in company in Tonga – note our ‘working jib’ with luff extending from bowsprit to masthead |
| at anchor, as seen from deck |
| The ‘Cascades’ near Vila |
| A village at Port Resolution Tanna, probably little different from when Cook saw and named it. |
| A village on Tanna |
| The rim of Tanna’s amazing active volcano |
| Mouthwatering display at a chocolotiere |
| Artful display at a boulangerie |
| Amazing architecture of the Tibjou Cultural Centre |
| We had a wonderful time on hired scooters on Ile de Pins |
| Surreal scenery, Ile de Pins |
| The beautiful steel fabricated Amedee lighthouse at 56 meters tall (247 steps), is the second tallest lighthouse in the world. |
| Staircase inside the Amedee lighthouse, we climbed all 247 steps |
18 comments:
What a beautiful boat, and a great story! I'mm glad David and Cate are serious about her.
Congratulations Kallistos, for a great construction and sail modifications. If you are serious about selling, I would very much like to hear from you. From [email protected] Happy sailing, Peter.
garry vicki Well long time no see hope things are okay, I have decided to retire in 2012. Sitting in Strahan managing a fire at Pieman Heads, we have had a wet summer but it is still abler to burn. So you are wanting a bigger boat hope things work out. Cheers Chrisa
Hi Kallistos! Good luck with the new boat! Can you contact me with details of Kallisto. We are actively looking for our next boat and would appreciate a quick reply if possible. Thanks for the great blog! Rick and Jasna
Hi guys, Great Wylo posting. I had the pleasure of sailing with Will of "Shandoo" a few years back. He bought her in Kiwi and we sailed to Good Hope together. I just returned from six months in Tassie. Is Kallisto still on the market? Cheers! Bernie bcharbertsathotmaildotcom
Vicki Gary Hope you are well I am elaving on the 30th marcvh and going to Sri lanka to see blue whales then off to the uk and the continent until end August I finish on the 2 November. Move back to Hobart glad to see that your travels are going okay Chris Arthur Parks Tas
Vicki Gary Hope you are travelling okay I have nearly had 12 months of retirement planning on travelling next year going to Macquarie island then to Europe. Take care Chrisa
i know this is an old thread but curious if the boat has been sold.
Hi PawPah Yes the boat was sold before she was even advertised - went real quick! Cheers Gary
What did you use as insulation on your boat? You mention spraying the insulation aren't you afraid of corrosion on the hull? Beautiful work, Wylo are one of my favourite boat. Great job.
Any idea how I can get in touch with Nick Skeats? I've sent a letter but I am still wating to hear back. I know he's out there somewhere and I would like to track him down. Any ideas? Thank you, I like your blog very much!
Hi, my name is Pedro Gomes, NICK is here in Portugal now. I Sesimbra.
Hi there I too have written to Nick and have not yet heard from him. I would like to buy some plans also. Any advise would be great. Many thanks paul
Hi, me too........ i am looking for a set of plans as i cant seem to get in touch with Nick. Can you help ? Cheers Darren
Now he is in Sesimbra
Do you know how I can get in touch with him, I am interested in getting a set of plans from him for the Wylo 2
Contact details for Nick... Nick Skeates C/O Sunwell Barn Antony Torpoint Cornwall PL11 3AN UK
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About the intrepid Nick Skeates, a dumpster-diving barebones cruising legend and his tough-as-nails self-designed and self-built boat Wylo II.
A Wylo II cutter, 35 feet on deck, designed by Nick Skeates (who we have discussed before), built in steel and launched by her current owner, Trevor Robertson, in 1997 in Queensland, Australia. Asking price is $45K US.
Wylo II is owned by Nick Skeates of Warminster and is a 32ft Centreboard Gaff Cutter. She was built in New Zealand in 1980 to the owners design. She has a steel hull, wood deck and has now circumnavigated 3 times, via the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, Panama Canal, New Zealand and South Africa.
Rigged traditionaly with three working sails and two light weather topsails, asisted by an auxilary 18hp Yanmar 2gm20. By having a retractable centerboard Allagai is able to visit almost any cruising destination with a shallow draft of only 1.2m.
The ‘Wylo II’ design is Englishman Nick Skeate’s creation. In the 1970s Nick and his wife lost Wylo , their original 28’ yacht on Fiji’s Astrolabe Reef. Back on shore in New Zealand they needed a replacement boat.
A special boat - well organised for long distance cruising - designed by Nick Skeates for strength and ease of maintenance during his first circumnavigation.
This Wylo II is a brilliant steel yacht, built to the plans of Nick Skeates for extended self sufficient cruising. The owners have cruised widely including the Mediterranean via the canals and transatlantic to the USA and Canada.
At 70, the infamous Nick Skeates has sailed around the world 4 times. Many have wondered how he does it and the changes he has seen over the years. This film reveals a unique insight into his life onboard his equally famous boat Wylo II.
Having narrowly missed out on Iron Bark II, I'm interested in any other Wylo II designs currently on the market. I've finally overcome my long infatuation with the 80's pleasure yachts such as the HC33, and seek a more robust platform for long adventures in far latitudes.
Island Swift is a 35ft Gaff Cutter (Wylo II), designed and built in 1996 by Nick Skeates and John Richardson. She’s one of the few examples of a modern gaff rigged cruiser, designed to sail around the world.