Luke Powell 44 ft Pilot Cutter 2009

AMELIE ROSE benefits from the accumulated experience of being the 7th pilot cutter traditionally built by legendary Cornwall-based boatbuilder, sailor and educator Luke Powell, and from fourteen seasons of constant summer use as a successful charter vessel on Northern Europe’s Atlantic seaboard. Using such a vessel as intended – and keeping it usable – is a major ingredient in a wooden boat remaining sweet, aired, efficient, and long lasting; AMELIE ROSE is a fine example of this. She is of course also infused with the grace, charm and purposefulness of the Scilly pilot cutters of old, and offers simple, stress free sailing in great comfort aboard a vessel that can't fail to become a love affair - probably at first sight.

As well as being stunning to look at, AMELIE ROSE, the seventh of Luke Powell’s famous replica Scilly Isles Pilot Cutters, shares her lines with EZRA and AGNES, both of which have also proved to be successful and sturdy vessels. She is a handy size, large enough to accommodate a healthy crew whilst remaining easy for just two people to handle. She has been rigorously maintained and benefits from an exhaustive specification and inventory making her perfect for anyone seeking a fine example of these sought-after vessels. Between July 2023 and July 2024 AMELIE ROSE enjoyed an extensive cosmetic refit, above and below decks, and is ready for the sea.

2023-2024
- Extensive cosmetic refit

2020
- All deck seams re-caulked; re-payed with Teak Deck Systems SIS440

2019
- Drive train refit

UK NATIONAL HISTORIC SHIPS REGISTER NO. 2575

Since her launch in 2009, AMELIE ROSE worked continually as a charter and sail training vessel until 2023. She has become a familiar and much welcomed sight in harbours from the Solent to Brittany and has introduced hundreds to the experience of sailing aboard a traditional vessel. With over 25,000 miles under her keel, she has proved to be a fast passage maker and in 2015 won the St Mawes Pilot Cutter Review, proving her mettle against her kith and kin. In 2012 she achieved fame when she starred in the ITV series “The Hungry Sailors”, carrying Dick Strawbridge and his son James from Fowey to Tower Bridge in the heart of London.

Key benefits of her charter life have been a continual and thorough maintenance regime and an ongoing programme of improvements fitting her perfectly to her role and making her the one of the best examples of her type available at this time.

There came a point in Luke Powell’s long lifetime in boats when he realised that the wooden ones, and the skills to build them, were disappearing. He decided to do something about it the only way he knew - hands-on. Since moving to Cornwall from Kent in the 1990s, the result of this labour of love is a fleet of beautifully, traditionally built pilot cutters: EVE, LIZZIE MAY, AGNES, HESPER, EZRA, TALLULAH, AMELIE ROSE, FREYA, and PELLEW, in which Luke has the time and the task to pass-on his accumulated knowledge to a future generation.

In preserving skills in this way, the wonderful by-product has been to create a desire for experiencing and owning these vessels. As Luke says: “There’s something quite profound about being on something that is not of our time... When you sail on a boat like this, it’s a time machine; it takes you back to another place; it’s not just an object of conveyance. Whereas a modern boat is like a car - just a factory made object that does no more than take you from A to B - this [AMELIE ROSE and her like] takes you through time and space.”

Those who buy in to this philosophy tend to stick with it and so the opportunities to own one of Luke Powell’s beautiful creations are very rare indeed. AMELIE ROSE offers an opportunity not to be missed.

AMELIE ROSE was designed from the keel up for comfort and capacity, built using traditional materials and methods of construction by renowned shipwright and designer Luke Powell of Working Sail.

- Keel, stem and stern post: opepe, 7½ in / 190 mm wide x 14 in / 355 mm deep
- Fore and aft deadwoods: opepe
- Above through fastened with ⅞ in / 22 mm dia copper bar
- Framing: double sawn oak 3 x 5 in / 76 x 127 mm
- Frame sections pinned together w. copper dumps
- = 6 x 5 in / 152 x 127 mm @ 18 in / 457 mm c/c
- Lower (carvel) planking: 1 ⅝ in / 42 mm larch
- Garboards 1, 2 & 3: 1 ¾ in / 44 mm larch, full length
- Sheer strakes 1, 2 & 3: 2 in / 51 mm oak
- Planks bronze screw fastened, wood plugged
- Traditionally caulked seams
- Full length lead alloy ballast keel, c.6.5 tons
- Bronze ⅞ in / 22 mm keelbolts every 18 in / 457 mm through oak floors
- Additional c. 4.5 tons lead pigs trimming ballast mainly secured under the cabin sole
- Sensible bulwarks on oak stanchions; oak capping rail; oak cavil rails
- Deck: straight laid raw opepe 1 ½ x 3 ¾ in / 38 x 95 mm
- payed with Teak Deck Systems SIS440 (2020)
- Superstructures: opepe

GENERAL
- Solid opepe straight-laid deck
- Painted opepe margin board
- Oiled oak caprail and taffrail
- Painted oak bulwarks
- Bronze lifeline stanchions; rope lifeline
- Multiple cavil cleats with belaying pins - in all the right places

FROM AFT

AFTER DECK
- Galvanised mainsheet horse on lower taffrail
- Stern light
- Chromed ensign staff socket
- 2 x Bronze mushroom vents
- Liferaft stowage chocks
- Ash mainsheet and runner blocks
- Bronze capped and engraved rudder head
- Oiled laminated and carved oak tiller
- 2 x Sampson posts each side of tiller
- Full beam oiled oak helm thwart bench
- Midships box under thwart for tank vents
- Ultraflex B103 double action throttle/gear shift lever (2020)
- On deck tackles for staysail and jib sheets
- Diesel and water filler caps
- Traditional compass binnacle

COMPANIONWAY TRUNK
- Painted with raised oiled opepe companionway hatch
- Double leaf doorway
- 4 x Bronze opening ports

MID DECK
- Topmast and hounds running backstay tackles at bulwarks
- Large raised butterfly skylight over saloon 'cargo hatch'
- 8 mm Laminated glass with brass protective bars
- Tender stowage chocks over
- Gas bottle stowage

IN WAY OF MAST
- 3 x Sided fife rail around mast; many belaying pins
- Cavils with belaying pins outboard at bulwarks
- Running lights at shrouds

FOREDECK
- Raised painted hinged forehatch
- access to sail locker and fore cabin
- Traditional hand spiked manual barrel windlass
- Windlass also tensions rig, hoists topmast, and more
- Samson posts port & starboard at windlass
- Panama fairleads port and starboard
- White painted bowsprit bits and Samson posts
- Oiled retractable bowsprit; galvanised gammon iron to port of stemhead
- Bowsprit tackles
- Chain bobstay
- 4 x Deck prisms at foredeck

GROUND TACKLE
Anchors & rode
- Rocna 33 kg galvanised bower anchor
- c. 60 m of ½ in / 12 mm Galvanised anchor chain.
- Guardian G55 13.1kg kedge anchor
- c.15 m ½” / 12 mm Galvanised chain & 35 m warp

GENERAL
- Berths for 10 (a mixture of singles and doubles)
- Fitted out in varnished oak and painted T&G pine panelling
- Predominantly open plan, traditional layout
- Extensive stowage space
- can operate away from base for c. a week without re-provisioning

FROM AFT

DOWN 6 x STEPS OVER ENGINE BOX FROM COMPANIONWAY
- Double quarter berths to port and starboard aft; removable curtains
- Deckhead and reading lights at berths
- Stowage aft and outboard
- Spacious bosun's locker over engine box

TO STARBOARD
- Wet-gear locker with hanging rail

NAVIGATING STATION TO STARBOARD
- Half Admiralty Chart sized table
- Chart stowage under
- Dedicated navigator's seat
- 3 x Storage drawers; shelf for pilot books, almanacs etc.
- Chart plotter, primary VHF, navtex
- DC distribution panel, bilge pump control, engine controls
- Echomax controller, Efoy fuel cell controller
- Invertor control with dual 3 pin 240 V sockets
- Beta engine panel
- Deck head light, twin 12 V cigarette lighter style power sockets

U-SHAPED GALLEY TO PORT
- Custom top opening 75 L fridge
- Set into the work-surface; ample food-preparation space over
- Comprising: Tek-Tanks polyurethane cold-box
- cooled via a low-power Frigoboat keel-cooling system
- so efficient that it runs continually when on charter
- Stainless Steel 1½ double sink with mixer tap; stowage under
- GN Espace Levante 3-burner gas hob, grill, and oven (2022)
- industry standard 'Gastronorm' internal tray system
- full width grill (capable of toasting four slices of bread at a time)
- thermostatically controlled oven all sitting on a restrained gimble
- Ample storage for pots, pans, crockery and food
- in lockers behind the work surface area,
- in a pan locker let into the surface behind the cooker,
- and another storage space under the cooker itself
- 2 x 12 V Double fluorescent lights

SALOON
- Settees to port and starboard
- Pilot berth to port with removable curtain
- Stowage under port settee and pilot berth
- Reading light and shelf
- Solid oak drop leaf table; drinks locker within
- Starboard settee deep and long enough to be used as a berth
- Stowage under
- Double bookshelf outboard; stowage under
- Large cargo hatch skylight in deckhead
- 'Aladdin' oil lamp over table.

FORWARD PASSAGE
- Possible around both sides of the mast
- Sail bin to starboard; WC/ shower compartment to port

SAIL BIN TO STARBOARD
- Capable of holding all of the jibs and topsails
- Further stowage shelf above
- Also used to store the kedge anchor
is situated on the bulkhead and the area is lit by a single fluorescent tube.

SPACIOUS WC/ SHOWER COMPARTMENT
- Solid oak door with internal lock
- Blakes Lavac toilet operated via manual bulkhead pump
- Draining shower tray; stowage lockers above and below
- Hand basin with mixer tap that pulls out for shower use
- Towel-rail, mirror, and various hooks
- Deck prism in deckhead
- Deckhead light; fluorescent bulkhead light;

FO'C'SLE
- 4 x Individual bunks
- Dedicated kit stowage forward and under lower bunks
- Individual reading lights
- 2 x Deck prisms
- 2 x Deckhead lights
- Smoke alarm at deckhead

RIG
Gaff Cutter Rig
Spars
- All spars in Douglas fir
- Solid mainmast
- 3 part simple laminate boom
- 2-part simple laminate gaff
- 2-part simple laminate fidded topmast
- Multi-part laminated hollow Bowsprit by Noble Masts (2011)
- Bowsprit retracts easily if required
- All spar bands and iron work are galvanised
Traditionally Spliced and Served Standing Rigging
- 16 mm Galvanised lowers
- 10 mm Galvanised uppers.
- Wood deadeyes; synthetic rope lanyards
Running Rigging
- Mainly traditional style polyester rove through ash blocks
- Mainsail reefing via a Wilmex bronze two speed winch on boom to port
- All halyards and sheets are worked via traditional blocks and tackles

SAILS
Hand finished cream Clipper Canvas
By Patrick Selman (2009)
- Mainsail with 3 reefs (inc. 60% deep 3rd reef)
- No.3 Jib
- Staysail with 1 reef
- Topsail
- Jib Topsail
By North Sea Sails (2021)
- No.1 Jib
Wykeham Martin furler for the jibs
- All jibs have dyneema luff ropes with the sail through-stitched
- this increases the effectiveness of the furler

CANVASWORK
- Staysail cover
- Mainsail cover
- Ddinghy cover (needs replacement)
- Saloon hatch cover (2019)
- Liferaft cover (2019)
- Boom tent (companionway hatch can be open in rain)
- Full "winter" cover - worn but serviceable

GENERAL
- Blakes “Taper” Bronze Seacocks at all through-hull inlets & discharges

MECHANICAL
- Beta Marine 75 hp diesel (2009)
- annually serviced by a Beta service agent
- Engine mounts new in 2019
- PRM 260 hydraulic gearbox
- Stainless steel propeller shaft (2019)
- Flexible coupling and cutlass bearing (2019)
- SureSeal water lubricated shaft seal (2019)
- spare seal in place to enable replacement without pulling the shaft
- Fixed 3-blade propeller (2016)
- Custom stainless exhaust box (overhauled 2011)
- Starter motor new in 2011
- Manual engine stop installed in (2015)

ELECTRICAL
12 V AC System
- Domestic and engine start circuits are completely separate
- fed via high ampage slow blow fuses to BEP isolating switches
- and an emergency cross-over switch situated forward of the chart table seat
- 3 x 12 V 100 Ah 'Lifeline' deep-cycle AGM Domestic batteries (2018)
- 1 x 12 V FT410 Full Throttle HP 28 Ah TPPL AGM Engine Start battery (PC925) (2021)
- “Always on” BEP essential circuit module under the chart table seat
- feeds for the bilge pump, gas alarm, solar panel charging and radio memory
- BEP primary DC circuit-breaker distribution panel (also BEP) chart table
- includes smart monitor showing voltage reading for both banks and current for domestic supply
- Electric lighting uses mostly low power LED “soft colour” bulbs
Charging
- Engine Start Battery: via the main (40 A) engine alternator, shore-power unit, or Efoy fuel cell
- Domestic Batteries: via auxiliary (Balmar 100A high-output) engine alternator,
- shore-power system, or Efoy fuel cell
- Sterling Pro Charge Ultra 20A adaptive input (110v-240v) unit
- monitoring and charging both domestic and engine start banks
220 V DC System
- 32 A Shore power (2018)
- 5 x Standard 240 V 13 A sockets connected with armoured 32 A rated cable
- All circuits are protected by breakers and an RCD
- Distribution panel mounted in the skipper’s bunk
- System protected by a 32 A galvanic isolator with built in earth current meter
- Deck socket
- Selection of power cables; standard marine 3 pin 16 & 32 A plugs and adapters
SFC Efoy 1200 W Hydrogen Fuel Cell
- Situated under the chart table seat
- Provides monitored feeds to the battery banks from sealed methanol fuel containers
- Emitting c.8 A to the batteries
- minimal CO2 and heat (vented to the wet locker)
- small amount of water (vented to the bilge)
- Operation is completely automatic
- can be monitored and controlled via control panel mounted at chart table
Inverter
- 1500w 12 V to 230 V pure sine-wave inverter
- situated alongside the chart table seat
- 3 x UK standard 3-pin power sockets (2022)

TANKAGE
Water
- 2 x c.300 L / 66 gal Stainless steel tanks under aft bunks
- Separate fillers, sight glasses and feeds
- leading to crossover/take-off valve in engine box
- Breather tubes led to the mid-ships box under the thwart bench
- Pressurised hot and cold water system
Hot Water
- 41 L / 9 Gal Calorifier tank (situated under the pilot bunk); heated by the engine
Fuel
- 2 x 160 L / 35 gal Stainless steel tanks under aft bunks
- Separate fillers, feeds & manual fuel cut-offs
- leading to a crossover/ bleed/ take-off valve in the engine box
- Breather tubes led to the mid-ships box under the thwart bench
- Separate dipstick access ports just forward of the rear bunks
Waste
- 25 L / 5.5 gal stainless steel Grey Water tank under galley sole
- Jabsco Amazon Universal pump-out
- c.30 L / 6.6 gal stainless steel Black Water tank under fo'c'sle port bunk
- Y-valve; overboard or shore discharge
- Carbon filtered vent line to deck

NAVIGATION
- Autonautic Instrumental CHE-0073 binnacle mount marine compass (2021)
- NMEA 2000 Networked
- Garmin GPS 17 x Antenna
- Airmar DST800v Triducer Bronze (water depth, speed and temp).
- Garmin Steadycast Heading Sensor
- Garmin AIS 300 AIS Receiver
- Garmin GMI 10 Deck Display Head
- Garmin GPSMAP 4008 Chartplotter
- Skywatch Xplorer Handheld Anemometer
- Plastimo Iris 50 Handbearing Compass
- Lead line

COMMUNICATIONS
- Standard Horizon GX2000E DSC Fixed VHF Radio
- separate RAM3 Deck Mic/Speaker
- dedicated secondary GPS Antenna
- Icom IC-M25 Handheld VHF
- Furuno NX-300 Navtex Receiver

CHARTER CODING
AMELIE ROSE has been coded for charter up to 60 nm from safe haven (Cat 2) by the YDSA for up to 14 persons (up to 24 hours) and 10 persons (for longer passages). As such she has undergone a full out of the water survey every five years, carries all the required safety gear, and is maintained to a very high standard. This lapsed in March 2024 but re-coding should present no problems.

EQUIPMENT
- Echomax Active X Band radar target enhancer
- Rule 3700 electronic bilge pump with float switch
- manual override and warning light
- Amazon Warrior manual bilge pump (on deck)
- Nereus WG100-L Gas Alarm
- McMurdo Smartfind G5 EPIRB
- Jonbuoy dan bouy and light
- SOLAS/DOT Lifering
- Rescue Sling and floating line
- 2 x 1 kg ABC Fire extinguishers
- 1 x 4 kg ABC Fire extinguisher
- Fire blanket
- Carbon monoxide alarm at forward passage
- 16 x Fully auto lifejackets with integral harnesses
- 14 x Tethers
- Twin full deck jackstays
- Skyline Marine 7x50 Binoculars
- Ships bell & foghorn
- Twin anchor ball signals and motorsailing cone
- NUC Lights
- Anchor light (LED) and Aquasignal navigation lights
- Aquasignal Bremen 12 V searchlight (deck power sockets forward & aft)
- Emergency VHF Aerial
- NB: AMELIE has used hired liferafts - no rafts are included in the sale

- A selection of warps from 10 m to 20 m)
- Fenders and two fender boards
- Fixed bull-rope system at bowsprit
- for holding off from mooring buoys with wind over tide