1994 Vitters Hoek 55 Custom

The only and only TINTAGEL. Custom design by Hoek and full aluminium construction by Vitters. Performance married with capability for world-adventures or around-the-cans fun. Extensively refitted and updated and available for immediate delivery. Arguably one of the best known of all of the Hoek designs and certainly one of the best built with full custom construction to ABS classification in aluminium by the legendary Vitters shipyard in the Netherlands. Not to be confused with her wood epoxy sisters, with her robust-yet-light aluminium construction TINTAGEL was conceived with a plan for world cruising and explorations to high latitudes. Short-handed cruising is both safe and effortless thanks to her hydraulic deck winches and cutter rig with furling headsails. For those wishing to race, TINTAGEL boasts enhanced upwind performance thanks to her winged keel which also keeps her draft down to a very practical 2.40m, along with the protection of a fully-skegged rudder. In racing mode, TINTAGEL has won the Round Admiralty Island Race in Alaska on two occasions and her owner has also enjoyed short-handed racing in the Mediterranean where the yacht is now based. Below decks, TINTAGEL benefits from comfortable and spacious accommodation for two couples in two cabins and is finished in luxurious solid Honduras Mahogany with contrasting white lacquered bulkheads, light maple flooring and white Corian counters. Her forward cabin and interior spaces were extensively remodelled as part of a 2015 refit. Detailed owner’s manual 2023 by Spinta Studio available upon request. Her specification highlights include:- • Full aluminium construction by Vitters in the Netherlands • Teak laid decks and superstructure • Classic opening skylights above saloon and master cabin • Two cabin layout with master cabin forward and guest cabin aft • Two heads with aft heads located adjacent to companionway for use as day heads • Honduras Mahogany interior joinery with contrasting white lacquered bulkheads and tongue-and-groove headlinings • Winged performance keel with 2.40m draft • Fully-skegged aluminium rudder • Yanmar 110hp engine with 5-bladed MaxProp feathering propeller • B&G/Simrad navigation package • Victron chargers with inverters • Reverse-cycle air-conditioning to saloon • Webasto hydronic diesel heating system with radiators • Engine Complete overhaul – 2026 • Standing rigging 5 years inspection - 2026 • New Fisher Panda 4kW Generator - 2025 • New B&G LCD Displays in cockpit - 2025 • New Electric Induction hob with multifunction Oven and Grill - 2025 • New North Sail Code 55 - 2025 • New halyards and sheets - 2025 • New antifouling and hull polished - End of May 2025 • Cockpit teak sanding and varnishing - End of May 2025 • New full engine service - 2024 • New Engine start battery - 2024 • New navigation electronics 2015 TINTAGEL is our first keelboat. It was love at first sight. Maria my wife and I have different hobbies, she enjoys hor