1978 Dubois Half Tonner

The Dubois Half Tonner 'Santa Evita', was built in Fox's yard in 1978 and has been raced successfully in local regattas and some EAORA events in her current ownership. Known as a light airs flyer but still competitive in a breeze, she is currently in dry storage in Burnham-on-Crouch on her twin axle braked road trailer. For what is a very competitive boat there is still room for optimisation should you wish to push the envelope. Cold moulded cedar hull with raked stem, distinctive topside tumblehome and round bilge. 2025 IRC rating of 0.914. Viewing by appointment only through the Essex office - 01621 785600 or email: essex@clarkeandcarter.co.uk Basic accommodation with a Jabsco marine heads and two berths. There is room for further sleeping space. Pipe cots could be a simple solution. Plenty of stowage aboard for racing kit and sails. Housed in an insulated engine room under the cockpit is a Beta two cylinder, 10hp diesel engine. Direct sea water cooling. Shaft drive via P-bracket to two blade folding propeller. Single lever controls at the helm. The engine appears to be in good condition and working well. Stainless steel fuel tank. One 12v engine start battery and one 12v domestic battery. Fractionally rigged sloop. Silver anodised aluminium Z-Spars keel stepped, double swept-back spreader mast and boom. Carbon spinnaker pole. Dyform standing rigging (believed to 2022). Two primary winches in the cockpit. Two Lewmar halyard winches on the coachroof. Lines led aft to Lewmar clutches. Harken mainsheet system with winward sheeting traveller in the cockpit. Cascade kicker. Adjustable backstay. Mainsail - Hyde - 2025 Genoa - Hyde - 2025 Spinnaker - Ratsey - 2020 Spinnaker - Ratsey - 2020 Winter cover Anchor Mooring cleats Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails Alloy stanchions Assorted warps & fenders Plastimo bulkhead mounted compass TackTick speed/log, depth and wind instruments VHF radio Double axle, braked road trailer with shaped frames. Trailer rated to 3,500kgs. Built by C H Fox and Son in Ipswich to a design by Ed Dubios in 1978. Cold moulded cedar hull with two 3mm diagonal and one fore and aft veneers on the topsides and five veneers on the centreline adjacent to the keel. The retroussé stern is constructed with three veneers as per the topsides, laid over an internal mahogany frame and is fitted with a GRP danbuoy chute. Mahogany internal reinforcement and frames. Blue/grey Awlgrip painted hull topsides. Light grey painted non-slip decks. Varnished double diagonal coachroof. Cast lead fin keel. Tiller steering to spade hung rudder. Spinlock tiller extension. The aft "key hole" cockpit is a self-draining GRP moulding laid with teak slats . The company normally acts as brokers for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do n