Illingworth 37 ft Maica sloop 1963 - Vendido

It is for good reason that Illingworth is sometimes referred to as the founding father of modern ocean racing - a strong advocate of building ocean racers smaller and lighter, he was involved in more than five hundred designs, and the highly successful Class III French ocean racer MAICA, which spawned a class of sister ships, was typical.

CHAMOIS was the third boat to be built, after PRIMEVERE and ALVENA and she has been lovingly and generously restored, her structure carefully repaired, possibly made stronger than original - work started in 2001 and has also included; a new engine, all new rig, a new teak deck, all new systems (plumbing/electric & navigation)and the yacht's interior, for which Illingworth & Primrose were so clever at maximising space, has been skilfully renewed.

- Silva GPS
- Silva Multi Control – speed, depth, navigate, wind
- ICOM DS 100 VHF controller
- VHF IC-M501 Euro
- Aqua Signal 40 type nav lights; bi-colour at masthead and pulpit, steaming, deck and stern.

- Nanni 21 HP Diesel driving feathering reversible 3 bladed propeller
- Morse Teleflex engine control in cockpit
- New plastic diesel tanks 80 litre each housed in lockers each side aft
- Gas cylinder accessible stbd in locker forward of fuel tank
- Water strainer and fuel filter accessible in locker for’ard port fuel tank
- Water tank under saloon floor
- Eberspacher heater and manual bilge pump accessed by locker behind tiller
- Calorifier and immersion for hot water
- 1 x 12 V engine battery (under saloon floor)
- 2 x 12 V domestic batteries under quarter berth
- Battery charger
- 240 V ring main with 2 sockets
- Power isolator panel at chart table

- 2 x Lewmar original primary winches re chromed
- 2 x Lewmar 40 secondary winches
- Lazarette; substantial storage aft
- Stainless steel main sheet horse
- Barton 6:1 mainsheet block
- 12 V socket in cockpit for searchlight
- Nav instrument repeaters; Wind angle / speed, compass, auto pilot, depth, over coach roof
- 2 x alloy mooring cleats
- 4 x plastic dorade vents and boxes over trunk cabin
- Fore hatch
- Lofrans windlass
- 35 lb CQR anchor and chain
- Central chromed cleat for’ard
- 2 x alloy mooring cleats

- Sloop rig with main, jib and asymmetric spinnaker all new by Rowson in 2001
- Deck stepped Z Spar alloy mast and alloy boom
- 2 x sets spreaders
- 1 x set of diamonds
- 2 x Lewmar original halyard winches on mast
- 1 x Lewmar 6 wicnch for reefing lines
- Z Spar Furler twin groove head stay
- Z Spar spinnaker pole
- Genoa tracks

Diagonal triple skin mahogany over oak frames

General outline
From the cockpit – itself longer than the original Maica design - the accommodation with 5 berths altogether is accessed by a sliding hatch over the coach roof and steps down to the saloon amidships. The whole is beautifully finished in white décor with contrasting varnished mahogany surround giving a very clean and light ambience. The galley to port and navigation station opposite are separated by semi bulkeads from the main saloon.

Galley
- Plastimo Atlantic gas cooker with oven and 2 burner hob
- Large fridge
- Stainless steel sink
- Manual pump for cold water, can be diverted as supplementary bilge pump
- Pressure hot water tap

Chart table
- Navigation instruments
- Chart storage
- Pilot bunk beneath into starboard quarter

Saloon
- Good headroom
- Single berth / settees either side
- Stowage under and outboard
- Generous drop double leaf table amidships; seats 6
- 4 x reading etc interior lights
- Bulhead and doors amidships give access to heads and foc’sle accommodation.

Heads
- Heads can be en suite to either saloon or foc’sle
-Jabson manual WC to starboard
- Wash basin; hot and cold mixer tap - and stowage outboard to port

Fore cabin
- Trunk cabin roof covers most to give good headroom
- Hatch in deckhead
- 2 x single berths with lockers and drawers below
- 2 x reading lights
- Chain locker for’ard