Name Glance

GLANCE is a sailing yacht, formerly known as APERTYX, built by W & S Luke at Hamble in 1894. Her hull is carvel built with oak frames and beams, an elm keelson and garboards, and pitch pine planking below the waterline with teak above. She has cedar decks and a pointed bow with a raked straight stem and counter stern. She was originally a gaff yawl, but her rig was changed in the 1930s to Bermudan. 

GLANCE was raced mainly on the south coast. She went to Northern Ireland in 1952 and has since raced in most Royal Ocean Racing Club events such as the Fastnet, Brixham, Santander races etc. She won the Fastnet in 1953 and 1955. 

In 1982, now in semi-derelict condition, she was bought by Jack Carroll of Carrickfergus, and restored.  The hull was raked, refastened and recaulked, horn timbers and part of the aft deck were renewed and a new rudder fitted. The wing engine was removed and refitted on the centre line. The interior was refurbished. Her rig was overhauled with new standing and running rigging as well as sails. She was also cruised from the Outer Hebrides to the Bay of Biscay and attended Brest in 1996. 

From 2002-2025, she was owned by Isabel Hood and took part in club racing most weeks. The engine was replaced with a slightly younger BMC1.5 during this time. 

Update, August 2025: under new ownership. The new owner intends to use her for private cruising. Her topsides were painted green again for start of the 2026 season, the hull under the waterline was scraped back to bare hull over the winter of 2025-26 before primed and antifouled for the new season.