CHANTY II is built to an original 1933 design of William Hand, Jr. who is often referred to as “the grandfather of motor sailors.” This particular design was for the Wheeler Shipbuilding Company and meant to be used by owner, friends and hired hand for offshore sword fishing. A complete set of plans was obtained from the Hart Nautical Museum of MIT and rights to produce one vessel to these plans were negotiated. The original drawings were followed as closely as possible (re; lines and scantlings) but as opposed to traditional plank on frame construction, modern cold-molded strip-planking materials and techniques were used throughout the hull construction and the interior layout was changed to reflect CHANTY II’s use as a comfortable long range cruising vessel.
CHANTY II’s owners stepped aboard for the first time in 1989. Since then they have cruised extensively all along the US Eastern seaboard, The Canadian Maritimes and The Great Lakes with winters spent in the Bahamas and Florida’s East Coast.
In 2017 circumstances required that CHANTY II’s owners move ashore to follow a different path in life but CHANTY II was not forgotten and has remained in the water under careful watch and regular maintenance provided by a professional yacht captain and maintenance contractor.
Today CHANTY II is now being reluctantly offered for sale. It is the hope of her sellers that she will become the property of yet another adventuresome couple who will continue her voyages.
For more info on CHANTY II contact Brooklin Boat Yard’s broker John Maxwell by phone (207-359-2193) or email ( brokerage@brooklinboatyard.com )

CHANTEY II is also featured in our WCBS Classifieds, along with scores of other great classic boats for sale. You can find that link in the details on the right.