Nordic Folkboat ‘Good Shepherd’ | £18, 000

Boat Details

Location:Lymington Yacht Haven 
Year Built:1998
Builder:Folkebaden Centralen, Denmark
Sail Number:GBR F671

Materials & Colour

Deck:GRP white; red stripe on cabin sides with boat name in red
Hull:GRP white with red boot top
Antifoul:Blue

Rig Details

Mast:Varnished, Sitka Spruce; made by Collars, Dorchester-on-Thames
Boom:Varnished, Folkebaden Centralen, Denmark
Spinnaker Pole:Aluminium; Super Spars
Whisker Pole:Varnished wood; Folkebaden Centralen, Denmark

Sails Wardrobe

Mainsail:2, Sanders 2014; North 2005 
Spinnaker:2, Sanders 2022; 2015
Jib:2, Sanders 2022; 2014
Storm Jib:NA
Gennaker:NA

Engine

Make:Honda BF2.3D
Size:2.3hp, longshaft, 4-stroke, petrol
Notes:New 2014. Serviced regularly by SAL Marine, Honda dealership, Lymington

Inventory

Deck Equipment

  • Bilge pump & handle fitted
  • Foredeck hatch
  • Two through-deck stainless steel winches  
  • Teak boom support, also serves as paddle 
  • Cover: Over-boom full boat cover plus spare
  • Cover: cockpit only  
  • Mainsail & boom cover displaying ‘Good Shepherd’
  • Mainsail & boom cover – no boat name
  • Folkebaden Centralen transon support bracket

Running rigging

  • Principally Harken fittings including blocks & cleats
  • Harken two-speed mainsheet system 3:1/6:1
  • Harken mainsheet traveller system using continuous sheet
  • Harken jib barber haulers, Harken spinnaker barber haulers 
  • Spinnaker uphaul, downhaul
  • Backstay adjustment
  • Kicker
  • Cunningham
  • Sheets: jib, main, spinnaker sheets & guys (heavy & light)

Navigation

  • Windex
  • Depth sounder (in hull) – Airmar adjustable angle transducer
  • with depth sounder. Instruction manual
  • Raytheon ST depth instrument. Instruction manual
  • tacktick Micro tactical compass: solar powered. Instruction manual

Safety equipment

  • Man overboard horseshoe with floating line, orange drogue 
  • Sowester safety rescue line 15m, in bag with floating line
  • Sowester recovery ladder    
  • Solent bosun’s chair & Hi Gear tool bag
  • Fire blanket 2x powder fire extinguishers  
  • 3x life jacket safety harnesses
  • Bivi bag
  • First Aid kit

Mooring & anchoring

  • Anchor (Class standard) with chain & line fitted
  • 10mm mooring lines: 1x5m, 3x6m, 2x15m
  • Fenders: 3xFolkebaden (30x24x7cm); 1x (50x12cm); 1x (60x18cm)
  • Fenders: 2x (95x31x7cm)
  • Boat hook

Electrical

  • Battery
  • Solar panel (Uni-Solar) for battery charging

Other

  • Internal side lockers, & drawers
  • Blue bunk mattresses: two side bunks main cabin & the forepeak
  • Methylated spirits stove & ‘whistling’ kettle
  • Petrol can, plastic 5l with filler nozzle
  • Ensign & staff with stern fitting
  • Class flag F, Numeral pennant 1, Protest flag
  • Two lifting strops for the Folkboat
  • Spare set of mast spreaders
  • Loos tension gauge for the rigging
  • Tool for positioning battens in pockets
  • Sail ties – 8
  • Spare ropes, shackles, cleats & other gear

Ashore

  • Boat cradle

Owner Comments

I purchased Good Shepherd in 2000. The previous owner bought the boat new in 1998 and sailed her from Folkebaden Centralen, Denmark to The Solent.  I have raced Good Shepherd in The Solent every year since I bought her. Each year between racing seasons Good Shepherd has been laid up under cover in a barn. She has been regularly maintained by a professional boat builder. Current measurement certificate. Good Shepherd is currently in her berth at Lymington Yacht Haven where she can be viewed. I would be happy to provide more photographs upon request.


Owner Details

Name:Keith Whitelaw
Tel:07802 426 416
Email:[email protected]
Address:6 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF