Custom-Craft 30 San Francisco Bird Boat

Stock #047025

ANY and ALL offers will be put in front of our seller! Submit your offer today!

SAVE THIS RARE CLASSIC!! All offers considered!

***Update May 2022***
The Top deck has just been painted with non-skid paint. (See new photos at the end of the gallery) Refinishing the surfaces in the cockpit is next.

Very rare San Francisco Bird Boat. The San Francisco Bird Boat fleet has been racing continuously on The Bay since 1922. The class is easily the oldest one-design class on the West Coast, and is among the top 5, oldest classes in the USA. This year marks the 91st anniversary of the first Bird Boat, a classic wooden sailboat specifically designed for racing on San Francisco Bay and the first one design fleet on the West Coast, while the San Francisco Perpetual Trophy, first raced on the bay in 1895, is purported to be the second oldest match-racing trophy in sailing behind only the America's Cup.

The S.F. Perpetual Cup is held in Trust by the two senior yacht clubs of San Francisco Bay -- the Corinthian Yacht Club (CYC) and the San Francisco Yacht Club (SFYC). It's a Challenge Cup, with the holder accepting a challenge annually from another yacht club. Both clubs must be on the U.S. Pacific Coast.

These are beautiful, 30 foot, classic wooden sloops. They are lovingly maintained and raced by their owners to an 82 year old, one-design measurement rule.

KIWI was the last SF Birdboat ever built.

THERE ARE ONLY 22 BIRDS LEFT!! We are looking for the right buyer to steward this classic vessel into the future. She is classic San Francisco maritime history, and is among the most cherished vessel designs on the San Francisco Bay! Step up and join a very elite club! Multiple wooden boat savior/owner very motivated to find the right sailor who appreciates this truly classic and historically significant sailing yacht.

While we will always attempt to provide you with a TRUE representation of every vessel we market, during any purchase from Pop you will be encouraged to schedule an inspection from an independent, accredited surveyor and every purchase WILL ALWAYS BE subject to your satisfaction with the results from your independent survey and your own personal trial run.

We have several more Chris-Craft, Sea Ray, and Carver vessels for sale. If you're in the San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, or Oakland areas, please use the form on this page to let me know what you're looking for and I'll get back with you today about any other antique sailboat options we have locally that may meet your needs.

You have questions? We have answers. Call us at (941) 914-9217 to discuss this vessel today.

Condition

This is a very strong vessel, with a solid and tight hull and rebuilt cockpit and transom. She is the only Bird with a barrel transom. She is in need of cosmetics. She does not leak a drop from her bottom!. Her interior has been removed and her transom and cockpit have been rebuilt. Update August 2021: The topsides have been wooded and prepped for painting. Deck, cockpit and mast are next.

Construction Features

- Bottom Paint (Included)- Keel Type (Included)

Deck Gear

- Mooring Lines (Included)- Traveler (Included)

Electrical Systems

- Battery (Included)

Mechanical Systems

- Ballast (3600)- Keel (Included)
- Steering (Tiller)

Rigging

- Boom (Included)- Mast (Included)
- Standing Rigging (Included)

Sails

- Headsail (Included)- Main (2, Including Last Cotten Sail On SF Bay)