NEW LISTING – 1976 Van De Stadt Pioneer 10 ‘GUILLEMOT’

Tuesday 28th February 2023

Mark Cameron Yachts are delighted to have been appointed to act in the sale of the 1976 Van De Stadt Pioneer 10 ‘GUILLEMOT’.

Designed by E.G. Van De Stadt the Pioneer 10 was introduced in 1969 just as production GRP boat building was gathering pace. In the early 1970’s examples of the design successfully competed in many offshore races including the OSTAR and Fastnet races. The boats proved to be capable and quick offshore cruisers, ideally suit to short or single-handed sailing.

A much loved example of the class the Pioneer 10 GUILLEMOT has been with her current owner since 2007 and benefits from extensive re-fitting and re-finishing works completed during the COVID lockdowns in 2020. She is offered for sale with an extensive inventory including:

• Epoxy coated hull
• Two-pack painted topsides and deck
• Keel re-faired in 2020/21
• Yanmar 2GM20 engine
• Simrad TP10 autopilot (2021)
• NASA Clipper instrumentation all new 2021/2022
• Garmin GPSMap 450
• Cobra DSCVHF
• Victron DC-DC charger (2022)
• Hebridean self-steering windvane
• Standing rigging fully replaced 2021
• Crusader Sails Mainsail 2021
• Crusader Sails tri-radial cut Genoa 2021

Wintering ashore at Toward Sailing Club, near Dunoon the Pioneer 10 GUILLEMOT is available for viewing strictly by prior appointment.

FIND FULL DETAILS OF THE VAN DE STADT PIONEER 10 HERE

OWNERS COMMENT:

I purchased guillemot 16 years ago as a good looking boat with a reputation for being quick, responsive and easy to sail single or short-handed or with a young family. Van de Stadt has a reputation for designing good boats and the Pioneer 10 is no exception , with new set of sails, a radial cut Genoa and an easily driven hull shape GUILLEMOT quickly gets into her groove, reaching hull speed in  light winds and when others are still having to motor, she remains light on the helm and is easily balanced on all points of sail and in all conditions.

I sailed her with my children when they were young and enjoyed some success at club racing. I have now set her up for singlehanded sailing and cruised extensively around the west coast,  spending 40-plus nights a year comfortably at anchor. The addition of wind vane self-steering has proved a great success working effortlessly on long and short passages, the Hebridean usually attracts interest from other sailors anywhere I go. GUILLEMOT has always been a joy to own,  whether to go for a long cruise or a short summer evening sailing or to just sit out  in the cockpit at anchor watching the world and the wildlife go by. I hope she can bring as much pleasure to her new owners as she has to me and my family.