Custom One off

Tiller Girl is a beautiful classic sailing yacht, sold reluctantly in fully ‘ship shape’ condition. She has been owned by a small number of very caring owners who have ensured that she stayed in excellent condition and has been regularly maintained and cared for. She was built as a one off design by Frank Parsons, the owner of Seacraft Ltd, Leigh on Sea. Her design was inspired by the Lauren Giles ‘Peter Duck’ series, however, her longer length and other features make her a more comfortable and practical cruising yacht. She was Part 1 British Registered in 1965. Tiller Girl has a long keel with keel hung rudder, aft cockpit with tiller steering. She is rigged as a masthead Bermudan sloop with in-line spreaders and roller reefing. Tiller Girl is a classic wooden boat of Carvel wooden construction of 1″ Iroko planking on Oak.

LOA 31’9” (9.67m)
LWL 24’6” (8.32m)
Beam 9’1” (2.78m)
Draft 3’9” (1.14m)
Displacement (in commission) around 7.5 tons

Tiller Girl is fitted with a Volvo Penta engine (Volvo 2030B and gearbox (1995) with all required equipment) and automatic fire extinguisher. There are twin batteries (both replaced 2020) with solar (new in 2020). She has been serviced and maintained at least annually. The cabin window glass was replaced in spring 2025 along with the seals, due to some clouding of the old glass. The fore cabin hatchway and anode were replaced at the same time.

Tiller Girl has comfortable, characterful accommodation offering four berths in two cabins with good headroom. There is a twin forward berth cabin, marine heads & wet locker. Then the main saloon cabin with port & starboard settee berths, fitted galley, chart table and instruments. The cabin was given a fresh coat of paint in spring 2024.

Tiller Girl is sold with a full set of sails. The Mainsail and Genoa are both from Doug Seaden, Sailmaker in 2014. They are bespoke measured and fitted. Mainsail in the Contender 7.52 cloth with two reefs set up for slab reefing; the 150% Genoa in Contender 6.46 cloth has foam luff to maintain shape under reefing. There is also a Cruising Chute by Jeckells in 2007, the single double spinnaker sheet serves the Cruising Chute, and a sail stack. Some of the former sails are also available is required. The mast is aluminium, and the boom is of spruce. The standing rigging was upgraded in 2020. Tiller Girl is also supplied with spray dodgers.

She is fitted with Raytheon ST60 Wind speed and direction, ST60 Tridata (Speed, depth, temperature) and ST50 Electronic compass. Standard Horizon VM3500-E DSC VHF. Programmed with MMSI, Furuno GP31 GPS and Furuno Navtax, depth and speed gauges. There is a fully functioning heads, calorifier, fridge, three ring gas hob, oven/grill, filtered tap water and fuel polisher. An autohelm is included in the sale along with horse shoe lifebuoy, warps and fenders.

The hull was stripped back to wood in 2019 and all caulking was checked and upgraded where necessary, before she was primed and antifouled. She has been lifted and antifouled each spring since and most recently in April 2025 when a new anode was fitted at the same time.