Swiftsure 33 – Centerboard Drop Keel (Draft 1 meter keel up)

A Classic 1962 Sailing boat in great condition for its age with lots of updates later years, such as new Rigg (complete with new mast, boom, standing rigg, sails etc), updated batteries, Anchor Windlass, new water tank and much more. Priced for a quick sale and ready to sail.

The perfect boat for both open sea sailing and for entering shallow and coastal waters like the canals in Europe. Great boat for single-handed sailing or for a couple.

Swifture, a well known boat back in the days.

Enter the Comfortable Cockpit of this classic yacht, well protected as it has the aft deck behind the cockpit, and you sit low and protected in the deep cockpit. The painted deck (not teakdeck!), is wide and you move around safely. Entering the inside of the boat from the cockpit, the sink and gas stove are on portside and instruments/navigation on starboard. In the salon there is a fold-up table in the middle and two sofas (can be used as extra beds) on each side. Forward is owners cabin and with access to the head (compost head – a great solution that is smell free and do not require waste tank). Headroom is appr 190cm in the Salon/Pentry.

Boat size is optimal for low-cost mooring in marinas and also for shallow entries in bays and areas not accessible to many other sailors. Fair Endavour is currently hauled out on the wharf Sopromar in Lagos, but planned to get back in water later this year.

Current owners have had Fair Endavour since 1986. Their earlier cruising areas were on the East

coast of the UK. During holidays they cruised the Northern French coast. In the late 80s they took Fair Endeavour down the French Canals to the Med where again the lifting keel was an essential with the shallow waterways. They then spent a year cruising the Mediterranean coast including Italy, Corsica, Elba. etc. The next few years on the West coast of the UK. With their kids arriving they went back to the East coast and then spent a few years sailing over to the Netherlands. Then again European Canal cruise to the Med with cruises in the West and East Med. More recently they dropped the mast again a fitted the new mast and rig before exiting into the Med and undertaking a Winter 2019 port-hopping cruise along the French and Spanish coasts.

Since arriving in Portugal they have explored the Algarve coast.

Survey Report available from May 2022. The boat is currently registered in UK SSR but in EU during Brexit and therefore EU VAT paid status.

Equipment and facts:

Generally:

• Model year 1962

• HIN/ Hull Number: 304493

• Name: SY Fair Endeavour

• Length: 10.08 m

• Length Waterline (LWL): 6.99 m

• Width/Beam: 3.05 m

• Draft: 1.07 (keel up) 2.01 m (keel down)

• Displacement: 5216 kg

• Ballast: (cast iron): 1542 kg

• Mast height (Bridge Clarance) 19.50 m

• Layout with one master/fwd cabin and 2 sleeps in Salon.

• One Head/Bathroom/Toilet

• Engine: Yanmar 2GM 20 – 16hp, 2-cylinder diesel (1986)

• Engine number: 06586 (hours unknown, but engine was out and and received a general overall and valve replacement)

• Axis/Shaft w 3-blade bronze propeller

• Diesel tank Stainles Steel appr. 90 liter (2018)

• 18kg (35lb) DELTA anchor and long 8mm galvanized anchor chain combined with rope for deeper anchoring.

• Lofrans manual Anchor Winlass in bow

Navigation and Electronics

• Compass: Plastimo Contest

• GPS, Echo Sounder / Log: Wind Speed and direction

• B&G V7 Plotter with multiple charts for Europe

• B&G AIS with splitter (2023)

• VHF: B&G V50 GMDSS VHF

• VHF 2: Handheld Cobra

• “NASA” wind speed and direction (in fwd saloon – but not currently working)

Rig and Winches:

• Type 1-spreader sloop (All New Z Spars Rigg 2019)

• Mast: Deck stepped 1-spreader Jeckells, Aluminium mast and Bom (2019)

• Standing rigging (New 2019)

• Running Rigging in very good condition (renew over the years)

• Furler Genoa

• Backstay tensioner from cockpit

• Vang: Z Spars, from cockpit

• Winches: Lewmar 2-speed 40 in Cockpit and Andersen 18 on mast

Sails

• Mainsail Battened (2019)

• Mainsail reefing: 3 reefing steps

• Genoa on Furlex

• Stormsail

• Cruising Shute (light wind sail)

• Spinaker pole - original wooden pole

Batteries and charging

• Charger 220v – 12v

• Batteries new domestic/start batteries

• 2 Solar Panels with controller

Water, heating and sanitation

• Chemical …compost Toilet (works perfectly and do not require holding tank)

• Sinks in Galley with presure pumps

• 2-burner Gas/Propane stove

• Electric Coolerbox – 220v/12v

• Automatic bilge pump (2025)

• Manual bilge pump in cockpit (2025)

Safety and Miscellaneous

• Fire extinguisher

• Fire blanket

• Life buoy, Life jackets, Lifelines, Flares (need update) etc

• Dinghy and 2,5hp Suzuki outboard engine in very good condition.

Updates and maintenance last 4-5 years:

Hull and deck paint

Recent work:

2025. New Vetus marine batteries fitted. New manual and auto bilge pumps.

2023. B&G AIS with splitter

2023. B&G new echo sounder and log

2022. Replaced rudder bearings, bushes.

2022. All skin fittings and valves replaced with new Tru-Design fittings.

2021. Epoxy treated. 5 layers of gel-shield. Anti-fouled.

2019 - New Mainsail. Jeckells mainmast system.

Z Spars new Z501 Mast fitted for single spreader, deck stepped, masthead rig.

Z Spars new Z362 Boom fitted with 3 x slab reefs and outhaul. Reef hooks fitted.

Z Spars new Medium rigid vang.

NASA LED Tri-white light fitted

NASA Cruiser wind system v2 fitted - currently not working.

Deck flood steaming light fitted - currently not working.

Hawk VHF aerial fitted

Winch pads and mast cleats fitted.

Lazy jacks fitted

2019 - the 1986 Yanmar 2GM engine was removed and received a general overall and valve replacement.

2018 - New stainless fuel tank