BROKERS COMMENTS 

Kim Holman designed this yacht for himself and raced her for several seasons in Class 111 with notable success. The design demonstrates some American influence in her greater beam for a 24 ft water line length than was normal in English yachts at the time with almost the same beam at waterline and deck level, which with a generous freeboard yields good interior volume. The full bilge, minimal draft, ballast ratio exceeding 40% and low aspect to the rig were all quite innovative features in 1958 so in addition to the clever creation of space, the low aspect, cutter-headed yawl rig makes her very manageable for a light crew.

To finish a very sweet lift to the counter and a rising sheer forward give the hull a most attractive line. A number of these yachts were built to the same design but Whisstocks workmanship in RUMMER makes her stand out among the others.
 

HISTORY 

Although Kim Holman declared he designed the yacht to cruise rather than race, she showed her performance in many races winning the Harwich-Ostend Race in her first season. RUMMER and Alan Buchanan’s VASHTI were frequent competitors and notwithstanding VASHTI’s impressive credentials they were usually very closely matched. 

CONSTRUCTION 

The hull is planked in pitch-pine with the bottom 4 strakes in teak on an oak and iroko backbone, all copper nail and rove fastened to steamed oak timbers. The hull was re caulked below the waterline in 2005. Floors are oak in the bow aft to the mast step and in the counter - with galvanised strap floors in the midships area, under the engine and up round the tuck. The long iron ballast keel of 2.6 tons is secured with iron bolts; replaced in 2008. A ply deck sheathed with woven glass cloth and epoxy resin and painted makes for minimal maintenance and total watertight integrity and adds to the rigidity of the hull. The extra beam allows for wide clear side decks and an uncluttered working fore deck.
- Deep teak toe rail or bulwark all round with scrubbed teak capping rail.
- Stainless steel pulpit, push-pit and stanchions with twin guard wires.
- Stainless steel stem head fitting with twin bronze chain rollers
- Oak Sampson post on fore deck with bronze and teak bar cleats either side
- Oak Sampson post on aft deck with bronze cable roller on taff rail for stern mooring lines
- Varnished teak coach-roof coamings extended aft to form the deep cockpit coamings
- Coach roof rises aft by 6” to the dog-house for extra space aft
- Fixed rectangular windows
- Fore hatch on the forward end of the coach-roof
- Sliding hatch in a garage to the cock-pit cabin entrance
- Sheathed ply coach-roof with scrubbed teak grab rails each side
- Self-draining cockpit
- Iroko rudder on ss stock (new 2005) to bronze heel fitting and intermediate strap
- Laminated teak tiller with bronze stock fitting
- Deep cockpit coamings for good back support and sense of being in rather than on the boat
- Plywood well with teak slats.
- Teak seats and locker lids
- Removable bridge deck with integral compass
 

ACCOMMODATION AND DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT 

- 4 x berths overall; 6 ft 3 inch headroom in the main cabin and 5 ft 11 inch fwd
- White painted bulkheads and deck head, varnished teak sole boards and joinery
- Green synthetic canvas cushion covers
- Access from aft via double doors, sliding hatch and step down over engine
- Port and stbd quarter berths extend well out into the cabin; easily accessible
- Half height bulkheads both sides with hand holds in the top corners
- L shaped galley to port
- Gimballed Taylor Blake 2 burner and oven gas cooker under side deck
- Stainless steel sink athwartships
- Manual pump fresh water from flexible water tank below saloon cabin sole
- Waste drains overboard
- Chart desk to starboard used standing up facing outboard
- Full height bulkheads either side separate the galley and chart desk areas from the saloon
(Sensibly, these working areas are almost exactly amidships where there is least motion)
- Saloon has port and stbd settee berths
- Supports and cushions convert berths to an athwart ships double berth
- Saloon table folds away against the bulkhead fwd
- Lockers behind the settees with shelves above
- Taylors paraffin fired cabin heater on the fwd bulkhead
- Bulkhead door offset to stbd forward with bulkhead against the mast
- New sea toilet to port, locker to stbd
- Fore peak with chain lockers and stowage
 

RIG, SPARS AND SAILS 

Rig
- Bermudan yawl rig on varnished pine masts
- Main mast stepped through the coach roof onto the keel
- Mizzen mast stepped through aft end of cockpit onto the horn timber
- Slab reefing varnished booms
- External brass mast sail tracks
- Twin ash spreaders to the main mast
- Jumper strut to mizzen mast
- Stainless steel standing rigging new 2005
- Bronze rigging screws to internal galvanised chain plates (new 2005)
- New stainless steel mast fittings 2005
- Masthead fore stay with Sailspar roller furling gear
- Inner fore stay from upper spreaders to fore deck
- Single standing back-stay to an eye bolt in the after deck
- Twin lowers and caps to the main
- Twin lowers and single jumper strut to the mizzen

Winches – all original as supplied
- 2 x Main mast halyard winches; 1 replaced 2005
- 2 x Boom reefing winches 92005)
- 2 x Cockpit sheet winches
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Sails
- Mainsail by Suffolk Sails 1995
- Genoa by Suffolk Sails 1997 on Sailspar roller furling gear
- Mizzen by Suffolk Sails; old and tired
- Mizzen staysail, old but good
- Asymmetric cruising chute with snuffer; recut 2000
- Storm jib in day-glow orange sets on the inner fore stay; unused
- Main tri-sail, heavy and unused
 

DECK EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE 

- 2 x plough 35lb anchors
- 180 ft chain
- Warp
- Manual windlass
- Avon inflatable dinghy with oars
- Winter cover
- 8 x fenders
- Mooring warps
 

MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND TANKAGE 

- Westerbeke 30B 3 cyl 27 HP fresh water cooled Diesel installed new in 2005
(Very low hours and yard serviced every season)
- Flexibly mounted on heavy wooden bearers
- Conventional shaft drive
- Single lever controls to centre line 3 blade prop gives max 7 knots
- Full engine instrumentation including audible alarms
- 2 x 12v batteries on 12v circuits
- New masthead tri-colour and deck level lights
- Stainless steel fuel tank 2005
 

NAVIGATION COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS 

- Brookes and Gatehouse steering compass
- Silva hand bearing compass
- Brookes and Gatehouse sounder
- Brookes and Gatehouse Log + trailing log
- SSB radio
- Autohelm auto-pilot
- Furuno GPS
- Furuno Navtex
 

SAFETY 

- 3 life jackets
- Fire extinguisher
 

DISCLAIMER

These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as a general guide. The purchaser should confirm details of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and specifies details on which they wish to rely.