Name Grey Seal

GREY SEAL was built by Berthons of Lymington in 1938 and is a yacht of teak and oak construction with a Beta 43hp diesel engine. She is of the 12 ton Gauntlet class. Her fourth owner kept her for 65 years. As of 2026, she has been kept under cover every year for the last 40 years and has never had a rebuild.

Over the past ten years GREY SEAL has been used for cruising to France and Belgium. She has completed two Round the Island races and taken part in a Classic Regatta in Dartmouth, with cruising around the West Country, Weymouth, Portland and the South coast. Most years she has competed in the SYH Classic Regatta off Harwich, where she won the Concours d'Elegance Trophy. Her topsides are repainted every year and all varnish is reapplied regularly.