Classic Ashton and Kilner Gaff Cutter

Lone Wolf is 26′ gaff cutter built in 1905 by Ashton and Kilner of Poole as a cruising yacht. Assumed to have been designed in house at the yard. This is a yacht that feels far bigger than her dimensions suggest and needs to be seen to be appreciated.She was bought by the present owners in 1983 and cruised extensively around the English Channel with several significant refit periods in that time including lots of new planking, a new stem, new iroko floors, rebuilt cockpit, new interior, complete new rig and a replacement engine. She has proved to be a good passage maker, a notable run being Falmouth to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight in 26 hours.Her history is very well documented from her early years, the second owner Henry R. Carson and his sister Beryl cruised from the UK to Copenhagen and on to Kronstadt in Russia in the years preceding the First World War and won several awards from the Cruising Association and the Royal Cruising Club with their detailed logs from the voyage. After the War they sailed her through the canals of Europe to the Mediterannean and back via the Canal du Midi and the Bay of Biscay.Her sailing qualities and prowess as a sea boat have been the key to her survival with each owner realising what a lovely yacht she is and plying her with care and good quality maintenance. Although not a huge boat by length on deck, she has the feeling of a much bigger yacht and is as solid and safe a cruising boat as anyone could wish for.“She has about her the unmistakable air of a capable cruiser” – Extract from an early Yachting Monthly article about the yacht.Should you wish to view this fantastic, classic boat on the water here in Yarmouth, please contact Roy Heeley on 0788 094 7376, to discuss the best way for you to get to the IslandShow More