Thursday, September 15, 2016

Lyle Hess 34ft Falmouth Cutter ASTRID For Sale

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2024
Astrid is listed with Custom Yacht Sales in Sidney BC. Price has been adjusted to $299,000 CAD.

ASTRID IS SAILING WITH NEW SAILS FROM SEAN RANKIN, PORT TOWNSEND. 

https://www.customyachtsales.com/sail-listings/

Also NEW is a  3D video of the interior and deck that can be seen on the webpage of Custom Yacht sales. The link above.


Details can be seen at Falmouth Cutter ASTRID For Sale.  She is complete and is absolutely pristine. A rare opportunity to own a new and very special custom boat built to the highest standards in material and workmanship (Launched Nov 30, 2016).

ASTRID is a boat for a person who appreciates Lyle Hess's very capable and seaworthy traditional designs executed with the finest workmanship and detail. The 34ft Falmouth Cutter was the last of a line of cutters designed by Lyle Hess. He counted this design as one of his best and made a number of refinements to the lines.  ASTRID has been built as a cruising boat for a couple who appreciates simplicity and beauty in life and sailing. She has a very comfortable and roomy interior and is built to accommodate taller people with 6ft 7in headroom at the centre line and longer and higher bunks and counters. She has the interior room of most 40 footers. Throughout the build the emphasis was on quality of materials, strength, function, longevity, understated elegance and fine workmanship. She was built without compromise.

ASTRID has been built from a bare fiberglass hull from Channel Cutter Yachts. The decks and cabins have been built using cold-molded building techniques which combine traditional aesthetics with a watertight and strong construction.

Please only serious inquiries can be directed to CUSTOM YACHT SALES

$299,000 CAD  .










10 comments:

  1. If only I could afford it. You have quite the masterpiece. I love the style Lyle put into his boats and you did a wonderful job putting her together. Hope she finds a good home where she'll be well taken care of.

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    1. Thanks for your continued support Dan. I first saw a BCC when I was about 17 and really fell for his boats. It has been quite a journey since then. Kaj

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  2. Kaj
    A gorgeous boat. Impeccable workmanship. Stunning. The best I have ever seen. Your skills are at the top of the pyramid.

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    1. Thank You very much for your kind comments John.

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  3. This is absolutely beautiful work. Your craftsmanship is incredible. What a bright talent! Thank you for building something future generations will admire and be inspired by. I enjoyed every single description and photo.

    -Carl (Denmark)

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    1. Thank You very much Carl and God Jul! I am flying into Copenhagen tomorrow on my way to Sweden for Christmas. I am happy that you enjoyed the building blog, We always take inspiration, ideas and help from others for our own work so it is good to share back. Kaj

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  4. God jul og godt nytår! Do you have other boatbuilding projects coming up? Looking forward to follow your work.

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    1. Hello Carl, slow reply here! Well, been busy this season getting the mast and rig done on Astrid. My focus now is finishing details and hopefully getting out on her a bit before she sells. Nothing planned past that but there will be another boat of course, I might like to build a nice small day sailer if I can find the time. Thanks and take care, Kaj

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  5. Nice work, my uncle Lyle Hess would have been very happy with job you have done

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    1. Thank you Michael for taking the time to write, it means a lot. I wish Lyle could have seen Astrid, I have loved his cutters since I first saw one when I was 19yrs old. I tried to build Astrid in a way true to his design style and philosophy. Astrid is now fully equipped with sails and I need to get around to adding in a final post to this blog. Best Regards, Kaj

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