1928 Custom John G Alden No. 215

CHARM III

John G. Alden 1928 / 1987 - 2002

LOA INCL SPARS: 58 ft 2 in / 17.73 m   

LWL: 36 ft 9 in / 11.2 m

LENGTH ON DECK: 49 ft / 14.93 m

BEAM: 12 ft / 3.66 m

GROSS: 16.53 Tons

REGISTERED: 13.02 Tons

DISPLACEMENT: 22 Tons

DRAFT: 7 ft 3 in / 2.2 m

DESIGNER: John G. Alden

BUILDER: Borjesson, Stokholm

CONSTRUCTION: 1928 Carvel Pitch pine on steel and bent oak frames.  1995 Carvel Iroko on steam bent oak frames

ENGINE: Perkins 4108 50 hp diesel    MaxProp Feathering Propeller

SAIL AREA 4 Lowers: 1,250 sq ft / 116 sq m

SPEED: Power 6 knots  Sail 8 knots

LOCATION: Anguilla / St.Maarten 

YEAR: 1928   Rebuilt 1986 to 2001

PORT OF REGISTRY: LONDON

Regatta History

Great success has been achieved at the Antigua Classics since 2002. Six time winner of Boat International Concours d’Elegance. Multiple class winner and three time overall schooners winner. Charm III has proved herself to be extremely competitive. On corrected time she has beaten such memorable  vessels as Mary Rose, Eleonora, Mariette, Adventuress, Adix and Altair. A clean sweep at Antigua Classics 2024 continued her dominance of schooner racing in the Caribbean,

Restoration and Refit

Originally a composite hull of Pitch Pine planking on steel and oak frames Charm III had a planked deck of long leaf yellow pine. These craft were not built with longevity in mind. Rapidly built to suit the expectations of men who wanted to race. However she is now the ripe old age of 96 and still going strong.

1986 – 2001 REBUILD  ROAD BAY Anguilla

Yachtwerft  Jaap Tromp, Holland  1986 - 1989

Hull – Underbody & Topsides

Complete replacement of all frames steam bent French oak  inside the original hull. New massive Iroko floor timbers bolted through keelson into iron ballast. All new 45mm Iroko planking copper riveted. Top three strakes scarfed to full length. New transom, horn timber and deadwood. New stem.

Deck

New deck beams. Two laminations 15mm ply with 15mm teak planking. Original teak deck house restored and retained

Rig

All new standing rigging 10mm ss by Scheepstuigerij Jan Hofstede, Netherlands.

All new deck fittings by KVF Stanfit BV Netherlands

Masts

Original 1928 hollow Sitka spruce masts restored. New main and staysail booms.

Running Rig

All new halyards, sheets etc

Interior

All new teak and mahogany interior with open Caribbean friendly layout.

Annual Haul Outs

Charm III is hauled out in St. Maarten every year from end June to November. All systems are checked and any upgrades are performed. And of course endless varnishing.

New antifouling annually.

2018

Following catastrophic boat yard damage two new masts were built of Alaskan Sitka spruce.

2019 -2021

Refit Antigua – Woodstock Boatbuilders

Removal of interior furniture port side to facilitate installation of new frames.  Engine removal for access to area for new frames. Reinstall furniture.  Remove all paint from hull. Rake out all seams and re-caulk with cotton 

History

John G. Alden Design No 215  Malabar V

The following is taken directly from John G. Alden and His Yacht Designs ,© 1983 IMDC by RobertWcanick and Richard Henderson.

The "Four" had such winning ways that few changes were made to MALABAR V. Her ends were lengthened slightly and she was given a bit more freeboard for dryness, while a larger percentage of her ballast was assigned to the keel. ( Cliff Swaine says that Alden figured he made a mistake drawing out the bow of the "FIVE" without sufficiently lengthening the stern.) Otherwise, the two schooners were much alike, even in their accommodations. There was little difference in rig, except that the "FIVE" was given slightly more sail area, but with a smaller topsail. A departure from Alden's previous thinking is evidenced by the fact that MALABAR V was the first of the series to be built with an engine, a Scripps F-4 driving a feathering propeller. This schooner's design number is 215. She measures 49 feet, by 36 feet 9 inches, by 12 feet, by 7feet 3 inches. One sister (Charm III) was built for a Swedish owner. Like her immediate predecessor, the "FIVE" did very well racing, winning eight out of eight starts in 1924, but her record is somewhat less impressive because she did not sail in the prestigious Bermuda Race that year.

John Alden’s beautiful designs are instantly recogniseable . Charm III first appears on the British Register in 1932in the name of a “gentleman member of The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club”, a Mr. Harry Skeet Broom. This interestingly is reaffirmed in the Register dated 1941. There is no surviving record of the war years. She changed hands in 1946, 1947, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1964 and finally in July 1980 to the current owner.

Charm III has been owned and much loved by her current owners since 1980.

Back in the 50’s and 60’s she was cruised on the Clyde and Scottish coast becoming a well known visitor. She was bought by the current owners in the Yealm River close by Plymouth in England in 1980. She had been a presence in the Yealm since 1964.

Sail Inventory

​Ratsey & Lapthorn 2003

Mainsail

Main Staysail

Staysail

Genoa x 2 2003 & 2008

Yankee

Downwind Fisherman

Windward Fisherman

Gollywobbler

Doyle 2013

Mainsail racing

Main Staysail

Staysail

Other

Large Downwind Fisherman 1955

Said by Donald Street to be “the most beautiful fisherman I have ever seen” (2005)

​Assorted others.

ELECTRONICS

​Advansea s400 digital depth sounder

Digital Yacht   

1.000 AIT2000 Class B transponder with GPS ant

1.000 SPL2000 AIS transponder-VHF antenna splitter

1.000 WND100 mast head unit and cable 1.000

HSC100 NEMA compass sensor

1.000 digital yacht Ikommunicate Signal K Gateway

1.000 IK connect router

Standard Horizon Matrix GX2000 VHF radio

BELOW DECKS

Fore cabin

Spacious double bunk, starboard side

Numerous storage lockers and drawers

Main salon

Two single bunks port and starboard

Numerous storage lockers and drawers

Aft

Double quarter berth port side

Head

Electric toilet

Hot water shower

Galley

Four burner Taylor stove with oven.

Cavernous fridge/freezer

Under bunk storage throughout the boat

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.