Fairwyn

Fairwyn was created as the flagship for Hugh McCullough during his turn as the Commodore of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Designed by Sparkman & Stephens and build by McGruer Brothers of Clyde, Scotland, she passed her sea trials in Scotland and was shipped to Nova Scotia arriving in the fall of 1957. She competed successfully for many years and won the 1959 Prince of Wales Cup receiving the trophy from none other than Queen Elizabeth.

In 1982 Stephen and Nancy Carlman purchased Fairwyn, trucked her to Vancouver and refitted her for cruising. They cruised the West Coast of North America for 20 years. In 2000 they moved on board for 14 years and ventured to Central America, the Galapagos Islands, Nova Scotia for Fairwyn’s 50th birthday, and on to the Mediterranean crossing the Atlantic twice. The current owner purchased Fairwyn in 2017 and has cruised with her from Mexico to British Columbia.

Fairwyn’s hull is double planked mahogany and cedar on laminated white oak frames, original from the water line up with original sitka spruce spars finished bright. Fairwyn sports a Yanmar 4JH57 diesel was installed in 2020, pressurized hot water, Webasto heat, propane stove, B&G electronics, Wilcox-Crittenden Skipper toilet ready to flush a raincoat and a romantic Fab-All diesel fireplace. Her centerboard design allow her to draw only 4’3″ when you need to anchor close to the beach yet a grippy 9′ 9″ when pushing upwind.