22' Watkinson Drascombe Longboat (1970) - PETOYA BLUE

Petoya Blue is a Drascombe Longboat, built in 1970 as one of the first with a GRP hull carrying wooden masts and spars of Oregon pine.

As far as we know abour her history, she came to Germany in 1972 and since then has served as a family boat as well as a sailing school boat. Petoya also started at several classic boat regattas earning some medals. She also undertook various extended voyages along the coasts of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Bu she also sailed some of the Netherlands´and Germany´s inshore waters including the River Rhine.

Our Family owns Petoya since 2014 and she always has proven herself as a very stable, reliable and versatile boat: camp – cruising, daysailing, fishing trips and exploring the nature in any kind of waters, under sail or outboard power were a pure delight.
Maneuvering in tight spaces is easily done with a sculling oar, or even with short paddles.

Meanwhile Petoya carries two different riggings: a tailor-made gaff rigg for light airs and regatta – sailing or the original high – peaked gunter rig for comfortable handling in a blow or when single – handed.

Right here, on the german coasts, she attracts some attention and curiosity as in her very own and sort of special appearance as she is quite a rarity.

Thanks a lot to Thomas, her owner before us, who contributed some of the displayed pictures.