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Boats For Sale

Last Update: December 8, 2023

Below are the boats that the Foundation has for sale. Click anywhere in the box for a boat to see its details and photo gallery. To enlarge a photograph in the gallery, just click on it. We have additional boats coming into our inventory soon, so keep checking back.


  • Yamaha 25 - Lively Pocket Cruiser-Racer
    • 1978 Yamaha 25 Mark II  LOA: 24.77’. LWL: 19.25’. Beam: 8.96’.  Draft: 5.40’. Displacement: 3,749 lb. Ballast: 1433 lb. Fin keel. Skeg hung rudder. This is a lively, responsive boat with an unusually functional layout for her size. There is a large vee berth forward with a privacy curtain, and two spacious quarter berths. There is abundant storage in cabinets and under-cushion spaces. Just aft of the vee berth on starboard is the porta-potty. Opposite to port is a storage cabinet. Moving further aft there are cushioned seats port and starboard, followed by a table which when folded acts as the nav station, but can be unfolded to span the interior beam and become a convenient dining table. To port, forward of the quarter berth, is the compact galley area with a stainless steel sink with foot-pumped fresh water. The 8 hp Yanmar single cylinder diesel powers the easily driven hull at 6 knots. The sail inventory is a main, roller furled #2 jib and spinnaker. She has a handheld VHF in a charging cradle that is active when the boat is plugged into shore power. There is a working Raytheon multi-function display on the cockpit bulkhead. She is well outfitted with winches for sail and spinnaker handling. $4,950
  • Lancer 36 - Another Surprise from the Wizard
    • 1980 Lancer 36 "Kuuipo II" --  LOA: 36.17’. LWL: 29.0’. Beam: 11.75’. Displacement: 10,500 lb. Ballast: 4,000 lb. Draft: 6.00’  Fin keel. Skeg-hung spade rudder. 

      Kuuipo II’s pedigree has significant “creds.” In 1973, a 35’ boat named "Chutzpah" won the TransPac Race overall on corrected time. She was the smallest boat ever to do so, and to prove it was no fluke, she did it again in 1975. This quick little boat was designed by Bill “The Wizard” Lee, the originator of the Santa Cruz “Fast Is Fun” breed of yachts, and was the protype for the Lancer 36 built by Lancer Yachts from 1973 to 1985.

      Typical of a Bill Lee design, the Lancer 36 has admirable sailing qualities and an innovative and functional interior layout that sets her apart. There is no conventional V-berth in this boat. Instead, forward is a very large, open saloon with settees on either side, joined by a short one athwartships at the forward end. There is a drop leaf table between the two side settees. The leaves are angled to match the angle of the settees along the hull, providing a comfortable dining area which includes a topside window on either side to bring in the light. This configuration offers abundant sitting room and can also be used as single berths port and starboard with plenty of length. Moving aft on starboard is the L-shaped galley with sink, propane stove/oven, and ample counter space over a quite large (approximately 9 cubic feet) refrigerator/ice box which includes a small but adequate freezer section. Aft of the galley is the forward-facing nav station, with seating provided by the forward section of a roomy quarter berth. On port directly across from the galley is the door to the enclosed head with a pressurized water sink, and a storage cabinet above it. The head area has a teak seat to cover the toilet when the area is used as a shower stall. Aft of the head is the enclosed owner’s stateroom with double berth, hanging locker, and a separate entrance to the head. Both the quarter berth and the owner’s stateroom have outside light entering from windows looking out into the cockpit. "Kuuipo II’s" wheel pedestal has the throttle and transmission lever for her BMW D35 diesel. Her sail inventory includes her main, roller furled, mast head 120% jib and .75 oz. spinnaker. She has a solid vang, and a hard topped dodger with handrails. Her mast, mast step, compression post, rigging, roller furler and winches were replaced in 2007. She has a conventional DC panel and her shore power connection feeds a separate AC panel. There is an on-board battery charger. This is a stylish, comfortable, well-equipped, performance cruiser that is also capable of ambushing most other thirty-six footers of her generation on the racecourse.   $12,500.
  • Ericson 30 - Well Kept Bay and Coastal Cruiser
    • 1980 Ericson 30-2 "Catavento"  LOA: 29.96'. LWL: 25.37'. Beam: 10.42'. Displacement: 8,990 lb. Ballast: 4,000 lb. Draft: 5.80'  
      From the prolific design board of Bruce King, the Ericson 30-2 was in production from 1977 to 1980, with Catavento being one of the last boats off the line before Ericson Yachts went to the 30+.  The 30-2, with her fin keel and masthead rig, proved to be a durable, well-respected vessel with admirable sailing qualities. Catavento was converted to wheel steering, thereby improving space in the T-shaped cockpit by eliminating the long tiller, while maintaining the better responsiveness provided by a rudder all the way at the aft end of the hull. She still has her tiller aboard and the old rudder head is still in place, thereby outfitting her with an easily deployed emergency rudder should the need ever arise. She has a bimini covering the helm station.  Her enclosable forepeak has a vee-berth with the optional filler cushion and a small hanging locker. Aft of the forepeak cabin is the head to starboard, and a storage locker to port. The main saloon has opposing straight settees port and starboard with stowage above, behind and below the cushions. There is a table mounted just to starboard of centerline with a drop leaf that, when opened, provides table access for the port settee. There is even a rack over the port settee to securely hold wine glasses.  The minimalist galley is at the aft end of the main saloon to port. It has a stainless steel sink and ice box. There is no stove at present, and the cabinetry that held it now affords additional shelf storage space in the galley area. At the aft end of the starboard settee is a storage cabinet with a top that provides a nav station surface. Nearby are the 12 and 120 volt electrical panels (the latter supplied with an included 30 amp marine electrical cord), an on board battery charger and a vhf radio mounted on the face of the cabinetry that forms the outboard side of a very spacious quarter berth.  The auxiliary power for Catavento is a single cylinder Yanmar diesel that starts quickly and runs well. She has a quite serviceable main and roller furled jib. She is also equipped with a whisker pole to run wing-on-wing. The very tidy condition of this vessel and its equipment is a testament to the care given to her by her donor.  Catavento is ready to continue to provide memorable days on the water. $6,600.
  • Cal 2-27 -- Spacious, Sturdy, Pocket-Cruiser
    • 1977 Cal 2-27 "Adagio" --  LOA: 26.58’ LWL: 22.08’  Beam: 9.25’  Draft: 4.25’  Disp.:  6700 lbs.  Ballast: 3100 lbs. The Cal 27 series was a very popular Lapworth design. Over 650 of these fin keeled, spade ruddered, masthead sloops were built from 1974 to 1980. The 2-27 was the second in a series of three versions.  Not too long ago, there was a strong one-design racing fleet here on the Bay, and there are still of number of these boats sailing here.  With their solid fiberglass hull, and internally captured lead fin keel creating a close to 50% ballast to displacement ratio, the 2-27 stands up well to Bay conditions. In addition, from a comfort standpoint, they have a very good amount interior space for a 27’ boat with standing headroom a bit over 6’.  There is a vee berth forepeak, a head just aft to port with storage across on starboard, and straight settees port and starboard in the main cabin. A fold leaf table stores against the bulkhead when not in use for dinner or socializing. Her galley is L-shaped, with a single burner butane stove at the aft end of the main cabin. She has a main and a roller furling jib.  There is an additional 120% jib.  She has a whisker pole, a spinnaker pole, primary and secondary cockpit winches, and a bridge deck main traveler. She has shore power with and AC breaker and 110 outlets in the interior. Her auxiliary is an Atomic 4. This is a lot of boat for this price. $3,950.00

  • Pearson Commander - Classic Day Sailer / Overnighter PRICE REDUCED
    • 1964 Pearson Commander:  LOA:  26.00'; LWL:  18.50';  Beam:  8.00'; Draft:  3.70'; Displacement: 5400 lbs.; Ballast: 2500 lbs.  This Carl Alberg design was one of his favorites of the many that came from his talented hand. Alberg owned one of these sea-kindly day sailors in his later years and enjoyed sailing it on the waters in and around Bristol, RI, where they were built.  The full keel hull and the rig of this masthead sloop is essentially that of her sister, the Pearson Ariel, but the Commander has a shorter coach roof and a longer cockpit. The resulting spacious 9’ cockpit makes this boat ideal for day sailing. Although the accommodations below are minimalist, she has sitting headroom and four folks who are very good friends can sleep below.  The boat has a porta-potti underneath the vee berth.  She comes with a 6 hp 4-stroke longshaft outboard.  She has a main and 2 jibs. In the Fall of 2018, her standing and running rigging were renewed, her chainplates were replaced, she received 2 new cabin top winches and some new blocks and cleats, a custom bridge deck line organizer was installed, a vang was added, a new mast step and organizer was installed, the rudder was fiberglassed, and a topping lift and lazy jacks were added for the main.  If you’re looking for a sturdy day sailor/possible weekender, with classic lines and significant recent upgrades, this is your boat.  $3,350.
  • Optimist Dinghys - Junior Trainer-Racer
    • Two (2) Optimist Dinghies   LOA: 7’ 9”. LWL: 7’ 2”. Beam: 3’ 8”. Hull weight: 77 lb. Sail area: 35 sq. ft.  The “Opti” is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by young people up to the age of 15. It is one of the two most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered. It is sailed in over 120 countries, and it is one of only two sailboats as an International Class by World Sailing exclusively for sailors under 16. More importantly, it is used by most junior sailing programs throughout the Bay Area (including, of course, RYC) for both training and BAYS (Bay Area Youth Sailing) competitions. The Foundation currently has two of them:
      ·       2009 McLaughlin Club level (needs new flotation bags) – $1500 
      ·       2002 McLaughlin Club level - $600  

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If you are interested in any of the boats above, please phone Mike at 415-846-2110 -- or Tim at 510-331-7899 -- or Del at 510-517-2575. And if leaving a voicemail, please slowly say your phone number twice. You can also click here to contact us by email.

NOTE: RYC Foundation has placed much of its donated gear with BluePelicanMarine.com, a marine consignment store. Their inventory is available online. Purchases from them will benefit the Foundation.