Presenting a rare opportunity for a classic boat enthusiast: Horatia, one of the first Nelson 40’s, built in 1968, with a wooden top and GRP hull. She is a worthy project awaiting a passionate hand to restore her to her former glory. This project would appeal to someone who appreciates the history of a vessel with a reputation for outstanding seakeeping capabilities due mainly to it’s semi displacement hull shape. Horatia was originally designed for, and built by Cmdr Peter Thorneycroft to race in the first Round Britain in 1969 and subsequent Cowes Torquay powerboat races with... read more