{"id":13045,"date":"2024-11-20T06:51:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/en\/?p=13045"},"modified":"2025-03-30T02:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T09:26:31","slug":"vertue-219-laurent-giles-for-sale-e24500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/en\/blogs\/vertue-219-laurent-giles-for-sale-e24500\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertue #219 \u2013 Laurent Giles \u2013 SOLD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ALUMINIUM WERFTBAU UNTER LIZENZ VON LAURENT GILES UK<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2031.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31797\" \/>Making a yacht a reality as a one-off takes great conviction and a dream inspiring enough to keep the principal enthralled until hull meets water. Deep pockets help too, of course: such projects almost always cost more than anticipated.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Luana-3-Kopie.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31798\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/vertueyachts.com\/history\/\">Laurent Giles <\/a>Legendary naval architect Laurent Giles is perhaps best known for the exceptional seaworthiness of his designs. Conceived in 1936 as a pocket cruiser, the <a href=\"http:\/\/<a href=\"https:\/\/vertueyachts.com\/history\/\">VERTUE<\/a>&#8220;>Vertue class<\/a> has demonstrated its remarkable seaworthiness time and again over the decades. <a href=\"https:\/\/sailboatdata.com\/sailboat\/vertue\/\">Vertues<\/a> have completed spectacular ocean voyages in almost unbelievable circumstances, earning legendary status along the way. Around 230 have been built so far, most in wood (a few of them in teak by Cheoy Lee in Hong Kong), the &#8220;Vertue II&#8221; in GRP in England and one \u2013 one solitary example \u2013 at the K\u00fcnemund yard in Germany (known for its Asante builds).\u2028<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Luana-4-Kopie.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31800\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"383wc6wa8Q\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vertueyachts.com\/vertue-design\/\">Design<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Design&#8221; &#8212; VertueYachts.com\" src=\"https:\/\/vertueyachts.com\/vertue-design\/embed\/#?secret=GUoEyXHV1O#?secret=383wc6wa8Q\" data-secret=\"383wc6wa8Q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It came to pass that in 1995, a sailor from Berlin with big dreams engaged the Otto K\u00fcnemund yard in Schleswig Holstein to build him the boat he&#8217;d always wanted. The Vertue (the hull at least) was constructed in aluminium under licence from Laurent Giles. A long-keeler with S-shaped frames and a keel-hung rudder, it is about as robust as a boat this size can possible be. The finished hull was transported to Berlin to be fitted out by its proud owner. The dream came with a big price tag: the bare hull, excluding sails, rigging and interior fit-out, ran to an eye-watering DM\u00a0132,000 and the total cost seems likely to have exceeded DM\u00a0200,000. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2040.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31802\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Wh5wTW4Yga\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vertueyachts.com\/boats-for-sale\/\">Vertues for Sale<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Vertues for Sale&#8221; &#8212; VertueYachts.com\" src=\"https:\/\/vertueyachts.com\/boats-for-sale\/embed\/#?secret=BDjge4kpXV#?secret=Wh5wTW4Yga\" data-secret=\"Wh5wTW4Yga\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sadly the owner who brought it into being only lived to enjoy his dream boat for a year and when he died, it was packed away in an industrial unit in Berlin \u2013 where it remained for 20 years. It next saw the light of day in 2016 when a broker who obviously failed to appreciate the historic significance of this nautical gem listed it for sale (with just ten hours on the Sole Mini 17 Diesel and the sails in original condition).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2049-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31803\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FMMUUS2cT1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/measailing.wordpress.com\/matteo-richiardi\/\">About me<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;About me&#8221; &#8212; Sailing Mea\" src=\"https:\/\/measailing.wordpress.com\/matteo-richiardi\/embed\/#?secret=Fbih1QlXDL#?secret=FMMUUS2cT1\" data-secret=\"FMMUUS2cT1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A series of coincidences led to me being able to buy LUANA from a seller just down the road in the summer of 2024. I have owned a great many boats, and yet when the opportunity to buy this one arose, the sense of urgency I felt as I phoned the seller and told him I would buy it there and then, sight unseen, was close to overwhelming. The object of my desire, or better yet the mere idea of the object of my desire, had me entranced, utterly powerless to resist. It became my boat number 47.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2071.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31804\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QeIbovV5Th\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/biography\/peters-flotte-4\/\">Peter\u00b4s Flotte #4<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8222;Peter\u00b4s Flotte #4&#8220; &#8212; Windpilot Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/biography\/peters-flotte-4\/embed\/#?secret=y8pvqgJDQj#?secret=QeIbovV5Th\" data-secret=\"QeIbovV5Th\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I had a simple but compelling plan in mind: restore this unique specimen to a flawless condition, sensitively enhance the KISS fit-out and then set about enjoying the boat and the water. Circumstances, alas, dictate otherwise and I have had to accept that at my age, bringing this particular dream to life is not the way forward. It&#8217;s a bitter pill, but swallow it I must!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2075.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31805\" \/><br \/>\nMy loss, however, promises to be some other lucky sailor&#8217;s gain, as the beautiful Luana once again needs to find a new home and a new enthusiast to make the most of this precious treasure. Some minor work is required (paint and maintenance), along with a couple of new cushions in the saloon, but she is otherwise ready to go chasing a new dream \u2013 a boat the like of which is not to be found anywhere in the world, a boat that first rolled out of the shed 28 years ago but has sailed no more than a few hundred miles and has spent most of its existence tucked away in dry storage waiting for better days.<br \/>\n<strong>The details<\/strong> \u2028<br \/>\nVertue # 219: aluminium one-off built under licence from Laurent Giles\u2028Constructed in 1996 by Otto K\u00fcnemund, Fellhorst, Germany\u2028<br \/>\n7.62 m x 2.18 m x 1.35 m, 4,350 kg (2,000 kg lead ballast)\u2028<br \/>\nSole Mini 17 Diesel (18 HP) 106 hours\u2028Fixed shaft and two-blade propeller\u2028Tank in keel with inspection hatch\u2028<br \/>\nInside of hull fully insulated with wood lining\u2028<br \/>\nPump WC with no holding tank\u2028<br \/>\nStanding headroom in the saloon\u2028<br \/>\nDouble-spreader rig\u2028Cutter stay with pelican hook\u2028<br \/>\nMainsail with two reefs\u2028<br \/>\n2x foresails, one with Furlex furler\u2028<br \/>\nEU taxes paid<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sailboatdata.com\/sailboat\/vertue\/\">The forerunner of the VERTUE class<\/a> was the ANDRILLOT, designed in 1936. Ten ANDRILLOT sister ships were produced prior to the outbreak of war in 1939. It was the fifth boat, EPENETA, that would ultimately give the class its name, but not until 1945.\u2028Over the years, various alterations were made to the deck and rigging but the hulls remained relatively unchanged from the ANDRILLOT. Sail area for later boats was reported as 395 sqft (36.74 sqm)\u00a0\u2028The ANDRILLOT was a gaff cutter with a sail area of 366 sqft. (34.04 sqm). Changes to the rig and sail plan began immediately following ANDRILLOT from a gaff to a Bermudan rig to a &#8220;stutter&#8221; rig, a modified sloop and cutter. Other VERTUES were given a fractional rig. The most popular, however, was the masthead.\u00a0\u00a0\u2028Most VERTUES were built by different firms in England. Cheoy Lee built a few in the late 50&#8217;s and early 60&#8217;s. Some were built later in FG.\u2028It is thought that approximately 100 have been built to this design.\u2028Beginning in the mid 1970&#8217;s, VERTUES were produced using GRP and continue being built today by Bossom Boatyard. See VERTUE II.<\/p>\n<p>+49 40 652 52 44\u2028<br \/>\nPeter F\u00f6rthmann<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2040.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31802\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31808\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2081.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31809\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2083.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31810\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2085-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31811\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2087.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31812\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2089.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31813\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2411.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31814\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2419.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31815\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2421.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31816\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0368-Kopie-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31817\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0562-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31818\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0937-Kopie-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31819\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0939-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31820\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_0942-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31821\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2043.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31822\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2047.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31823\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2061-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31824\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2065-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31825\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2596.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31827\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2702.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31828\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2703.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31829\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2705.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31830\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2706.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31831\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2708.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31832\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_2709.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31833\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALUMINIUM WERFTBAU UNTER LIZENZ VON LAURENT GILES UK Making a yacht a reality as a one-off takes 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