1986 Easticks 28 River Cruiser

• GRP hull
• Original black gelcoat finish
• Epoxied and copper coated below waterline from new (just requires a jet wash annually – no antifouling required!)
• Unique shallow draft aerofoil keel
• GRP aerofoil rudder (new 2014)
• Epoxy decks (renewed 2005)
• Solid mahogany cabin sides and cockpit
• Lifting cabin roof
• Full professional refit completed in 2005 by Adams of Belaugh
• Winter barn stored ashore annually
• Last surveyed 2013 for insurance purposes (minor recommendations only, all since carried out)

• Fin

• 3.5hp Tohatsu 2-stroke outboard motor (very light at approximately 12kg!)
• Removable side-mounted outboard bracket
• Keel was designed with an electric propulsion system in mind and there is space for motor and batteries below cabin sole
• Tiller steering
• 12v lead acid battery
• DC master isolation switch
• DC fuse panel

• Gaff rig with integral topsail
• Solid spruce mast boom and gaff
• Aluminium topsail spar
• Counter-balanced mast stepped in tabernacle for easy raising/lowering
• Steel standing rigging (good condition)
• Synthetic running rigging (good condition)
• 2 x Lewmar sheet winches, plus further winch at mast
• Mainsail with 3 reef points and modified with additional panel (lighter colour) inserted to provide improved performance (Jeckells, approximately 2004, very good condition)
• Jib (McNamara Sails, 2008, very good condition)
• Smaller jib (very lightly used, good for heavier conditions)
• Second mainsail (slightly older, white) with integral topsail and longer boom (included)
• Spare gaff and topsail spar
• RCC handicap -5%

• 5 berths in 1 cabin
• Double berth under foredeck
• Single berth and second single/pull-out double berth in main cabin area
• Origo 2 burner meths stove in cockpit locker
• Cockpit table
• Chemical toilet in dedicated locker in cabin
• Lifting cabin roof with canvas side curtains
• Comfortable sitting headroom with cabin roof raised
• 12v cabin lights
• Berth cushions for all berths
• Cockpit cushions

• NONE

Safety Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires 2017)
• Fire extinguisher (not guaranteed in date)
• 12v bilge pump with float switch
• Manual bilge pump

Covers & Awnings

• Cruising cockpit awning (very good condition)
• Full-length lightweight mooring cover (very good condition)
• Tonneau-style mooring cover (very good condition)
• Heavy canvas winter storage cover (very good condition)

Other Equipment

• Quant pole
• 2 x boom crutches
• Mud weight
• Rond anchors
• Various warps
• Various fenders
• Spare rudder

This very well presented and maintained Easticks 28 Broads River Cruiser Class yacht is one of only a handful of custom designed Easticks 28 built to special order. She benefits from a large, extra length cockpit which can easily accommodate 5 adults, though 2 can sail her comfortably, and she has a single cabin with berths to accommodate 5 adults and cooking facilities provided in the cockpit. She is rigged with an integrated topsail which has been optimised to provide superb sailing enjoyment and performance in a wide range of wind conditions. Having enjoyed much success in both river and broad regattas, she is renowned for being one of the fastest Easticks 28s on the Broads! Her owner states that “Joy has a fantastic rig and keel and sails impeccably”. With her copper coated hull and epoxy decks, she is also a very low maintenance yacht, with very low hours required to get her ready each season – usually a hull clean and polish, and re-varnish of rubbers and mast is all that is required. This is a rare opportunity to own a well known and distinctive river cruiser, which is equally suited to family Broads cruising or RCC racing.

The following is a selection of some of this yacht’s racing successes:

• Ames Cup (TMOR)
• Yare Navigation Race Overall including the Jeckells Trophy
• Two times winner of the Sabrina Trophy
• Two times winner of the Claret Jug
• Mora Trophy (Three Rivers)
• Two times winner of the Balderston Fife
• Buckworth Trophy (Wroxham Week B Fleet)
• Two times winner of Autumn Trophy Down River Race
• Satyr Cup (Wroxham Week B Fleet)
• Simon Kremer Memorial Trophy (Wroxham Week)