longshore 17 sailboat

Seakers of Weymouth is delighted to present this rare example of a Longshore 16 in immaculate condition with its own trailer. The Longshore 16 is a classic double ended, standing lug rigged boat with large rudder and long ballasted keel, very stable and easy to sail. The Longshore 16 is a traditionally designed 16 foot trailer-sailer. Good looking, well built, very stable, simple to launch and sail - she is ideal for harbour, estuary, and coastal sailing, while sturdy enough to endure stronger winds or attempt more adventurous passages. The makers said that the design is based on a Portpatrick fishing boat - double ended (ie pointed at both ends) with a hatch opening to a large cabin (which would have been the hold in the original design). She is constructed from GRP but has teak-laid decks and teak gunnel cappings. The hull has wide clinker-style lands and the mast and yard are Carbon fibre. Many metal fittings - fairleads, cleats, rudder hinges, furling gear are bronze. A horizontal sliding hatch opens to a cosy cabin. The cabin is ideal for storing all the stuff you need for sailing - picnic, oilies, flares - but is large enough to store an inflatable dinghy (when deflated), bodyboards, etc. It is also an excellent safe space to store children, who love hiding down below. It will even sleep 2 (provided you are good friends!) The build quality and attention to detail are superb. Altogether, she is a very attractive boat.

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The Longshore 16 is a traditional design 16 foot trailer-sailor. Good looking, well built, very stable, simple to launch and sail – she is ideal for harbour, estuary, and coastal sailing, while sturdy enough to endure stronger winds or attempt more adventurous passages.

Design and build

The Longshore 16 was built during the late eighties and nineties by Longshore International in the UK, originally by Peter Harris of Winterbourne Monkton in Wiltshire, then in 1994 by Longshore International LLP of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. I have been told informally that Peter Harris was the designer; but have not been able to confirm this. A pdf of the 1993 sales literature can be found here

The makers said that the design is based on a Portpatrick fishing boat – double ended (ie pointed at both ends) with a hatch opening to a large cabin (which would have been the hold in the original design).

She is constructed from GRP but has teak-laid decks and teak gunnel cappings. The hull has wide clinker-style lands and the mast, yard and tiller are wood. Many metal fittings – fairleads, rudder hinges, rowlocks – are bronze (load-bearing shroud and stay fittings are stainless).

A horizontal sliding hatch opens to a cosy cushion-lined cabin. The cabin is ideal for storing all the stuff you need for sailing – picnic, oilies, flares – but is large enough to store an inflatable dinghy (when deflated), bodyboards, etc. It is also an excellent safe space to store children, who love hiding down below. It will even sleep 2 (provided you are good friends!)

The build quality and attention to detail are superb. Altogether, she is a very attractive boat.

Sails and Rig

Rig is standing lug mainsail with a jib. Sails are made from Dacron. The mainsail is loose-footed (ie no boom to knock you overboard when gybing). The small jib hanks on to the forestay. The main has two sets of reefing points. The wooden mast is held in place by polypropylene rope shrouds and a stainless wire forestay.

On the water

Sailing her is a cinch. The simple jib- and main-sheets have no blocks or pulleys and lead straight back to the cockpit for cleating. The rudder is large and well balanced, the long tiller needing only light pressure.

She draws only 18 inches, allowing access up shallow rivers and creeks. Even then, if you do go aground, just push off with a boathook – or hop overboard and push (you won’t get the hem of your shorts wet). The shallow draught also allows you to sail straight up onto the beach and discharge your cargo of family/dog/picnic without getting wet feet!

She is quite beamy and weighs 500kg, most of which is ballast in her long keel. This makes her very stable even in strong winds. There are two water-tight compartments at the fore and aft ends. The makers claimed she was self-righting and unsinkable (but then so was the Titanic!) – has anyone put this to the test?.

With a good breeze she will sail at 45 degrees to the wind and will tack through 90 degrees, with a gentler breeze it will be closer to 55/110 degrees.

A pair of oars and rowlocks (optional extras) along with a small thwart, or taft, that fits into the cockpit enable her to be rowed. Or, (again an option) an auxiliary 2HP outboard that clamps to a clever swivelling bracket that puts the prop directly behind rudder enables her to be motored.

Towing and Launching

The total weight (boat + trailer) is about 750kg or three-quarters of a ton. So ideally, a medium-sized car is needed for towing. (I can confirm that a Peugeot 306 with 1.6 litre non-turbo engine struggles a bit up hills – I can end up in 2nd or 3rd gear at 20-30 mph)

Launching is very quick and easy – like a dinghy (except that even two people can’t carry her!) From arriving at the slipway to floating her off takes half an hour – or 15 minutes if you set her up for ‘quick launch’.

• remove the lightboard,
• erect the mast (which can be left with shrouds attached – just tie down the forestay);
• hank the jib onto the forestay and feed the jibsheets through the fairleads;
• attach the yard (which can be left with the mainsail laced on) to the main halyard and downhaul with snapshackles;
• hang the rudder (which again can be left on while towing)
• reverse down the slip.

More information

‘Spotted’ on this website, which is a collection of Longshore sightings including For Sale ads, from around the web

The Longshore 16 Facebook page, including an excellent video of a Longshore in a breeze

They occasionally popup in the Small Traditional Sailing Boats Facebook page

‘ Pocket Cruiser’ videos on Youtube

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• Boat REF#  ·  177352
• Length  ·  6.00m
• Year  ·  2008
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Long Keel
• Sleeping berths  ·  4
• Engine  ·  1 x gasoline 5hp, Mercury (2006)
• Lying  ·  Wareham, Dorset

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What a beautiful boat this Longshore 19 is. The owner saw her at the Boatshow and could not resist her. A perfect coastal day cruiser, with traditional lines that will turn heads wherever she goes. If you are looking for a sailing boat with classic looks and performance, with all the benefits of modern build, look no further. These boat details are subject to contract. Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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This was a first time boat purchase and couldn’t have gone better. Worked with Thomas Drayton who was always available to take questions and work with me through the details. Everyone at Longshore including the manage Steve and Thornton and Dan in service have been extremely helpful and friendly. I highly recommend Longshore Boats and encourage you to reach out to Thomas if looking to purchase.

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Longshore boat dealership is a great place to buy a boat. Thomas Drayton our salesman made my experience very enjoyable! He is knowledgeable on all the products, he was hands on cleaning and detailing our boat and making sure it was safe and ready to go boating! I highly recommend buying a boat from Thomas at Longshore Boats!

Thomas was great to work with as we worked through the boat purchasing process. He is very knowledgeable on all boats available through Longshore! Highly recommend Thomas and Longshore!!

The whole experience buying a boat was incredible! The entire staff was so nice and helpful for us throughout the process. Highly recommend Longshore to anyone looking to buy a boat. Especially, working with Thomas was great! He was always quick to answer questions and answer calls when we needed him. 5/5 for sure!

Stephen & his team are the folks you want to sell your boat. They handled my transaction from start to finish, bringing a qualified buyer in just a few weeks. Look no further than Longshore Boats if you want to work with professionals. Thank you Stephen. Tony Doar, Charleston,SC

I had an amazing boat buying experience with Hector! He was honest and completely transparent through the whole process. He was professional and just a great guy to work with. If you don’t go through Hector when you purchase your next boat, you’re missing out!

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We just bought our first boat from Longshore and Hector was our salesman throughout the process. I wrote a request for additional information on the boat I was interested in on a Saturday and didn’t expect a response until Monday. However, within minutes, Hector reached out to me and scheduled a time for me to come in that day. He had the boat ready within 45 minutes and never pressured us not anything other than what we wanted. He made the experience feel comfortable and welcomed my two young children who accompanied us to the dealership. Hector coordinated with the financing companies for us and also helped get our insurance process rolling. After purchasing the boat, he also set up a personalized lesson with an experienced captain. Hector was wonderful and we highly recommend him to anyone wanting to buy a boat without feeling pressured into anything other than what you want.

I am a very happy costumer as I had the best possible experience buying my first Robalo boat at Longshore Boats. Hector Chavarria and the team at Longshore Boats answered all my many questions and guided me through the whole process. Hector has all the important “As”: Availability, Affability, and Ability. He connected me with captains, local fishermen, and others to make my boating experience more enjoyable and safe!

bianey made ordering Robalo parts such a easy process!!

What a great experience we had purchasing a Robalo from Longshore Boats. Our sales rep, Hector Chavarria, helped us every step of the way answering all of our questions. Since we were coming from NY, he effectively coordinated our time to see and test drive the Robalo. Very accommodating and kept everything fast and friendly! Thank you Hector!

Hector is the best! I’ve bought and sold many boats over the years and have never had anyone close to the level of care and attention Hector provided! He acted as my eyes as I had a lot of work done while I was in back home in Maryland. I knew his eye was as good as my eye and probably more critical! A true pleasure dealing with Hector, who I now consider a friend! They just don’t come any better! 10 Stars!! Thanks again for all your attention to the details! You’re a one off!! 👍🏻👍🏻

Hector was super attentive and knowledgeable. It was our first time getting a boat and he definitely did a great job. Highly recommend Longshore Boats

Thanks for making my boat shopping experience seamless. Hector answered all my questions and was invaluable in recommending the right accessories for my boating goals.

I never leave reviews, but today I do it because Longshore Boats broke the bar and all my expectations. Héctor is a highly professional and great person. Thank you, Héctor, for everything.

Yesterday I had a minor emergency before a fishing trip and was delighted by the friendly and quick service by the service team at Longshore Boats. Shout out to Stephen in the service department, along with Mike and new guy Jason! And thank you Stephen in sales for once again pointing me in the right direction. They saved a day of fishing and once again proved that they are the best in the biz!

Gian was very helpful.Never felt like I was being sold.Very friendly people and good service

Called Longshore on a Friday with fueling problems on a Yamaha outboard. They had that boat out and fixed that Monday, solving a problem that another shop mis-diagnosed. Jason was very easy to work with and they were a reasonable price. Highly recommend this shop.

Just had my first service done on my new boat and Jason handled everything like a complete professional and made the process super easy. I will definitely be using Longshore for all my service needs

Billy Bentley with the Service department did an excellent job handling my warranty issues. His communication and follow up was top notch! Thank you!

I cannot say enough about everyone I have dealt with at Longshore Boats. Most recently I ordered multiple add-on’s to my Robalo 222 and Billy has been very helpful and courteous from the beginning to ensure he is ordering exactly what I want.

Longshore Boats was great to work with! Just bought a Robalo 206 Cayman and we are loving it! Gian was very helpful with the process and would highly recommend!

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