Sailing Yachts For Sale

Do you want to realise a long-standing yachting dream or take the family out on the water with style? Whether you’re searching for a small sloop or a large sailing yacht, we can help you find your ideal vessel.

The team at Wooden Ships is very fortunate to have some of the world’s most beautiful sailing yachts for sale. We consider it both a pleasure and a responsibility to guide you in selecting the boat that is your perfect sailing match. Browse our portfolio of some of the most elegant, traditional and classic sailing boats for sale today, or contact us to find out more about the sailing boats and yachts in our books.

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Enquire about 40′ Bermudan Centreboard Ketch

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classic wooden centreboard ketch yacht for sale

Built to an American design by two Swedish brothers and sailed by them to the West Indies and back in the early 1960's. Bought by the present owner in 2002, she has been through several major periods of refit including all new laminated oak frames, a new interior including all systems, new teak deck in 2023 and new rigging in 2026. An unusual boat here in the UK with her very shallow draft at only 3' with the centreboard up. This allows access to areas most 40' yachts cannot go, including the European canals and makes her a very versatile and attractive design. Her rig is also unusual with a 'mule sail' on a roller between main and mizzen masts. The rig is perfectly set up for single handed sailing with roller headsails and a boomed staysail. A very fine yacht in superb condition that has been professionally maintained without concern for cost. 2026 survey available. Sensibly priced due to the owners personal circumstances meaning a quick sale is required.

  • Designer: Traditional
  • Year: 1956
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Length on deck: 40'
  • Beam: 11'3"
  • Draft: 3' / 6'6"
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Enquire about McGruer 8 Meter Cruiser Racer

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Classic wooden McGruer 8 meter yacht for sale

One of the most famous of the McGruer 8 meter Cruiser Racers, one of 15 built by Mcgruers. This was a strong and competitive fleet on the Clyde through until 1975, providing exciting racing in elegant yachts that also offered comfortable accommodation for crew between regattas. Well maintained by her current owner, she is a very original yacht with many original features and fittings. Impeccably presented both inside and out, this is a yacht full of pedigree and class.

  • Designer: James McGruer
  • Builder: McGruer & Co.
  • Year: 1963
  • Location: Argyll & Bute
  • Length on deck: 41'7"
  • Beam: 9'9"
  • Draft: 6'2"
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Enquire about West Solent One Design W7

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Classic West Solent One Design for sale

West Solent One Design built by Berthon Boat Co. Ltd in 1931. Major professional rebuild between 2004-2008 which included new keel bolts and major hull repairs and improvements, new deck, new interior, engine and systems and a complete new rig including sails and spars. Professionally maintained in present ownership and used for gentle local day cruising. Supremely elegant pedigree yacht with a detailed refit and maintenance history. A top quality example of this increasingly popular One Design Class.

  • Designer: Berthon Boat Co. Ltd
  • Builder: Berthon Boat Co. Ltd
  • Year: 1931
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Length on deck: 34'6"
  • Beam: 7'6"
  • Draft: 5'1"
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Enquire about 43′ Camper and Nicholson Sloop

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Classic wooden Camper and Nicholson sailing yacht for sale

Designed and built by Camper and Nicholson in 1951 with an elegant sheer line and the tell tale C&N coachroof and doghouse design. All teak hull. Elegant yacht with 5 berths and 6'6" headroom. Thorough refit work in 2022 and 2025/2026 included re-splining of the hull, complete cosmetic refit inside and out, new electronics and other jobs. 5 berths including a double and 6'6" headroom in the saloon. Fast beautiful yacht with good pedigree.

  • Designer: Camper and Nicholson
  • Builder: Camper and Nicholson
  • Year: 1951
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Length on deck: 43'2"
  • Beam: 9'6"
  • Draft: 6'8"
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Enquire about 40′ Bermudan Cruising Ketch

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Classic wooden cruising yacht for sale

Designed by Irishman G. O'Brian Kennedy, the hull was built by Harold Kimber in 1964. The build then stopped and she was eventually completed and commissioned by Tideway Marine of Salcombe in 1980. Major rebuild in 2015 with a complete new deck structure, keel off, engine overhauled, new rigging, sails, systems and more. Since then she has taken part in classic regatta events and been cruised, much of it single handed, around the Med, out to the Azores and around the UK and Channel coasts. A striking looking yacht with a detailed recent refit history, very strongly built and capable of long distance ocean sailing. Her ketch rig makes her easily handled by one or two people, the perfect boat for an adventuring couple perhaps. Moving to Devon Spring 2026.

  • Designer: G. O'Brian Kennedy
  • Builder: Harold Kimber
  • Year: 1964
  • Location: Devon
  • Length on deck: 40'
  • Beam: 10'6"
  • Draft: 6'
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Enquire about David Cheverton Danegeld

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Classic wooden Danelgeld class sloop yacht for sale

Designed and built by David Cheverton in 1958, she was awarded Yacht of the Year in 1959 after a superb racing season during which she largely wiped the floor in the UK yacht racing scene. The Danegeld class was launched off the back of her success. The boat is still raced regularly in the classic regattas and has been well maintained and updated over the years. New sails in 2012, complete new rig in 2016, new engine in 2023. 6 berths with 6'3" headroom. a fine looking yacht with superb pedigree and a reputation for being a fast and competitive boat. Excellent 2024 survey available.

  • Designer: David Cheverton
  • Builder: David Cheverton
  • Year: 1958
  • Location: Hampshire
  • Length on deck: 35'5"
  • Beam: 9'7"
  • Draft: 5'6"
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Enquire about 52′ Gaff Schooner

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Ferro cement gaff schooner professionally built by 'Mick the Brick' of Gweek, Cornwall in 1989. Not rigged and sailed until 2000. Since then she has circumnavigated the globe with a family crew, and more recently between 2020-2022 went on an Atlantic circuit voyage. Well proven as a comfortable live aboard cruising yacht, very capable, sea worthy and safe. Very elegant hull lines clearly inspired by the larger pilot cutters and with the same excellent sailing qualities. 8 berths in a spacious interior. A boat which attracts followers wherever she goes on the planet, with many stories to tell already, now looking for her next owners to continue the voyaging.

  • Designer: Traditional
  • Builder: Skua Marine
  • Year: 1989
  • Location: Milford Haven
  • Length on deck: 52'
  • Beam: 14'6"
  • Draft: 7'6"
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Enquire about Alfred Mylne Sloop ‘Trefoil of Kames’

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Classic Alfred Mylne sailing yacht for sale

The last yacht designed and built by Alfred Mylne Senior, Trefoil of Kames is a yacht with legendary status on the west coast of Scotland. Built for Mrs Jean Wilson, the fascinating voyages carried out by this intrepid lady involved her charting every nook and cranny of the west coast, mostly single handed, with this information used in the fledgling Clyde Cruising Club Directions. The present owner first saw the boat as a 5 year old boy, and after a rigorous interview with Mrs Wilson bought the boat in 2004. Several winters of major refit followed and the boat has been sailing every season around Scotland in much the same way as she always has, albeit with a few more modern systems and comforts. A very special yacht with a fascinating history and reputation as a very capable sailing yacht.

  • Designer: Alfred Mylne Snr.
  • Builder: Alfred Mylne & Co.
  • Year: 1950
  • Location: Bute & Argyle
  • Length on deck: 28'3"
  • Beam: 8'1"
  • Draft: 4'8"
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Enquire about Buchanan Vashti Mk3

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Classic GRP yacht Buchana Vashti Mk3 for sale

Buchanan Vashti Mk3, also known as the Queen Class 38, was the GRP version of Buchanans famous Vashti design, a yacht that proved her mettle as a fast and capable cruiser racer in the 1960's. Her robust GRP hull was moulded by Tylers and then fitted out by Priors who were used to building wooden boats, so her interior has a distinctly classic feel, something that often lacks on GRP yachts. Well maintained and continually upgraded with a complete new rig in 2022, race spec sails and a full inventory. A true classic in her own right, she qualifies for the classic regattas and makes for a very competent cruiser racer yacht with exquisite lines.

  • Designer: Alan H. Buchanan Ltd
  • Builder: Tylers of Tonbridge
  • Year: 1967
  • Location: Devon
  • Length on deck: 38'4"
  • Beam: 9'6"
  • Draft: 6'3"
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Enquire about 37′ Arthur Holt Gaff Ketch

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Traditional wooden gaff ketch yacht for sale

Gaff ketch yacht designed and built by Arthur Holt Ltd in 1977. Designed as a solid and capable cruising boat, planked in iroko all bronze screw fastened to laminated iroko frames. Heavy and very strong construction in excellent condition. Large volume interior due to the 12'+ beam. 8 berths including a large double in the forepeak. Heads compartment with shower and nearly 7' headroom through the saloon. 2025 survey available wit recommendations completed spring 2026. Brand new all over cover 2026. Very easily handled rig with a gaff main, bermudan mizzen and headsails on roller furling. Deep and safe cockpit plus an autopilot mean she can be easily single handed. A fine big volume cruising boat.

  • Designer: Arthur Holt Ltd
  • Builder: Arthur Holt Ltd
  • Year: 1977
  • Location: Devon
  • Length on deck: 36'8"
  • Beam: 12'2"
  • Draft: 5'
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Enquire about Danish Haikutter Gaff Ketch

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Danish Haikutter gaff Ketch for sale

Danish Haikutter fishing vessel converted to a pleasure yacht with a manageable gaff ketch rig and aft wheelhouse. Interior fit out offers 6 berths including a double in the forepeak. The interior is complete but will require a little finishing to the new owners specification. Bukh 93hp diesel engine. Recently slipped with all necessary hull repairs carried out. An elegant sailing vessel perfect for liveaboard cruising for sale at a very reasonable price due to the owners circumstances necessitating a quick sale.

  • Designer: Traditional
  • Builder: Karstensen & Henriksen
  • Year: 1929
  • Location: Gothenburg
  • Length on deck: 51'7"
  • Beam: 14'10"
  • Draft: 7'6"
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Enquire about John Alden Malabar Sloop

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Classic varnished yacht on a mooring

Designed by John alden and built by the Wing on Shing Shipyard in Hong Kong. The Malabar class is a design well known for superb elegant lines, good sailing performance and a lot of volume for her modest length. All teak hull, varnished from new. New teak on plywood deck in 2005. Expansive and comfortable cockpit with complete tent to create an extra dry space on wet days. Professionally maintained in current 20 year ownership with a long list of upgrades including rigging, sails, engine and electronics. Recently commissioned for the summer season.

  • Designer: John G. Alden and Co. Inc.
  • Builder: Wing on Shing Shipyard, Hong Kong
  • Year: 1961
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Length on deck: 33'3"
  • Beam: 9'9"
  • Draft: 5'4"
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Yachts for sale

Sailing yachts are one of a kind in regatta capabilities and eco-friendly performance. Nothing quite beats relaxing on your boat with an ice-cold drink and the sound of sails flapping gently overhead. Several advantages come with owning sail boats, including freedom and adaptability to sail wherever and whenever you want and travel the world at your own pace. In addition, one of the many benefits of sailing boats is harnessing the wind’s power.

Many of the classic yachts for sale by Wooden Ships have the timeless elegance and speed of a traditional sailing yacht, whilst others combine this with all the contemporary convenience of a modern yacht, ensuring that every voyage is as pleasant as possible. Whether you want a sailboat to leisurely cruise between some of the world’s most famous and colourful ports in amongst the luxury boats, explore remote spots off the beaten track, or participate in regattas, our sailboats for sale give you the freedom to do it in stylish elegance.

Sailboats for sale UK

Many people think that owning a yacht means buying a perfect, ready-made boat. However, at Wooden Ships classic yacht brokers, we know there is a boat for everyone, and many people find the best sailing boats are to take on an old classic as a project. You can usually purchase used project yachts for a much lower price than a new one. You’ll have the opportunity to put your stamp on them by carrying out any necessary repairs and renovations.

Of course, taking on project boats is not for everyone. It requires time, effort and patience to return an old boat to its former glory. But if you’re up for the challenge, a project boat can be a great way to get a unique classic yacht. We hope that you enjoy our selection of vintage and classic sailing yachts.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about any of the boats featured on our website, or if you want to sell your classic boat. Here’s some information about what to expect when you sell your boat.

 

Wooden Ships classic yachts brokers have an extensive database of sailing boats for sale. With a wide range of classic yachts, motor yachts and small classic boats, Wooden Ships has one of the largest selections of traditional wooden boats and yachts for sale in the UK.