Folkboats For Sale
Isobella
£38,000
Built by: Folkebadcentralen, Denmark
| Our Ref | 20260402 |
| Sail No | GBR F808 |
| Location | Lymington |
| Year Built | 1997 – Refit 2023/4 |
2024 Gold Cup Champion – Halmstad, Sweden
A rare opportunity to own a truly exceptional Folkboat. Isobella (Sail No. FGBR 808) is the 2024 Gold Cup Winner, crowned in Halmstad after a week of superb performance in a highly competitive fleet.
Built in 1997 however comprehensively refitted and stripped out to international race standard by Baker Marine between 2023/24.
Highlights
- Gold Cup Champion 2024 – proven race-winning pedigree
- Immaculately upgraded
- Optimised for performance, light in all the right places, while remaining fully class‑compliant
- Fast, balanced, and responsive in all conditions
- Ready for the 2026 season (national and/or international)
Specification
- Class: International Folkboat
- Sail Number: FGBR 808
- Name: Isobella
- Builder: Folkbadcentralen, Denmark
- Hull: GRP
- Deck: GRP
- Cabin: GRP
- Fully class compliant (Measurement Certificate valid until 1 May 2027)
Sails and Rigging
- North Sails race sails in top condition – main and jib (bought in 2024 and used only a handful of times)
- Spinnaker can be included on request
- New rigging and fore stay fitting
- New top spec BM aluminium mast and spars in excellent order
Equipment and Upgrades
- Fibre glass console comprehensively refitted for international racing
- New BM aluminium boom
- New lightweight rudder crafted in and imported from Denmark
- New topping
- Modern deck hardware optimised for competitive racing
- Updated control lines and layout for efficient trimming, including console for the mainsheet
- Harbeck Road Trailer
- Spinnaker halyard and outboard bracket can be added if applicable
Performance
Isobella is a standout Folkboat with a proven ability to perform at the highest level. Her 2024 Gold Cup victory in Halmstad is testament to her speed, balance, and reliability. She accelerates effortlessly, tracks beautifully upwind, and rewards precise trimming—an ideal platform for a serious campaigner or a sailor seeking a fast, competitive boat with pedigree.
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Ardroyal
SOLD
Built by: Cyril White, Brightlingsea
| Our Ref | 20260304 |
| Sail No | FB151 |
| Location | Maldon, Essex |
| Year Built | 1959 |
Built and originally registered as a Nordic she is currently classed as a British Folkboat but is understood be capable of modern Nordic classification if desired.
Ardroyal was completely stripped back to bare wood, rebuilt where necessary and then fully epoxied inside and outside. This exercise was completed in about 2015. Adrian Riva who is a master shipbuilder in Maldon surveyed her in 2023 and declared her in fine dry fettle having been supremely well restored. Her hull is in the condition you would expect in a new wooden boat. Overall, she looks like a wooden boat but acts mostly like plastic. She is priced to sell to a Folkboat enthusiast, there is no catch.
She has a basic (lightweight) interior with two basic bunks and an open bow section but she comes with a fairly new set of sails, covers, original beaching legs, cushions for the occasional sleep, and a 2hp two-stroke outboard. Reefing main and furling jib. Spare jib. She even has a winter cover to completely protect her.
She’s sitting on a launching trolley and has a mooring if wanted in 2026. Her freshly varnished mast (which is nearly new, as is the rigging) sits ready to go in the mast rack. Masthead Windex.
Working depth sounder and log, gas cooker, anchor and warp, boat hook and paddle all included.
She has won local East Coast cruiser racing in 2024 and is quick on handicap. She also has a YTC rating. Only being sold and at this price as she would love to be back on the water in 2026. More pictures available on request.
White Hull, White Deck, Blue Anti-foul
Varnished wooden mast (replaced recently)
Wooden Spinnaker Pole and Jib Stick
Sails: Fairly new set of Jeckells – main and jib
Helga
£17,500
Built By: LM glasfiber a/s – DK6640 Lundersko, Denmark
| Our Ref | 20220712 |
| Sail No | 654 |
| Location | Poole Yacht Club |
| Year Built | 1990 |
Description:
Construction: Built by LM glasfiber a/s – DK6640 Lundersko, Denmark, hull #718 in 1990. Fractional rig sloop with long keel and self-draining cockpit. Sail #:654, white hull, grey deck, red striping, grey Seajet Shogun anti-foul.
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Spars & Sails: John Mast mast, boom and standing rigging. Masthead Hawk Windex with VHS whip aerial, all round white anchor light. Kemp main, genoa and cross-wind sail, with pulpit turtle, and spinnaker (age unknown) with hatch launch bag. Double taper alloy spinnaker pole, and extendable whisker pole. Mainsail cover, genoa ‘grab-bag’.
Deck equipment: Factory fitted opening Houdini foredeck hatch, stem head anchor roller, 15 kg Delta anchor + 10m anchor chain/20m 12mm warp, Anderson #10 genoa sheet winches x2, cabin roof mounted Antel #9m winches x2, boat hook. Barton 4:1 mainsheet blocks, and spinnaker control blocks. Fenders x6, and mooring warps x2.
Safety equipment: Standard Horizon fixed waterproof DSC VHF radio with cockpit extension speaker, ICOM hand held VHS waterproof radio and charger. Nasa Clipper Duo log/depth sounder, Plastimo Mini Contest compass, deck navigation lights, SS stanchions and safety lines. Emergency Glowmex aft deck mounted aerial, Horseshoe lifebuoy with floating safety line. Fire extinguisher.
Navigational equipment: Garmin Echomap Plus. Weems & Plath Bluewater clock & barometer. Salter count down/count up race timer.
Standard integrated Origo spirit stove/navigation table. Full set of bunk cushions, Branq mobile toilet. Silva clinometer. Boom crutch/paddle.
Spray hood also available if required.
Remarks: Helga has enjoyed a comprehensive refurbishment since being purchased by the current owner. She is available for viewing in the Poole Yacht Club Haven.
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PALOMA
£19,500
Built by: Folkebaden Centralen.
| Our Ref | 20240528 |
| Sail No | GBR F626 |
| Location | Lymington |
| Year Built | 1988 |
Bonnie
£24,000
Built by: Folkebaden Centralen.
| Our Ref | 20250401 |
| Sail No | GBR F736 |
| Location | Lymington |
| Year Built | 2004 |
Bonnie is a well-known Lymington Nordic Folkboat with one owner from new. She was the Southampton Boat Show exhibit in 2004. The boat has been meticulously maintained by the owner and updated over the years to a full race specification. Antifoul has been stripped and reapplied every year to prevent build up, and she has been stored under a winter cover with a dehumidifier and heater installed. The mast and rig have been stored separately in a local barn each winter. This boat is in exceptional condition, and every attention has been made to ensure all sail controls function effortlessly.
She has had a long and successful racing record in both one-design and handicap racing culminating in a handicap win in the Royal Lymington Pottership Trophy in 2022.
Inventory:
- Deluxe version, with shelving and internal lockers and drawers etc
- First Measured Sept 2004
- Hull Weight as measured 1943 Kg
- Full racing inventory as per NFIA Regulations 11.10 (3 Buoyancy aids/ 4 mooring lines/12Kg anchor and warp etc.)
- Dyneema main, jib and Spinnaker halyards
- Original wire Halyards as spares
- 2 lifting straps with Shackles
- Spare set of mast spreaders
- Fenders (3 round + 4 flat), boat hook, deck brush
- Tactic solar powered Compass and Log/Speedo with Manual
- Suunto Compass with companionway bracket
- Echo sounder
- Whale bilge pump + handle
- Fire extinguisher
- Ensign and staff
- Class Flag “F”, Numeral Pennants 1,2, 3
- Tool Box with Honda kit
- Plastic 5 Litre fuel can
- Navigation lights
- Safety Harnesses
- Methylated spirit stove and 1 litre camping kettle
- 2 heavy duty mooring lines with hard eyes and galvanized shackles
- Harbeck double axle road trailer, with Hitch Lock
- New Trailer Tyres 2019/21, new LED tailboard lights 2021.
- 2 Aluminum Mast transport supports with tie down ratchet straps
- Teak boom support (doubles as paddle)
- Harken Jib leads and Spinnaker blocks.
- Boom cover, Cockpit cover and Mainsail cover
- Winter Cover and cover supports
- 5 blue berth cushions as new
- Several additional inventory items included
More photographs available from the owner.
FOLKSONG
£1,000
Built in: Gdansk, Poland
| Our Ref | 20250527 |
| Sail No | F 647 |
| Location | Gosport |
| Year Built | 1967 |
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Location: Gosport
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Year built: 1967
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Builder: unknown
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Sail number: Small Ships Register No: SSR13234
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Deck: Plywood & glass fibre malting, Peach, with varnished cabin top, toe-rails etc
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Hull: Clinker-built, oak ribs and mahogany planking. White, last painted January 2025
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Antifoul: Red, last painted January 2025
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Mast: anodised aluminium
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Boom: anodised aluminium
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Spinnaker pole: aluminium
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Whisker pole: NA
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Mainsail: 1
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Spinnacker: 1
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Jib: 1
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Storm jib: 1
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Gennacker: NA
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Make: Beta Marine B-10HE No. 8L9688
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Size: 10hp
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Notes: serviced 2025; new alternator and batteries
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Electronic gear
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Clipper Duet
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Clipper GPS repeater
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Raymarine MN 100-2 Wind indicator
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Garmin GPSMap451 plotter
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Garmin GPS128
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Icom IC M411 DSC/VHF
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Other equipment
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Bulkhead Compass
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Two 12V batteries (replaced 2025)
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Mainsail and cockpit covers
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Small Compass inflatable dinghy with Tohatsu two-stroke outboard and dinghy anchor
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Danforth anchor
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Fenders, mooring ropes, boathooks etc
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Spare parts
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Toilet working correctly
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Woodwork:
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Repaired the scarf joints in the planks above the water line on the port side.
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Repaired damage to the wooden filler block and metal strip on the bow below the water line.
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Replaced caulking in the gaps between the forward part of the ballast keel, the rabbet, the keel , the forefoot and the filler block at the bow. Replaced caulking in the gaps between the ballast keel, the rabbet, the keel and the rudder post at the stern.
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Filled surface cracks in the sternpost and rudder and applied wood hardener to areas where softening of the timber surface has taken place.
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Serviced all sea cocks, checked stern gland.
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Replaced cutlass bearing and re-packed stuffing box
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Paint: Antifouled, topsides painted and varnished.
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Engine: Basic service and inspection. New alternator.
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Two new batteries
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Rigging: repairs to standing and running rigging
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Refitted all windows
Treberys
£0
Built by: Woodnutt and Co.
| Our Ref | 20250412 |
| Sail No | FB 193 |
| Location | Bosham |
| Year Built | 1958 |
GER802
£18,900 or £22,400 with trailer
Built By: LM glasfiber . Lundersko, Denmark
| Our Ref | 20240131 |
| Sail No | GER802 |
| Location | St Malo, France |
| Year Built | 1983 |
Description:
Built by LM glasfiber in 1983. She is constructed in GRP fibreglass with a wooden cabin top, teak deck and wooden mast. Two sets of sails, one of which is very recent. Virtualy new trailer, only 2 000 kilometers.
More photographs available from the seller.
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FREYA
£5,500
Built By:Borresen in Denmark
| Our Ref | 20231101 |
| Sail No | DEN 309 |
| Location | Amsterdam, on the IJmeer/Markermeer, The Netherlands |
| Year Built | 1963 |
Freya is a classic wooden folkboat, built in 1963 in Denmark by Børresen (as nr. 291).
Now sixty, she is still a beauty, in good to very good condition and she sails superbly.
Underwater she has recently been completely stripped and repainted, and overall she has been lovingly maintained over the years (out of the water in winter).
Freya comes complete with 3 classic sets of racing sails, outboard motor, motor bracket, bilge pump, full cover, various ropes and mooring lines, fenders, etc. etc.
Contact seller for more photographs and details.
Freedom
£19,500
Built by: Folkebaden Centralen.
| Our Ref | 20251103 |
| Sail No | GBR F733 |
| Location | Lymington |
| Year Built | 2004 |
Comes with a spare cruising main and jib
Built by Folkebad (Denmark) in 2004, the Nordic Folkboat is popular as both a racing yacht and cruising yacht, with a traditional classic look and sails like a dream.
Freedom is a proven race-winner in the Solent.
She is constructed in GRP fibreglass, with a wooden mast and jib-pole, and aluminium spinnaker pole.
After stripping all antifoul, refairing the keel, and repainting with epoxy, she has been dry-sailed this year.
Her hull and keel are in brand new condition, ideal for racing.
All topside woodwork was reconditioned in 2021, and looks as new.
She carries a fractional spinnaker, new in 2021, and jib and main are new in 2022.
The main halyard and outhauls were replaced with Dyneema in 2021.
She weighs in at 1960kg, less than 30kg over the minimum weight under class racing rules.
Comes with a spare cruising main and jib.
For cruising, a custom made infill creates a large, comfortable double berth.
Price includes a Harbeck road trailer and cradle in excellent condition.
Lying in Lymington.
Inventory:
More photographs available from the owner.
Rio
£12,750
Built by: Folkebaden Centralen.
| Our Ref | 20250716 |
| Sail No | GBR F725 |
| Location | Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland |
| Year Built | 2002 |
TRADITIONAL WOODEN NORDIC FOLKBOAT BUILD PROJECT
£7,000
in Build: Lowestoft
| Our Ref | 20250226 |
| Sail No | N/A |
| Location | Lowestoft |
| Year Built | Not completed |
Partly built at IBTC Lowestoft.
Siberian larch on oak. Includes enough Larch to complete the hull, approx 2 cu metres. Retail value approx £7000.
First three class measurement tests passed, see NFIA class building rules.
More photographs available from Chris, the owner/builder.
