David Cheverton Danegeld

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Designed and built by David Cheverton in 1958.  This is the first of the Danegeld class.

The commissioning owner was Bobby Lowein, a champion helmsman of the time.  His brief to Cheverton was ‘design me a yacht which will look well, sail well and be easily handled by two men, yet able to sleep five.’  The resulting design was Danegeld, and as proclaimed by the yachting press of the time, she proved to be something of a ‘wonder boat’because of her performance.  Out of 20 starts in the 1959 season she gained 14 1sts, a 2^nd and 4 thirds.  She also won the Golden Roman Bowl in the Round the Island Race and her class in the Fastnet of that year.  In 1960 she was shipped to Bermuda to take part in the Bermuda Race and then on a TransAtlantic race to Sweden.

She was voted Yacht of the Year in 1959 and Cheverton launched the Danegeld Class off the back of the success of this yacht.

The yacht has been in the same family ownership since 1979, and has been used for local cruising and racing in the Solent, being a frequent participant in British Classic Yacht Club regattas.

In 2016, the rig was replaced entirely with new mast, boom and rigging.  The hull was strengthened in way of the mast with some expertly engineered bronze floors under the mast step to strengthen the hull.

In 2023 a new Yanmar 29hp engine was installed.

This incredibly elegant yacht oozes pedigree and provenance, her racing record speaking for itself.  She has been well maintained in the present ownership, upgraded as necessary and kept in fine seagoing condition

Excellent 2024 survey available.

Length on deck                 35’5”

Length Waterline             24’

Beam                                    9’7”

Draft                                      5’6”

Thames Tonnage             10TM