1953 Concordia Yawl

SOVEREIGN, a rare gem, was built in Germany in 1953 and sports a few modern upgrades yet she retains her original glamor and style. SOVEREIGN has recently completed an extensive yard period in Port Townsend Washington, under the care of the experienced and well known Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op where her masts were restored, her deck trim replaced, additional systems were attended to, and fresh varnish applied throughout. This owner, the seventh, is unable to sail this vessel befitting the vessel itself and the heritage, the history, the stories, and the experience within the surviving Concordia fleet. Built in 1953 in Lemwerder Germany by Abeking and Rasmussen, SOVEREIGN is a classic wooden yacht the Concordia Yawl 39, Hull #15. The Concordia Yawl is a special class of wooden yawls and was designed by naval architect Raymond Hunt with input from Llewellyn and Waldo Howland. The Concordia Yawl was designed to withstand heavy wind and choppy waters making her the perfect sailboat for both racing and comfortable cruising. As one of the most enduring yachts designs in sailing history, she has collected as many trophies as any class in oceans racing history while proving that a winning boat can be as beautiful as it is comfortable to sail. There were 103 Concordia yawls built, of which all are still afloat, making the Concordia Yawl class the largest class of large one-design wooden sailboats. The Concordia boasts an oak keel, steam bent laminated oak frames, African mahogany planking, bright mahogany deck trim, bronze plank fastenings and galvanized iron keel bolts. The rigging consists of hollow spars, including a carbon fiber spinnaker pole, multiple sails,stainless steel rigging, galvanized tangs, bronze fittings and winches.The Concordia Yawl is recognized worldwide with a majority residing on the East Coast and Europe.

“A seaworthy boat, Sovereign assures comfort and stability for families without compromising speed and agility for racing, a true gem in yacht design.”

Equipment: Specifications Vessel Year: 1953 Vessel Name: SOVEREIGN Registered/Documented: Yes Make/Model: Concordia Yawl, Hull #15: Builders: Abenking & Rasmussen, Germany Hull Type: Full Keel Rigging Type: Masthead Yawl LOA: 3910 LWL: 266 Beam/Draft/Keel: 10/ 58/ Full Keel Displacement: 18,000 lbs Ballast type: Lead Hull Construction: Plank on frame, mahogany planking 1 3/4 on oak frames, Rudder: Keel hung, barn door style with bronze fittings Main and Mizzen Masts, hollow box spruce. Wooden booms Keel stepped mast LED spreader lights x 2 Merriman fittings and winches Wooden and bronze cleats, chocks, stanchions. Genoa track. Original bronze gooseneck Original hand pumps Removable bronze stantions Life Lines: Double row stranded stainless steel lifelines/hand railings topside Original wooden cleats Oil lamp by Bey Berk, with smoke shield Barometer: Mahogany and brass, mounted Chocks (not installed; not original) on coach roof for stowage of dinghy Bronze dodger frame (not installed); dodger canvas is attached but needs to be replaced Fenders: four

Machinery and Propulsion: Engine: Inboard, 2002 Yanmar 3GM30F Fuel: Diesel Fuel Tank: Aluminum (2007), 20 US Gal Drive: Direct Exhaust system: Wet exhaust to port side via water liftSteering: Tiller, and Emergency Tiller Engine Controls: Single lever, cable. To starboard cockpit Propeller: 3-blade, 15 RH 11 Michigan 7/99 HP: 25 RPM: 3400-3600 Batteries: 12 VDC 2 Deep Cycle Batteries for house and engine start

Electronic & Navigation Equipment VHF Radio: 2 GPS 2006C / Garmin Color Plotter AM/FM/CD stereo by JVC Model KDX-600 with interior speakers 
 Amenities: Galley Stove: Force 10, two burner, propane: Model FT525PR Stainless Steel galley sink and large ice box, port side Marine head: One manual Raritan PH II with macerator attached Holding Tank: 15 Gal US deck pump out Original Concordia solid fuel wood stove

Sail inventory: Mainsail, Mizzen, Headsail by North West Sails, 150% Genoa, Asymmetrical spinnaker with sock Spectra and Dacron Sheets and lines… Barient and Harken winches Harken main sheet traveler with fine tune Harken pole lift Numerous snatch blocks Spinnaker pole, carbon fiber Spinnaker pole, original varnished Jib Club Foot, original varnished Bronze traveler for jib club (not installed) Running backstays Drogue Bosuns chair Boarding ladder Full Winter Cover / Cockpit Summer Cover American Flag and Pole Concordia Burgee

Anchor: Delta Fast Set 35# and a Fortress F23 Anchor Rode: 200 galvanized chain and 150 of nylon line 50 galvanized chain and 300 ft nylon line