1961 VAREN - Watson 41' Sloop 1961, EUR 120.000,-

In the post-war period and the 1960s, water sports became more popular and, above all, more accessible to a wider public. New materials such as fibreglass and plywood were touted as new products and made their way into boat building.

But the world of boats is often one that is slow to change. Not many of all the popular designers of the 1950s used the new materials. Larger yachts and those built by more established designers and boat builders were usually still hand-built using the same tried and tested techniques as they had been for more than 100 years. However, high quality woods such as teak, oak and pitch pine were no longer available after the war or were so expensive that they could only be used for the highest budget projects. Varen was one such project and was built in 1961 at Moody & Sons Swanwick in teak, planked on oak frames. Major MSB Vernon commissioned the yard to build her from a design by G.L. Watson’s already well-known design office. The interior was made of mahogany. Varen has been refurbished and maintained by her owners several times during her life, but she has never lost her charm and charisma. A recent refit offers a new owner the opportunity to start their holiday right away.

I efterkrigstiden og 1960'erne blev vandsport mere populært og frem for alt mere tilgængeligt for et bredere publikum. Nye materialer som glasfiber og krydsfiner blev udråbt som nye produkter og fandt vej til bådebyggeriet.

Men bådverdenen er ofte en verden, der er langsom til at forandre sig. Ikke mange af alle de populære designere i 1950'erne brugte de nye materialer. Større yachter og dem, der blev bygget af mere etablerede designere og bådebyggere, blev som regel stadig håndbygget med de samme velafprøvede teknikker, som de havde været i mere end 100 år. Men træsorter af høj kvalitet som teak, eg og pitch pine var ikke længere tilgængelige efter krigen eller var så dyre, at de kun kunne bruges til projekter med det højeste budget. Varen var et sådant projekt og blev bygget i 1961 hos Moody & Sons Swanwick i teak, beplanket på egetræsspanter. Major MSB Vernon bestilte værftet til at bygge hende ud fra et design af G.L. Watsons allerede velkendte designkontor. Interiøret blev lavet af mahogni. Varen er blevet renoveret og vedligeholdt af sine ejere flere gange i løbet af sit liv, men hun har aldrig mistet sin charme og karisma. En nylig ombygning giver en ny ejer mulighed for at starte deres ferie med det samme.