Month: March 2013

Buy your own Cape Cutter 19

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There are new and pre-owned Cape Cutter 19’s for sale at Honnor Marine in Rochdale, UK. Call +44 (0)1706 715986   mobile: +44 (0)7966 518536 and ask for Bob Brown.

Small Craft Advisor – July edition

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US magazine, Small Craft Advisor, carried two Cape Cutter 19 articles in it’s July 2012 issue. We’re a bit slow at finding out about these things, hence only being able to report it now, but the magazine is available to download for a few dollars, and well worth it. It features Martin Stretch at the helm … Read more

New forum location

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As of Tuesday 12th March the forum will have been migrated to a new location:- [button link=”http://www.capecutter19association.org/forum/index.php” size=”large” style=”info” color=”blue”]Click here for the new forum[/button] Your current username and password will remain.

Aurora

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The Cape Cutter 19 has turned out to be the perfect boat for our family, although it took us some time to  discover it. We’d met someone with a Drascombe longboat, who took us for a sail in it. We were immediately struck by shallow draught, stability and large amount of space (especially compared to … Read more

Design and Stability

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The Cape Cutter 19 design originates from the classic old gaff cutter work boats and successfully combines old world charm with advancements in construction, performance and comfort. As a modern design she is faster than many of her contemporaries, and, because of lead ballast, stiffer in a blow. The Cape Cutter 19 boasts a high peaked gaff … Read more

History

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The Cape Cutter 19 was developed by Nick & Lyndsay Voorhoeve. Their mission was to provide an outstanding classic yacht for sailing pleasure. Their love of traditional boats developed in the Caribbean where they purchased and renovated a Dudley Dix designed Shearwater excursion schooner for day sailing. Impressed by her good looks and sailing ability, Nick and Lyndsay contacted Dudley on their … Read more

Zephyr

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Zephyr is sail number 47 and was built at Cape Yachts in South Africa in 2003. She was then shipped to the UK in a container. By late 2003 she was living on a mooring in Lymington and sailed on and around The Solent. She was then sold and moved to Stranford Lough in Northern … Read more

Mary Ann

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I’m mainly a lake sailor. My introduction to sailing was (mainly) Drascombe based. I had a friend with a Lugger who trail sailed it, that was about 30 years ago. Fifteen years ago we acquired a new neighbour who had a Hunter Medina and took me sailing in it. He quickly changed that for a Drascombe Coaster, in which … Read more