Particulars
- Length:
- 16 ft 6 in
- Type:
- Sail
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- Designer:
- Chris Libby after Capt. Gustav “George” Helstrom 1911
- Builder:
- Greg Dalrymple
- Year Built:
- 2002
- Power:
- n/a
- Asking Price:
- $19,000
- Name:
- GUINEVERE
- Location:
- Inverness, CA, US
- Contact Name:
- Mark Darley
- Contact Phone:
- (415) 310-5252
- Contact Email:
- markdarley@mac.com
Off Center Harbor's Remarks
As the man says in his review of this little sister to the Channel Pilot Cutter: she is a trailerable day boat that combines sailing performance and classic charm. It’s a tall order for sure, but one that this lovely boat totally delivers.
Description from Boat's Main Listing
The original Tela was a ‘seeking’ boat from the Bristol Channel, UK, built in 1911 on the Barry Docks in South Wales. Apparently, the original “Tela” was built by an out-of-work Norwegian shipwright/sea captain, Gustav ‘George’ Helstrom and was raced at Barry Yacht Club.
Chris Libby designed the ‘modern day’ Tela at Penryn Bridge Boatyard, Cornwall. Finding the 16′ 6” Tela, rotting away on a beach up the river Fal, he decided that she would provide the ideal mould for his new boat.
Chris built about a dozen Tela Dayboats. In the late 1990s, Greg Dalrymple bought the moulds, made some amendments, and started production at Salterns Boatbuilders.
Her LOA is 16′ 6″” (5.03m) – extended to 18′ 9″” with bowsprit (5.7m). Her beam is 5′ 6″ (1.68m).
With 550lb (250kg) of lead ballast, Guinevere has a 50% ballast ratio, 150sq ft (14sq m). A topsail can also be rigged.
She is very stable indeed, and can usually be sailed without needing to sit out on the side decks; yet she is responsive, and easy to handle single-handedly if necessary. She also rows well.
After two summers in Salcombe, Devon, UK the owner shipped her to northern California where she now lies.
A beautiful boat and the best balanced gaff-rigged vessel I have ever owned.