(For Sale) 1962 Gulf Stream 42, Sundance

Sundance — 1962 S&S Gulfstream 42, Design No. 1624

Sundance is one of only three hulls ever built to Design No. 1624, the first series-production aluminium sailboat ever made, and the last and most ambitious model in Bob Derecktor's Gulfstream line. She is believed to be the first hull built: the boat photographed under spinnaker for S&S's own 1962 sales literature, captioned “the first ’42’ launched.” A 1962 magazine advertisement for the boat lists her original owner as Clint Loyd and confirms “three now building.”

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IDENTIFICATION

Design Number: 1624

Model: Gulf Stream 42

Sail Number: 666

Hull Number: 1 of 3 built (believed to be the first hull launched)

Documentation No. 287663 (stamped into the timber of the forward cabin)

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Builder: Robert E. Derecktor, Inc. Mamaroneck, New York, USA

Year Built / Launched: 1961 (launched August 1961; referred to as a 1962 model in contemporary S&S sales literature)

Rebuilt / Restored: Interior, deck, portlights and hatches rebuilt by current owners (exact year not on record)

Rig: Yawl, masthead, single spreader

Hull Material: Aluminium — all-welded alloy, 3/16″–3/8″ plate, built to ALCOA practice

Hull Colour: Dark grey / black

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

LOA 41′ 6½″ (12.66 m)

LWL 29′ 3″ (8.92 m)

Beam 11′ 0″ (3.35 m)

Draft 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)

Displacement 18,445 lbs (8.37 t)

Ballast 7,000 lbs, external lead

Sail Area 784 sq ft (72.84 sq m)

Rating Not available

ENGINE & SYSTEMS

Engine Yanmar 3JH3E, diesel inboard, purchased new by current owners not long after buying Sundance

Horsepower Approx. 39–40 hp

Engine Hours Not on record

Fuel Capacity 95 US gal (integral aluminium tank)

Fresh Water Capacity 145 US gal (integral aluminium tank)

CONDITION

• Hauled out in Haverhill, Massachusetts for approximately 20 years, cared for throughout.

• Engine run every year historically; recommissioning is currently in progress.

• No formal survey has been conducted; remaining work is estimated to be mainly cosmetic.

• Interior is clean, dry, and largely intact.

• Deck, portlights, and hatches (stainless steel, with screens) were fully replaced by the family.

• Sails are aboard; condition and originality unknown.

PROVENANCE & HISTORY

Sundance is one of only three hulls ever built to Design No. 1624, the first series-production aluminium sailboat ever made, and the last and most ambitious model in Bob Derecktor's Gulfstream line. She is believed to be the first hull built: the boat photographed under spinnaker for S&S's own 1962 sales literature, captioned “the first ’42’ launched.” A 1962 magazine advertisement for the boat lists her original owner as Clint Loyd and confirms “three now building.”

The current owner's family has owned Sundance for 25 years. Their correspondence with the Sparkman & Stephens design office in 2000, confirming Design No. 1624, is part of the boat's own paper trail today, alongside the original lines-plan blueprint, factory sales sheet, plan description sheet, and S&S drafting-room log, all retained with the boat. Much of this design history draws on yacht historian Patrick Matthiesen's 2004 account of the Derecktor Gulfstream family.

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LOCATION / VIEWING

Home Harbour / Hailing Port: Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Current Location: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (hauled out)

Viewing Available by appointment, contact the owner directly to arrange

ASKING PRICE

$55,000

SUNDANCE has her own website which can be found here: https://sundance42.netifly.app

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(For Sale) S&S Aluminium Custom - Magic

(For Sale) S&S Aluminium Custom - Magic

A proven Sparkman & Stephens one-off aluminium ocean yacht with two circumnavigations, Cape Horn experience and an extensive programme of refits and upgrades.

MAGIC is a 16,56m (55ft) Aluminium cutter designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built in Italy in the early 1970s. The aluminium hull was constructed by Ing. Dal Fiume in Ravenna, with the yacht fitted out by the renowned Cantiere Carlini.

Conceived as a fast offshore yacht combining the performance characteristics of the racing yachts of her era with the strength and seaworthiness required for serious ocean sailing, MAGIC has subsequently accumulated an exceptional cruising record including two circumnavigations and a passage around Cape Horn.

During her second circumnavigation alone, between 2013 and 2018, she covered approximately 50,000 nautical miles through the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

MAGIC has been continuously maintained and extensively upgraded during her life. She is currently based in Faial, Azores.

Key Features

• Sparkman & Stephens one-off design

• Aluminium 5083 H111 hull

• 17.40m maximum length

• 4.48m beam

• 3.00m draft

• Approx. 24-ton displacement

• Cutter rig with removable inner forestay

• Approx. 200m² upwind sail area

• Central, protected cockpit

• 9 berths

• 2 heads

• 600L freshwater capacity

• 500L diesel capacity

• 80hp AIFO OM diesel

• 500W solar installation plus wind generator

• Extensive offshore communications and navigation equipment

• Ocean safety equipment

• French flag

• Navigation without limits

Proven Ocean-Going Yacht

MAGIC’s sailing history includes extensive Mediterranean cruising and racing, followed by two round-the-world voyages.

The first circumnavigation, between 2000 and 2005, included Cape Horn. A second circumnavigation between 2013 and 2018 followed a predominantly tropical route while also including substantial sailing outside the tropics across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Since 2018 the yacht has continued cruising between the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands.

Her Sparkman & Stephens hull provides excellent directional stability and offshore behaviour, including good performance to windward in ocean conditions. Typical passage-making averages of approximately 170–190 nautical miles per day are reported by the current owners.

Construction & Dimensions

• Designer: Sparkman & Stephens – one-off

• Construction: Aluminium alloy 5083 H111

• Hull builder: Ing. Dal Fiume, Ravenna

• Fit-out: Cantiere Carlini

• Year: 1973

• LOA: 17.40m maximum / 16.56m design hull length

• Beam: 4.48m

• Draft: 3.00m

• Displacement: approx. 24 tonnes

• Mast: keel-stepped, approx. 23m above waterline

• Boom: approx. 7m

• Upwind sail area: approx. 200m²

The aluminium hull and deck are heavily insulated, including rock-wool insulation within a double cavity. The interior is predominantly solid teak and cherry.

Rig & Sails

MAGIC is cutter rigged with a removable inner forestay and a three-spreader rig. Standing rigging was replaced in 2005, with further replacement and upgrading carried out between 2015 and 2017.

• Harken headsail furler

• Hydraulic Bamar vang and backstay tensioner

• Lewmar self-tailing winches

• 2023 full-batten Dacron mainsail – approx. 75m², three reefs

• 2023 furling Dacron Yankee – approx. 65m²

• 2018 furling Dacron Genoa – approx. 85m²

• Dacron staysail – approx. 40m², removable forestay

Engine & Propulsion

MAGIC is powered by an 80hp AIFO OM diesel. The engine underwent a major rebuild in 2005 and was removed, completely dismantled, serviced, resealed and repainted in 2022.

• 80hp / 4,900cc

• Approx. 6 knots cruising speed at 1,400 rpm

• Reported consumption approx. 4–5 L/h

• MAX PROP three-blade 500mm propeller

• Shaft drive

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Accommodation

The central cockpit configuration creates substantial accommodation and technical space below decks, with a total of nine berths.

• Aft twin cabin with independent cockpit access

• Large forward twin cabin

• Twin-bunk passage cabin

• Single watch berth

• Two additional saloon berths

• Two electric heads, updated in 2022

• Large saloon with C-shaped seating

• Three-burner cooker and oven, rebuilt in 2023

• 80L Vitrifrigo refrigerator

• Large dedicated engine room

• Large aft deck locker

• 2023 aluminium sprayhood

Electrical & Energy Systems

The yacht’s systems were comprehensively rebuilt in 2012. She has separate isolated 12V and 24V electrical systems and has been configured for a high degree of energy autonomy while cruising.

• 3 × Victron 120Ah GEL 12V service batteries – 2022

• 2 × Fiamm Neptune 150Ah AGM 24V service batteries – 2021

• 2 × Fiamm 120Ah engine/windlass batteries – 2021

• 500W solar array

• AIR Breeze 200W wind generator – 2023

• Separate 12V and 24V alternators

• Sterling Power / Quick charging systems

• LED lighting throughout

• Quick QDP21024D windlass – 2024

Navigation & Communications

• Furuno 36NM radar

• Raymarine ST60 log/depth

Magic is located in MARINA DA HORTA, HORTA (PORTUGAL)

Asking Price €150, 000

S&S Association Annual Meeting 2026

Poole, UK, Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September

This year the UK will host the weekend at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution College rnli.org/rnli-college in Poole on the English Channel, over the weekend of September 4-6th. This offers us a unique opportunity to share the incredible work undertaken by the RNLI with our S&S friends while enjoying Poole Harbour and the surrounding area. As if the attraction of the RNLI was not enough a number of other factors informed our decision.

 

1. The RNLI College is able to provide accommodation on-site which means we have lots of opportunity for ad-hoc running into each other for chats and drinks.
2. The College is a 10 minute walk from the marina where our boats will be moored, so it’s an easy wander down for any water-based activities or boat-based socialising.
3. Poole is an extremely convenient location for those travelling from abroad or from distant parts of the UK as it has excellent rail connections.
4. Poole has much to offer for hanging about and enjoying land-based activities should the weather let us down or you would prefer not to go for a sail - www.pooletourism.com

With regard to boats we are currently holding a number of places at Poole Quay Boat Haven - https://www.poolequayboathaven.co.uk. George Beevor will be our contact regarding allocation of moorings and our water-based activity (weather permitting). For the next step to book your berth see “What Next?” below.

Itinerary Overview

For your planning purposes here is an outline of the plans for the weekend.

Main Programme

1. Friday at RNLI College for drinks and barbecue.

2. Saturday optional water/boat based activity with picnic lunch followed by black-tie Gala Dinner

3. Sunday morning AGM meeting.

Optional activities - These may include:

4. Tour of RNLI College and/or Lifeboat Manufacturing Facilities.

5. Outing to Brownsea Island Nature Reserve (this would be either on Sunday afternoon after the AGM meeting or on Monday).

Cost

The base cost of the AGM will be £155 per person (excluding accommodation and mooring fees). Once the additional activity options have been finalised we will let you know the cost and you can decide which, if any, you would like to participate in. At that time details of how to pay will be sent out.

What next?

1. Please let us know if you plan to come by emailing: agm@sparkmanstephens.org

I know that some of you have already indicated interest with Kerry or Louise but please send an email to the address above to formalise your registration.

2. Please include your accommodation requirement for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Look out for more information coming your way on how to pay, detailed programme and more optional activities.

We are really looking forward to catching up with you or meeting you in person for the first time in Poole, in September.

(SOLD) S&S 34 | Nik-Nak

(SOLD) Design #1959 S&S 34 - Nik Nak

A S&S 34 can be yours

She was born at Aquafibre in the UK in 1970 and has been in the current ownership for the last 37 years. She is much loved, but we don't age as strongly as her and so it’s time to say goodbye. Nik-Nak has carried us through a lifetime of adventures. When I met Steen I had no sailing experience at all but I always felt safe on her and because of that over the years both my skill and confidence increased - although I'm still not wild about being on the helm to bring her into a marina. We do feel like we are passing on part of our life-story but we are also excited that she has the opportunity to become part of someone else's. And to be fair, the past several years, she has probably had a quieter life than she would choose for herself.

Nik-Nak is a powerful, beautiful yacht designed to bring her crew safely to port be that crossing the channel or the Atlantic, undertaking a circumnavigation of the UK or the world or as has been her recent sailing seasons, pottering around the Solent and Chichester Harbour. She is sail-ready and in sound, generally original condition. If you have a big solo dream or one that involves getting on the water with friends and family for leisure, or even a secret desire to race a bit, Nik-Nak will take care of you and respond to your love and care. Check out the pedigree of the S&S 34 and then call us about Nik-Nak.

She could be yours for just £11,000.00 ono.

Located in Chichester Harbour and can be viewed, paid for and sailed away from her swinging mooring at the Hayling Island Sailing Club.

Kerry Costello,
S&S Association Regional Secretary, UKI

To download the full listing please follow the link below:

(For Sale) S&S 34 | Whitby Lass

SPARKMAN & STEPHENS 34 - WHITBY LASS

Currently offered for Sale with the Association is the Australian Built S&S 34 - WHITBY LASS

You can find her amazing story here:
https://www.cherylmtaylor.com/the-voyages-of-norman-taylor/australia-to-england-87-88/

The listing for WHITBY LASS can be found here:

(For Sale) Swan 40 - Bella Gioia

Design #2025 - Swan 40 - Bella Gioia (For Sale)

Offered for sale with the Association brokerage is the beautiful Swan 40, Bella Gioia. Arguably, she is likely to be the best example in the southern hemisphere (if not globally), this classic Swan 40 is a true gentleman's cruiser with serious race-winning pedigree. Hundreds of thousands have been invested in her upkeep, refits and sails since the current owner's acquistion in 2005. She is now ready for her next custodian to get sailing and secure more victories!

Swan 40 - Bella Gioia

2025 - Reindeer's 7th Fastnet

Reindeer is a 1969 Swan 43. This was her seventh Rolex Fastnet Race.

We had fitted a new, shorter, mast to S&S specifications, removing 200kg and improving the rating significantly. With new sails and a strong crew, we lined up at the start with some optimism.

REINDEER Fastnet 2025 - Photograph courtesy of © Richard Thomas

And we had a fine first day. After taking the inside route at Portland - a hair-raising affair with the echo sounder down to 2 metres - we found ourselves in great shape.

But, as a fellow competitor said to me, the Fastnet is “50% chess and 50% casino”, and we gambled all-in on tacking north after the Scillies with the promise of a favourable wind shift to waft us along Irish coast to the Rock. Alas, the wind was not for shifting, and we ended up with a 40 mile beat instead. By the time we got to the Rock, the pack had gone and our goose was cooked.

We made some progress on the downwind leg, hindered a little by a spinnaker-wrap which was all my own doing. This had to be unravelled by someone going up the forestay at first light, and cost us a place or two.

And so we reached Cherbourg some 284 places away from the coveted Rolex, but with 10th in Class 4B for our efforts. The boat and the crew deserved better for sure, but let’s keep some perspective here: it is always a great experience to complete this classic race in a classic S&S yacht.

Next race, maybe more “chess” and less “casino”.....

All credit to the crew, with a special mention for Orla Fergusson, confidently completing her second Fastnet in Reindeer at the age of 14.

Orla Fergusson - 2nd Fastnet

S&S Association Annual Meeting, Flensburg, July 4- 6th 2025

This years annual meeting was held in the historic harbour town of Flensburg on the German-Danish border.  About 60 S&S Association members and their friends, and a dozen beautiful S&S boats, met for a weekend of sailing and socialising.

Flensburg

We began the weekend on Friday evening at the Werft Café, part of the Shipyard Museum (Museumswerft) on the west side of the harbour. Our hosts served up delicious homemade pizzas to order together with ample supplies of fizz!

Our boats were moored just along the shore and after the gathering, many retired aboard to continue catching up with old friends and making new ones into the small hours.

Tigris skipper and international fiddle champion Maggie

The crews and friends were entertained with fiddle music from Tigris skipper and international fiddle champion Maggie … and some Dutch singing in accompaniment.

On Saturday morning we gathered again at the harbour to collect our picnic lunch. Most people went aboard, with a few staying to do some sightseeing around the old town, and we sailed up the fjord in the hope of watching the Sterling Cup races – 12 metres, Dragons and Skerries.

Sadly the weather was not favourable and we didn’t manage to catch much of the racing, so most of us hunkered down in the shelter of the small Danish islands of Store Okseø and Lille Okseø for lunch.

After a quick change we joined the Sterling Cup crews who were celebrating in the main boat hall with a buffet supper, music and dancing. We had tables set up for the S&S contingent under the shadow of a beautiful Camper & Nicholson 12 metre - and the watchful eye of Olin Stephens – Robbe and Berking have a wonderful bust of our hero, and we gathered around to salute him.

After the usual welcome and toasts to Olin, and the handover of the Founders Cup from the 2024 team to the 2025 organisers, we sat down to an excellent meal.

Alongside the dinner there was an opportunity to visit the side halls which were filled with wonderful displays of work by local artists and craftspeople, including the silver cutlery and jewellery of our hosts, Robbe and Berking’s other business. The glass jellyfish were much admired alongside wooden artefacts, paintings, textiles and pottery.

After a glorious sunset and a good night’s sleep we were up bright and early the next morning, convening upstairs at the yard for the formal Association AGM, amply supplied with coffee and cakes to keep us going.

We rattled through the agenda under the efficient eye of our Chairman and were very pleased to be able to welcome new member Oliver Brügmann (owner of Taro) as our new Social Media Secretary. It was lovely to see Taro (previously Jonathan) and her past owner Majo Hendricks at the meeting. The meeting closed with thanks to the organisers Kerstin, Erika and Barbara,

After the meeting the group had a chance to wander around the Robbe and Berking library next door – a treasure trove of books on all things maritime and displaying many beautiful half hulls and full models of classic yachts.

The meeting closed and we all headed back to the boats for a last farewell.

Then it was time to say farewell and see you again at the RNLI College in Poole Harbour in 2026 – if not before. 

Until then happy sailing!

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SHE 32C - PINGUINO

SHE 32C - PINGUINO

SHE 32C - PINGUINO

SHE 32C - PINGUINO - project boat, registered 1975. Located out of water at South Ferriby Marina, North Lincolnshire, UK. Well loved by previous owner, it has been a project since purchase in 2000, with new wooden interior and bunks fitted. Needs new owner to take to completion. All serious offers considered.

She 31 | Delta94 - SANITY

SOLD - A new listing for the Association Brokerage, SANITY is a Delta 94, the final evolution of the excellent She 31. A well loved boat looking for a new adventure, lying in Suffolk Yacht Harbour, Ipswich, UK.

SANITY - Brest, France

You can find the full listing and more at the link below:

2025 AGM​ Flensburg, Germany July 4 – 6th

2025 International Meeting and AGM

Dear S&S friends​

We are proud to invite you to Germany's northernmost city of Flensburg to join us for the 2025 Annual Meeting. We will meet up on Friday evening from 5 to 9 pm for welcome drinks and snacks at the Werft Café which is part of the Shipyard Museum (Museumswerft).  For that night our boats will be moored in the city, right at the end of the Fjord.  After the café you can continue to chat on board or in the many bars in the surrounding area. On Saturday we will head out for pleasant sailing along the Danish-German border and to watch the classic yachts of different classes race in the 30th Sterling Cup. For those who prefer to stay ashore, Flensburg offers a host of opportunities: historic buildings, several museums, and beautiful countryside all around. If there is enough interest we can organise a city tour.​

 

Saturday evening, Oliver Berking, organiser of the Sterling Cup and owner of the Robbe & Berking Wharf, invites us to join him and the racing sailors for their festivities in the Wharf Hall. Our boats will move to the Robbe & Berking Wharf for the night. ​​

Our formal AGM will take place on Sunday at the Yachting Heritage Centre, next to the Wharf. There will be ample opportunity to visit the exhibition too. Afterwards we will have a short farewell gathering.​

For accommodation, we ask you to look after yourselves. All our venues are easily reached from hotels and apartments around the city on foot or by bus.. But be quick as it will be the start of holiday time so places are booking up fast.​

The weekend will be €180 per person. If you would like to join us please email us on agm@sparkmanstephens.org to book your place(s) – by May 1st if possible.

IW 31 - Hobbydry

A new listing for the Association Brokerage, HOBBYDRY a meticulously restored IW 31.

You can find the full listing and more at the link below: