Is your boat more than 25 years old? This article may be for you

Old boats and little more. For a long time they were called that, not all of them, of course, but many, too many. Yet, to be fair, it is they, the old boats, that are often the most interesting. Whether they are serial designs, racing prototypes or replicas of vintage hulls, we are talking about hulls that easily have the gift of being able to tell great stories, whether these are related to their own memory, to the great figures of sailing, to the history of design evolution or to great regattas. In fact, it is precisely the old boats that carry the baton of the path that made sailing great. And we want to celebrate them, not because they are old, but because they are the testament of something greater than their sum. That’s why we created the Classic Boat and Classic IOR categories, precisely to celebrate the hulls that deserve it in the best way possible. And to these are added the Modern Classics. If your boat was designed/built between 1967 and 1999, this article may be what you’ve been looking for! Our appeal? Tell us the history of your boats! We explain HERE how to do so.

Classic Cults: celebrating the history of sailing

There are three categories, which we will explain below.: Classic Boat, Classic IOR e Modern Classic. But the gist is simple. For more than three decades the past century has produced outstanding hulls. And we ve want to celebrate and tell their stories. To do so, however, we need your help. On our own we cannot unearth and recount all the boats; it would be impossible. We have already begun, with great stories and celebrations related to your Classic Boats, telling you about hulls that continue to amaze, such as the Vèlite II o Flash, rather than telling you about the rebirth of legendary Classic IOR hulls such as the Brava, the Phantom o Ellessof; or of the Modern Classics, such as the Woodwinds… To continue reliving history, however, we also need your help: please feel free to write or tell us about your boat HERE.

Classic Cults: the three categories

Let’s start with the basics: sailing, as we know it, begins after World War II. In fact, the 1950s and 1960s saw the perfection of technologies such as the use of fiberglass and, at the same time, saw the beginning of their application in yachting. With the 1960s, then, sailing takes off, they become a mass sport and, by 1967, we can also see the first shipyards taking shape to really produce mass-produced hulls. These are the Classic Boats, the boats that have marked the history of sailing. We have selected 300 of particularly important ones, 300 Classic Boats of Historical Value. Be careful though, it’s not pure celebration, there are also benefits, from insurance to increasing the value of your boat, but we explain it all Here.

At the same time as large series production, with the introduction of the IOR (International Offshore Rule), the focus on racing also took off, soon becoming the real driving force behind the sport. With the IOR, some of the greatest hulls ever were born and what, looking back on it, we can call as the Golden Age of Sailing. The best hulls among those of this time, whether prototypes or tiny series, you may have guessed, are the Classic IORs.

Finally, the Modern Classics, hulls that are contemporary, or nearly so, but handcrafted on criteria and designs from the past. To understand this, the recent Recruit by Frers can be an example, as can also the Woodwinds (Landing School 26) 7.92-meter daysailer built by the shipwrights’ academy The Landing School. They, too, are hulls that allow sailing to survive in its forms and, consequently, deserve celebration.

In short, if you have a boat that falls into these categories and you think it might have an interesting story, don’t hesitate to tell us about it!

The three steps to enhance your Classic Boat

Well, is your boat a Classic Boat? Now we explain how to dignify Classic Boats by Journal of Sailing and increase their value. We have created a network of professionals dedicated to precisely this enhancement.

• The first mandatory step in enhancing the value of a historic Classic Boat by Giornale della Vela is appraisal. We have identified two “top” appraisers(Davide Zerbinati and Danilo Fabbroni) who can draw up a real Classic Boat certification and see the historical value of the boat recognized. Only by careful analysis of the state of the property and its maintenance over the years, as well as checking that the original design has not been distorted, can its value be certified.
• Insurance is the second essential step, after the appraisal. Today it is difficult for an insurance company to value a boat that is at least 25 years old for its true value. With the Classic Boat initiative, once an appraisal is obtained from our two appraisers, the intrinsic value of the boat is also received by the insurance broker David Assicurazioni. And if the appraisal certified the boat’s excellent condition–the premium becomes more affordable! HERE you can find out more about insurance!
• Buying and selling is the third step that required dedicated professionals: we involved one of Italy’s leading brokers(Abayachting) capable of transposing the real value of each of the current 188 selected boats, both in the case of selling and buying. It helps you sell it or buy it at the best price by selecting the best buyer or buyer, performing an assessment of the boat’s condition.
• Our “dream team” of appraisers, insurers and brokers can be contacted with one click directly from the boat tabs (Link here).
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