39' Concordia Yawl

SOVEREIGN, a rare gem, was built in Germany in 1953 and sports a few modern upgrades yet she retains her original glamor and style. SOVEREIGN has recently completed an extensive yard period in Port Townsend Washington, under the care of the experienced and well known Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op where her masts were restored, her deck trim replaced, additional systems were attended to, and fresh varnish applied throughout. This owner, the seventh, is unable to sail this vessel befitting the vessel itself and the heritage, the history, the stories, and the experience within the surviving Concordia fleet.
Built in 1953 in Lemwerder Germany by Abeking and Rasmussen, SOVEREIGN is a classic wooden yacht the Concordia Yawl 39, Hull #15. The Concordia Yawl is a special class of wooden yawls and was designed by naval architect Raymond Hunt with input from Llewellyn and Waldo Howland. The Concordia Yawl was designed to withstand heavy wind and choppy waters making her the perfect sailboat for both racing and comfortable cruising. As one of the most enduring yachts designs in sailing history, she has collected as many trophies as any class in oceans racing history while proving that a winning boat can be as beautiful as it is comfortable to sail. There were 103 Concordia yawls built, of which all are still afloat, making the Concordia Yawl class the largest class of large one-design wooden sailboats. The Concordia boasts an oak keel, steam bent laminated oak frames, African mahogany planking, bright mahogany deck trim, bronze plank fastenings and galvanized iron keel bolts. The rigging consists of hollow spars, including a carbon fiber spinnaker pole, multiple sails,stainless steel rigging, galvanized tangs, bronze fittings and winches.The Concordia Yawl is recognized worldwide with a majority residing on the East Coast and Europe.

"A seaworthy boat, Sovereign assures comfort and stability for families without compromising speed and agility for racing, a true gem in yacht design."

Specifications
Vessel Year: 1953
Vessel Name: SOVEREIGN
Registered/Documented: Yes
Make/Model: Concordia Yawl, Hull #15:
Builders: Abenking & Rasmussen, Germany
Hull Type: Full Keel
Rigging Type: Masthead Yawl
LOA: 3910
LWL: 266
Beam/Draft/Keel: 10/ 58/ Full Keel
Displacement: 18,000 lbs
Ballast type: Lead
Hull Construction: Plank on frame, mahogany planking 1 3/4 on oak frames,
Rudder: Keel hung, barn door style with bronze fittings
Main and Mizzen Masts, hollow box spruce. Wooden booms
Keel stepped mast
LED spreader lights x 2
Merriman fittings and winches
Wooden and bronze cleats, chocks, stanchions. Genoa track.
Original bronze gooseneck
Original hand pumps
Removable bronze stantions
Life Lines: Double row stranded stainless steel lifelines/hand railings topside
Original wooden cleats
Oil lamp by Bey Berk, with smoke shield
Barometer: Mahogany and brass, mounted
Chocks (not installed; not original) on coach roof for stowage of dinghy
Bronze dodger frame (not installed); dodger canvas is attached but needs to be replaced
Fenders: four

Machinery and Propulsion:
Engine: Inboard, 2002 Yanmar 3GM30F
Fuel: Diesel
Fuel Tank: Aluminum (2007), 20 US Gal
Drive: Direct
Exhaust system: Wet exhaust to port side via water liftSteering: Tiller, and Emergency Tiller
Engine Controls: Single lever, cable. To starboard cockpit
Propeller: 3-blade, 15 RH 11 Michigan 7/99
HP: 25 RPM: 3400-3600
Batteries: 12 VDC 2 Deep Cycle Batteries for house and engine start

Electronic & Navigation Equipment
VHF Radio: 2
GPS 2006C / Garmin Color Plotter
AM/FM/CD stereo by JVC Model KDX-600 with interior speakers 

Amenities:
Galley Stove: Force 10, two burner, propane: Model FT525PR
Stainless Steel galley sink and large ice box, port side
Marine head: One manual Raritan PH II with macerator attached
Holding Tank: 15 Gal US deck pump out
Original Concordia solid fuel wood stove

Sail inventory:
Mainsail, Mizzen, Headsail by North West Sails, 150% Genoa, Asymmetrical spinnaker with sock
Spectra and Dacron Sheets and lines...
Barient and Harken winches
Harken main sheet traveler with fine tune
Harken pole lift
Numerous snatch blocks
Spinnaker pole, carbon fiber
Spinnaker pole, original varnished
Jib Club Foot, original varnished
Bronze traveler for jib club (not installed) Running backstays
Drogue
Bosuns chair
Boarding ladder
Full Winter Cover / Cockpit Summer Cover
American Flag and Pole
Concordia Burgee

Anchor:
Delta Fast Set 35# and a Fortress F23 Anchor
Rode: 200 galvanized chain and 150 of nylon line
50 galvanized chain and 300 ft nylon line