Kim Holman Sterling Sloop

Wooden Ships Comments Kim Holman Sterling Sloop

28’ bermudan sloop designed by Kim Holman and built by JW and A Upham of Brixham in 1968.

The Sterling was another of Kim Holmans great designs and is often thought of as the cruising version of the Twister.  The same length but with more beam, a fuller bilge and more depth in hold, she is a much more spacious boat below decks, and although not quite as fast as the Twister, she will hold her own and will keep her crew safe and comfortable on a passage.

Sold by Wooden Ships to the present owner in 2017, she had a lot of professional refit work carried out between 2017 and 2018 with Alan Staley in Faversham which included the following work:

• Rebuilt cockpit
• Switch board replaced and boat re-wired
• Carlin replaced

Out of water shipwright inspection carried out and the following list of work was done between 2021-2022:

• New main hatch
• Rudder pintles replaced
• Bulkhead chartplotter installed
• Repair to transom
• Hull repainted professionally
• Port genoa track re-screwed
• Engine serviced
• NASA clipper wireless wind indicator installed

A solid, tidy boat and a very good example of the design which has had a lot of work carried out in the last few years.  Full documentation of her history including lots of past surveys, original plans and many receipts.  2017 survey available accompanied by a detailed list of the work done after that inspection.

Length on Deck                 28’6″

Length Waterline              22’2″

Beam                                   8’6″

Draft                                    4’6″

Thames Tonnage              7TM