A Legacy on the Water – Your Opportunity to Own History
Major price reduction / reduced from 2.350.000€ to 1.500.000€ !
Step into a world where history, luxury, and adventure converge. The iconic 1931 Schooner 31m, is more than a yacht—she is a living piece of maritime history. With her timeless design and storied past, Classic Schooner 31m offers an unparalleled opportunity for discerning buyers seeking a vessel that embodies both heritage and modern sophistication.
Classic Schooner 31m comfortably accommodates up to eight guests in four staterooms, including a master suite, one double cabin, and two twin cabins. She also houses five crew members to ensure an exceptional experience. The main saloon features a cozy seating area with a bar and dining space, while her spacious decks provide stunning views for outdoor entertaining.
Features:
•Modern Upgrades with Classic Elegance
•Following an extensive 18-month refit in 2021, she now boasts state-of-the-art systems while preserving her vintage aesthetic.
•New Cummins 300hp engines and generators
•Automated rigging systems for effortless sailing
•Updated navigation equipment and a modern watermaker
•Restored Art Deco interiors featuring dark and light wood contrasts
•A gas-electric fireplace and a folding piano in the main saloon
•Her deck spaces are equally impressive, offering ample room for relaxation with period-appropriate furnishings and sun loungers.
A Storied Past
Commissioned by the glamorous American couple Sara and Gerald Murphy, she has hosted some of the 20th century’s most influential cultural figures, including Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Cole Porter, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. She is rumored to have inspired characters in Fitzgerald’s novel Tender is the Night. Beyond her illustrious guests, she has been featured in an Orson Welles film and even survived tales of intrigue, such as smuggling gold across borders.
Commissioned by the glamorous American couple Sara and Gerald Murphy, she has hosted some of the 20th century’s most influential cultural figures, including Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Cole Porter, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. She is rumored to have inspired characters in Fitzgerald’s novel Tender is the Night. Beyond her illustrious guests, she has been featured in an Orson Welles film and even survived tales of intrigue, such as smuggling gold across borders.
Specifications:
- Builder: Chantier Naval De Normandie
- Year of Build: 1931
- Hull:Oak
- Superstructure:Teak
- Deck:Teak
- Length overall 101 ft 8 in / 31 m
- Length deck 90 ft 3 in / 27.5 m
- Length waterline 59 ft 0 in / 17.98 m
- Beam 21 ft 4 in / 6.5 m
- Draft 11 ft 5 in / 3.48 m
- Engine Cummins Mercruiser 300hp Diesel
- Max Speed:11 kn
- Cruising Speed:9 kn
- Fuel Capacity:2500 litres
- Water Capacity:2500 litres
- Range:1000 nm @ 9 kn
Construction:
- Oak carvel planking on oak frame
- Laid teak deck
- Iron ballast keel
Mechanical Electrical and Tankage:
- Main engine Cummins Mercruiser 300hp Diesel (Overhauled 2021)
- Bow thruster (Overhauled 2021)
- 2 x Fischer Panda Generators (New 2021)
- Battery chargers Overhauled 2021
- Batteries: Lead batteries 1000AH 24 volts (2013) (tbc)
- Inverters: Mastervolt 1500watts 24/220 volts (tbc)
- Victron 1600 watts 24/220 volts (tbc)
- Autoclave pumps: 2x 24 volts (tbc)
- Reverse Osmosis
- Watermaker – ESSENTIAL 400 (New 2021)
- Air Conditioning (New 2021)
- Stainless steel tanks Water (2500L)
- Fuel (2500L)
- Grey water (c100L)
- Black water (c500L)
Rig, Spars, Sails & Canvas work:
- Gaff schooner rig
- Single spreader mainmast
- Single spreader foremast
- Boom crutch
- Mainsail; topsail
- Foresail; topsail
- Fisherman
- Staysail
- Jib
- Flying Jib
- Boom sail covers for main, foresail and staysail
- Awnings over main boom and fore boom
Navigation, Communications and Electronics:
- Sailor VHF
- Lorenz GPS Plotter
- Furuno radar
- Simrad autopilot (tbc)
- Hummingbird sonar
Safety:
- 2 x Canister liferafts
- Life ring and light
- Fire extinguishers
Other Equipment:
- Cushions for bow grating and cockpit
- Wooden chairs and deckchairs
- 1 x freezer 200vt
- Sparkling watermaker
Refit 2021:
- Brand new Rigging, ropes, everything
- Brand new electrical lines, new electrical panels, new wiring 100% replacement
- New cockpit design and install
- airplay through all vessel
- new bathrooms 100% renovated
- renovated galley
- renovated crew area
- brand new painting Awl Grip
- new anchors, chains, new anchor windlass
- brand 2 new generators 0 hours
- brand new Clima system 0 hours
- brand new Water maker 0 hours
- brand new batteries
- latest technology fire fighting system
- New fireplace on living room
- Fireplace in master cabin
