‘Hussar’ - Vertue No 21

Of the Laurent Giles designed yachts, I’ve always liked Vertues. A friend of mine built the very first Mark 11 GRP version. She was made from sheathed fibreglass planking formed on a male mould.  I had the privilege of crewing for him on a cruise from Canvey Island, Essex to Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. When I was skippering ‘Speedwell’* (Not ‘Speedwell of Hong Kong’***) at Brighton I was invited to look at a Cheoy Lee Vertue. The quality of workmanship was first-class.

The Vertue shown in the photo is ‘Hussar’ ** sailing on the River Crouch.

*’Speedwell’

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/speedwell.html

**’Hussar’ – Details of Laurent Giles Yacht

http://laurentgilesarchive.com/yacht-detail?id_no=116

Other Links

Maid of Tessa – Vertue 34

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/maid-of-tessa-vertue-34.html

Vertue Yachts – ‘Maid of Tessa’

http://vertueyachts.com/boats-14-110/v-34-maid-of-tesa/

Viking Boats (Yachts, Modern Classics, about the Vertue)

http://www.viking-boats.com/Pdf/Vertue.pdf

Vertue Yachts Homepage

http://vertueyachts.com/

Sailboat Data.com Vertue

http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=3588

An example of a Cheoy Lee Vertue

http://www.easternyachts.com/hoitak/

Cheoy Lee Vertue (Sold)

 http://www.woodenships.co.uk/sailing-yachts/laurent-giles-vertue/

‘Drumler’ – a Cheoy Lee Vertue

 http://drumler.com/about-drumler/ 

***'Speedwell of Hong Kong’ – The Log of a Junk Rigged Vertue

http://speedwelladventures.com/blog/

The Laurent Giles Archive

http://laurentgilesarchive.com/

‘Sumara of Weymouth’

http://www.sumaraofweymouth.co.uk/

Modern GRP Vertue 11 for Sale at £35,500

http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/boats/s01813/s0813.htm

GRP Vertue for Sale at £21,385 (Italy)

http://www.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=257439&fx=GBP#contact

 

Vertue Yachts for Sale

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/classifieds/boats-for-sale/laurent-giles-vertue.html