bio – Cape Cutter 19 Association

Theo’s Future

November 22, 2013 by admin

Fight for Sight on Theo’s Future Colonel Mike Brooke has published an account of his voyage around Great Britain in a Cape Cutter 19 to raise money for Moorfields Hospital and the UCL Institute of Opthalmology to research gene therapy to combat congenital blindness, which has affected his godson among thousands of others. The proceeds … Read more

Follow ‘Drift’ as she’s built..

December 10, 2013September 16, 2013 by admin

The latest Cape Cutter 19 in build is Drift. She’s going to have a blue hull and cream sails, and will go to Lymington as soon as she’s ready. Her owner has created a blog in which he will share with us the progress of the build. Click here for Drift’s blog.

Nettie review

December 10, 2013June 7, 2013 by admin

Don’t call her an Old Gaffer! This is a review from Watercraft magazine Jan/Feb 2006 – by Dick Phillips and Peter Goad. Click here to download.

Aurora

March 27, 2013March 9, 2013 by admin

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

Zephyr

November 27, 2013March 7, 2013 by admin

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

March 14, 2013March 7, 2013 by admin

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

History

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 return to South Africa and commissioned him to design the Cape Cutter 19.

Originally to be called the “Inspiration 19” it was launched as the Cape Cutter 19 to reflect its origins, Cape Town and the Cape of Good Hope.

The first 55 boats were built in South Africa by Cape Yachts, but due to currency fluctuations at the time between the South African Rand and the UK £, Nick sold the rights of GRP and wooden construction, including all the tooling to Honnor Marine Ltd . Since then the manufacturing rights and all tooling have been acquired by Cape Yachts UK based in Sheffield.