ECOVER OF SKAGEN

Thomas Custom 67 | David Thomas Design | Built 1991, Rebuilt 2009

Ecover of Skagen began life in 1991 as Group 4, Mike Golding's winning entry in the Challenge round-the-world race. Built by Devonport Management Ltd to David Thomas's design, she was constructed to withstand sustained offshore punishment - a fact her high tensile steel hull and robust engineering still reflect.

In 2009 she underwent a complete rebuild at Danish Yacht in Skagen, Denmark, emerging as a thoroughgoing luxury cruising yacht. The Challenge interior was stripped and replaced with classical joinery in bird's eye maple with a teak sole; the decks were hand-laid in teak with black caulking; all electrical, hydraulic and plumbing systems were renewed; and a Nordic Mast carbon spar was fitted. The result bears no resemblance to her racing origins save the structural integrity that makes her genuinely capable offshore.

She has since cruised extensively, including a transatlantic passage in 2017 as part of the ARC, with time in St Lucia, Antigua, Martinique and Grenada. She has been maintained since returning to the UK in 2021, and the current owner has invested consistently in keeping her ready for sea.

Key Features & Recent Refit

• LOA 67ft / 20.42m; Beam 17ft 3in; Draft 10ft 2in; Displacement 50,000kg


• Steel hull; cast iron keel; full depth skeg and steel rudder


• New Steyr SE236E40 230hp engine (2023); approximately 15 hours at January 2026


• Maxpower 24v 10kW bow thruster; new motor and solenoid 2023


• All battery banks replaced throughout 2023


• Fisher Panda P25i 24kVA generator; fully refurbished 2023


• Rod rigging 5-year service completed 2024; all running rigging replaced 2024


• Reckmann hydraulic genoa furler; Halmatro hydraulic vang, backstay rams and outhaul


• North Sails furling genoa (2020); full sail inventory including trysail and storm staysail


• Furuno electronics suite: MaxSea, NavNet II, Class A AIS, radar, GPS, Navtex, VHF; Simrad AP50 autopilot


• 8 berths in 4 cabins; all en-suite; owner's full-beam aft double; two guest cabins; crew forepeak


• Central plant reversible air conditioning throughout; Webasto serviced 2023


• Sea Recovery watermaker; 1,378 litres fuel; 650 litres fresh water

Broker's Summary

Ecover of Skagen represents a rare convergence of proven structural integrity and quality finish. Her steel hull and Challenge-built backbone give a blue-water buyer genuine reassurance; her 2009 refit and the systematic maintenance of recent years mean there is little left to do before departure. The new engine alone represents a material reduction in the uncertainty a purchaser normally accepts when buying a yacht of this age and size. At the asking price, she offers capability, comfort and ocean-ready condition that would cost considerably more to assemble from scratch.