It is with great sadness that I announce that we will be selling Island Swift - £45,000
This page will be updated regularly and is not complete.
This is an advance announcement and she will not be ready to view for a few months.
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| All sails set - main, topsail, staysail, jib and jib topsail |
A full dossier of information will be made ready in due course complete with photos of interior/exterior and a video walk through.
Island Swift
'Island Swift' is a 35' Gaff Cutter (Wylo II), fixed keel, steel hull and deck, designed and built in 1996 by Nick Skeates fitted and out by John Richardson (first owner). She's one of the few examples of a modern Gaff Rigged cruiser, designed to sail around the world. She is easy to manage, safe as well as beautiful and was purchased by us in 2013. But now is the time to pass her on to another family who want to take her sailing.
She is a low tech boat and currently has no fridge or chart plotter.
Island Swift is currently moored in Brittany, France. We may sail the boat back to the UK in the spring for viewing.
Our Big Adventure
Leaving Falmouth in September 2014 the family (including two teenagers) sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean, via Portugal, Spain, Maderia, Canaries and Cape Verde, then cruised the Caribbean.
In April 2016 we participated in Antigua Classics winning second place in class, Spirit of the Regatta, the Arne Fizzell Prize for most seaworthy boat as well as second place in Concours d'Elegance (in class). We sailed back to the UK in the summer of 2016, leaving Antigua May 2016 via the Azores, then arrived home to Penzance in July 2016.
This was the second time Island Swift had made this journey, as the first owner John Richardson did the same trip previously.
Boat description 35ft Wylo II, Steel, fixed keel, Gaff Cutter
Port of Registration Penzance
Registration British / Class 1
Location Currently in Brittany, France
Length 35ft / 10.74m
Depth 4ft 6” / 1.64m
Breadth 10ft / 3.07m
Gross Tonnage 10.59 tons
Sail Area 712 m2
Year Built 1996
VAT Status UK and EU VAT paid status - see below
RCD Not applicable, boat in use prior to 16 June 1998
Where Built Isle of Wight
Construction Steel hull and deck
Color of Hull Black
Engine 28hp 3-cylinder Volvo Penta 2001 diesel, overhauled in 2018
On her legs for annual antifoul
Construction
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Machinery / Electronics
Accommodation
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| Good Access to the engine |
UK VAT Status
Island Swift was home built by John Richardson and Nick Skeates in the UK.
If the current owners return her to the UK before selling her, we believe that the boat will retain UK VAT paid status.
The current owners have copies of: ‘receipts of invoices for materials used in the construction of a ‘Home-Built’ vessel’.
- Island Swift is eligible for relief from VAT:
- The current owners purchased the vessel in the UK in 2013 – bill of sale.
- The vessel was last in the UK in 2018 – mooring receipt.
- The vessel had domestic status when it left the UK in 2018.
- The owners have not changed.
- The vessel has undergone no more than running repairs that did not increase its value outside the UK.
EU TVA Status Justification
If sold in the EU we believe that the boat will retain EU VAT paid status and loose UK paid status.
Island Swift was home built by John Richardson and Nick Skeates in the UK.
The current owners have copies of: ‘receipts of invoices for materials used in the construction of a ‘Home-Built’ vessel’.
The UK issued the boat with a T2L from HMRC in the UK, confirming status of Union goods on 15/10/2020.
Island Swift was located on a mooring in France from July 2019 until June 2022.
Island Swift was in France at 23:00 on the 31 December 2020.
Proof of location includes:
- Photos with gps stamp and date
- Mooring contract for Moulin Mer at Landevennec and receipt of payment for 2020/2021
- Attestation from the Mayor of Landevennec
- Logbook Entry
- Cruising Passport and payment for 2020