Description

A UNIQUE WORLD ONE OFF - CLASSIC, GRACEFUL WITH BEAUTIFUL LINES, SUPERBLY BUILT .... 



 


Boats as exquisite as FREYA of Midgard
do not come to market often, and represent a fantastic opportunity to realise your dreams by owning a beautiful truly classic but modern yacht with graceful and beautiful lines. Her extensive quality equipment and sail list are second to none, making this unique yacht a ready to sail purchase. Not only is this yacht an eye catching thoroughbred, but she is also no slouch around the race course. FREYA
has always been professionally maintained and is in immaculate condition with new teak decks fitted in 2024. Currently based in Antigua, surely the West Indies is calling! Our local Agent on the ground is happy to arrange airport pickups and accommodation requirements for viewings.


 


Freya’s equipment list is awesome and she is a turn key, immaculate, ready to sail away yacht. She is truly a One Off in the World, and so this is a unique opportunity to buy.


 


Full PICTURE LIBRARY available by request.



 


 


OVERVIEW



 


Design & Build
: S563 Designed by Bill Dixon 2001 and built by G Collingwood Boatbuilders in 2002, Southampton, England. Launched in 2003.


Model
: One-off Bill Dixon designed 47 footer, the only one in the World.


Construction:
This CLASSIC vessel features a wood-epoxy construction, Brazilian 20mm Strip Cedar overlaid with 3 x 3mm of Khaya Mahogany, with Carbon spar and boom painted to look like wood and a foam-cored interior to minimize weight.


Features:
It has a classic topside appearance combined with a modern under-body, including a swing bulbed keel that reduces draft from 2.6m to 1.83m. The warm, elegant and rich interior is styled in an Edwardian fashion including a Vintage BLAKES hand operated toilet and basin. Showcasing 2 x set of Edinburgh Crystal in display cabinets


Racing History:
Formerly owned by Philippe Fabre, with significant wins at the Voiles d'Antibes and Régates Royales, 12 Rolex cup wins. Current Ownership: Owned and based in Antigua. Recent Performance: 2025 Freya won its class at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta and In 2024 / 2025 took first in the Spirit of Tradition Concours d'Elégance.


 


CONSTRUCTION




- Wood epoxy monocoque hull

- Brazilian strip cedar, 20mm, epoxy bonded and bronze clench nails fastened

- Planking cross laminated with 3 x 3mm khaya veneers at 45 degrees

- Laminated Mahogany Keelson on top of laminated Mahogany floor

- Marine plywood epoxy sub deck

- Margin boards; covering boards; king planks in Teak

- Deck laid with swept teak planking following the margins

- 3 x Centreline varnished Teak double sided sky lights


 


AFT DECK




- Raw teak laid deck on marine plywood substrate

- Teak king planks and covering boards

- 2x Flush Teak hatches on centreline, vented propane locker and general storage with deck shower faucet

- Ensign staff socket

- Stern Nav light and GPS receiver on centreline

- Deck blocks for spinnaker operations fitted port and stb

- Deck cheek blocks port and stb for primary jib winch operations


 


COCKPIT




- Large sunken cockpit

- Attractive all-round coaming

- Teak laid cockpit seats port and starboard

- Line and fender storage on port side under Cockpit seat and Lewmar fuses and Optima battery for Lewmar 48 and stb Lewmar46 winch, access to calorifier and engine compartment

- Under stb cockpit seat 100ltre fuel tank and access to side engine compartment and to auto Fire extinguisher

- Shore power socket 220v in port cubby hole

- Yanmar engine control panel aft of tiller steering

- Removable Raymarine wind and depth instrument panel in companion way

- Tiller steering with Harken extension


 


SIDE DECKS




- 5 x Lewmar self-tailing stainless steel sheet winches

- Lewmar 48ST manual and 44ST Electric to Stb

- Lewmar 48ST manual and 2 x 48ST Electric to port

- Lewmar rope control jammers 4 x port and stb

- Spinnaker control blocks port and stb

- Jib cheek blocks


 


TRUNK CABIN




- Double panel companion way slide doors

- Companionway slide hatch

- Port & stb nav lights fitted to the sides

- FWD facing opening port window on centreline

- 4 Steps leading down into Galley and Navigation station

- Weems and Path barometer and clock

- Varnished Teak port and stb skylights with Lexan protective covers

- Icom VHF to port

- Dry locker for foul weather gear to Aft Port

- Access to main breaker switches and Battery charger aft of chart table

- Instrument panel with all switch controls

- Single galley S/S sink with brass Hot and Cold-water faucet

- Keel hydraulic controls under sink cupboard

- 2kg multipurpose fire extinguisher under sink cupboard

- Top loading insulated Capri fridge with through hull heat exchanger to Stb


 


MID DECK




- Varnished Teak Port & Stb sky lights with Lexan protective covers

- Adjustable jib tracks Port & Stb

- All Mast halyards, vang control leads aft via single blocks around mast base

- Cunningham control on mast base


 


FORWARD DECK




- Selden self-tacking track fitted aft of Sky lights, fwd. of mast, controlled via Jib cover halyard for sheeting control

- Varnished Teak skylights with protective Lexan covers

- Mooring cleat on centreline with line cleats Port & Stb

- 2 x Flush teak hatches, access to anchor locker, Reckmann Furler, Delta anchor controlled via Lewmar 12v windlass

- 2 x flush deck up/down Lewmar switches for anchor

-
Reckmann Furler below deck in fwd locker control leading aft to cockpit 


 




GROUND TACKLE




- S/S Delta anchor in foredeck locker operated over S/Steel bow roller

- S/S Chain and warp rode

- Spare warp rode located fwd. berth port locker (New)


 


ACCOMMODATION AND DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT




- Accommodation for 4 , 2 in fore cabin berth, 2x in saloon

- Access via 4x steps down from companionway hatch

-
Engine access behind of steps 


 




GALLEY TO PORT




- Top loading fridge (Capri)

- Varnished teak top surfaces

- S/S steel single sink

- Force 10 oven with 3 burner hob

- Lockers outboard and below

- Brass hot & cold mixer tap

- Brass Lantern type led lamp


 


NAV STATION TO STB




- Chart table lift lid stowage

- Shelf and locker aft lantern led lamp/ reading lamp

- Navigation and comms displays, GPS Garmin MAP 750s,

- Navtex

- Ship's Weems & Path clock, barometer

- Sony audio system


 


FORWARD TO SALOON




- Settees / berths port and starboard, Polyurethane foam and tuft seat back covered with Red Mirage Tratos

- Underneath port and stb - 100ltr stainless 304 water tanks

- Lee cloths

- Buttoned back rests

- Stowage under and aft

- Shelves outboard

- Folding saloon table

- Bulkhead brass lantern light led to port and stb

- Edinburgh Crystal display in cabinets port and stb


 


FORWARD TO V BERTH




- Access Door to stb and Head to port

- Vintage floral design Porcelain basin sink unit to starboard in cupboard below storage and shower bilge pump

- To Starboard - Shower Mixer tap

- Blakes hand operated toilet, shower tray

-
Deckhead light 


 




FORWARD TO FORECABIN




- V berth forms double mattress

- Mattress, red with Mirage Statos

- Stowage under, cupboards port and stb

- Grey Water Tank port side, diverter thru hull valve to overboard

- Shelves at hull side and 2x brass lantern led lamps

- 2 x Optima 75 ah (House bank)

- 1 x 2kg all-purpose fire extinguisher


 


SPARS & STANDING RIGGING




- Nordic Mast painted wood appearance carbon fibre

- Nordic Boom painted wood appearance carbon fibre

- 3 sets swept back spreaders

- Nordic Gas boom vang, cockpit controlled

- SAF 2205 Rod standing rigging 10mm uppers shrouds

- 8mm inner aft lower shrouds

- 8mm lower fwd. lower shrouds ( not fitted)

- Carbon fibre Forestay with Reckmann Furler

- Bottle nose barrel rigging screws BSI chrome bronze x 4

-
9mm Dyneema composite backstay


 




RUNNING RIGGING




- Internal halyards; mostly 10 mm pre-stretched multi-plait Dyneema

- Most halyards lead aft to the cockpit through deck organizers

- Reefing line and clew outhaul lines led aft to cockpit controls

- Backstay controlled by Harken hand crank tensioner


 


SAILS



Extensive and recent sail wardrobe  serviced by North Sails consisting of 12 sails



- 1 x Mainsail, Dacron cruising, with battens and cars 2020 (very little used)

- 1 x Jib sail, Dacron, cruising 2020 (very little used)

- 1 x Mainsail, Racing 3DI Endurance with battens and cars 2020

- 1 x Jib sail Racing 3DI Endurance Ip %92 2020

- 1 x Jib sail Racing 3DI Endurance with battens Ip% 108 2020

- 1 x Self tacking Jib Racing 3DI Endurance with battens Ip %95 2025 (Black)

- 1 x Self Tacking Jib Racing 3DI Endurance with battens Ip % 95 2025 (white) unused

- 1 x Asm spinnaker A4 104 sq m 2017 yellow

- 1 x Asm spinnaker A4 143 sq m 2017 yellow

- 1 x Code 0 with Karver Furler 2017 light grey

- 1 x Inner Stay Sail with Karver Furler 2017 yellow

-
1 x Storm Jib 9 sqm white


 




CANVAS WORK




- Cockpit shade cover

- Companionway, sky light cover

- Saloon, sky light cover

- Fore peak/head sky light cover

- Boom crutch cover

- Winch covers

- Tiller cover


 


MECHANICAL




- Yanmar 3GM30F 30hp fresh water-cooled diesel engine

- Engine is fully serviced annually and in excellent condition

- Auto fire extinguisher in engine compartment

- SD20 Sail Drive with folding prop

- Wet exhaust system

-
Calorifier water heater with engine coolant heating in port cockpit locker 


 




ELECTRICAL




- 4 x Sealed Optima 75Ah batteries (2025)

- Isolator/ changeover switch opposite chart table (Cupboard)

- 12v Electrical panel in chart table area with all switches individually fused to stb

- 240v AC/ 12 V DC battery 3 way charger (in Cupboard)

- 240v breaker panel aft of chart table (in Cupboard)

- 2 x 240v AC sockets in fore cabin and galley

- 12v receptacle / charging fwd berth / galley / chartable

- 12v Lewmar Windlass

- 3 x 12v Lewmar ST Winches

- 240v Calorifier Hot and cold-water supply to fwd. Head, Galley, retractable stern shower faucet

- 1 x bilge pump galley area

- 1 x Hand operated bilge pump in cockpit (Henderson)

- 1 x anode under hull (2026)

- 1 x collar anode on SD20 drive (2026)

- 2 x anodes on reirrigation heat exchanger (2026) 3x anodes in ss keel box (2020)

- 12v and manual Hydraulic system for keel control with internal pressure bladder


 


TANKAGE




- 100L S/S fuel tank, stb cockpit locker with metering at instrument panel

- 2 x100L S/S water tanks under saloon berths with metering at instrument panel 


 


HEATING




- Aft facing Faversham solid cast Iron cabin stove in Saloon (CAUTION -CHIMNEY STOVE FLUE AND CAP NOT CONNECTED THROUGH DECK) Set up for display purposes only !!!

- 240v Calorifier in port cockpit locker
 


NAVIGATION




- Raymarine wind and depth instruments, fitted to removable panel

- Raymarine autopilot connect to Tiller

- Raymarine Windex at masthead

- Manual Windex fitted to masthead

- Garmin GPS Chart plotter 750s

- Navtex

- Deck level Nav light

- Mast head level Nav lights ( not connected)

- Compass centre cockpit bulkhead aft facing

- ICOM VHF radio


 


SAFETY




- Manual bilge pump cockpit (Henderson)

- 1 x Electric bilge pump

- Deck safety lines

- Man overboard life ring stb aft - Horseshoe life sling port with rope

- 3 x Dry powder fire extinguishers (2024)

- LED navigation lights at deck level and top mast level

- All round white anchor light at mast head

- Assortment handheld flares and flare gun 2025

- 6 x coastal life vests

- Halogen handheld search lamp


 


OTHER EQUIPMENT




- Stern boarding platform

- 6 x Fenders, warps , sail ties, spinnaker control lines,

- 2 x Dock lines with shock absorbers

- 3 x winch handles

- Spare rudder blade

- Custom movable storage trailer for Freya

- 2 x aft hull support steel stands

- 1 x fwd. hull support steel stand

- Set of inner fwd. shrouds (not fitted)

- Heat resistant cladding for cast iron cabin stove

- Faversham solid cast Iron cabin Stove flue and top rain cap (not fitted)

- 1st Aid kit

- Extendable boat hook

- Set of original building plans S563 by Bill Dixon and 2002 build receipts by Graham Collingwood


 


REFITS/ UPGRADES / REPAIRS 2020-2025




2025




- Rig removal for hurricane storage and Rigging /Mast survey by AA Rigging.

- Yanmar engine service , water flush, oil change , New anode, new V-Belt.

- Yanmar Sail drive service, replaced lower unit seals, New oil, New prop nut, serviced By
MPS.

- New port s/s teel water tank 100lt MPS.

- New optima batteries 75ah Deep cycle x 2 house bank.

- New Optima 75 ah deep cycle fitted port cockpit locker with breakers providing power to
new winches

- New Optima battery 75ah Eng starting x1.

- New -Mainsheet 14mm –.

- New spinnaker halyard 10mm.

- New Jib halyard 10mm.

- New Self-tacking/ jib cover halyard 10mm.

- New-Code 0 halyard 10mm.

- New Karver swivel block 2-1 KF4PF300452 for Code O.

- New Lewmar rope clutch 10-12 fitted STB.

- New Xantrex true charge 60amp battery charger.

- New self-tacking Selden track fitted Fwd of mast.

- New North Sail self-tacking jib 3DI Endurance with battens, White (unused).

- New North Sail self-tacking jib 3DI Endurance with battens, Black.

- -New Lewmar 48 Electric winch fitted port with controls, port and stb controlling main
sheet.

- New Lewmar 44 Electric winch fitted stb.

- New Awlgrip wood pattern finish to Boom, by Techniques Antigua.

- Saloon, Fwd., Aft bilges and anchor locker re painted Awlgrip white.

- New anodes fitted for refrigeration heat exchanger.


 


2024




- Rig removal for hurricane storage, Rigging/Mast survey by AA Rigging.

- Yanmar engine service oil change, fresh water flush .

- Yanmar Sail Drive service, new anode by MPS.

- New Teak decks
½” by Teakdecking Systems fitted Chippy Antigua.

- Fire extinguishers x 3 serviced.

- All upholstery removed for dry clean service.

- Interior ceiling repainted with Awlgrip.

- Interior flooring repainted Awlgrip varnish.

- All hatches painted underneath with Awlgrip white.

- New Lewmar cheek blocks for Jib control port and stb


 


2023




- Rig removal for hurricane storage, Rigging/Mast survey by AA Rigging.

- Yanmar engine service, oil change, freshwater flush.

- Yanmar Sail Drive service, new anode by MPS.

- Diesel tank removed, flushed out, reinstalled.

- Rebuild Blakes Vintage Hand operated toilet, complete gasket replacement and paint.

- New VHF antenna fitted to top of mast

- New Raymarine depth and speed instruments and transducers, fitted, by Marionics.



2022




- Rig removal for hurricane storage, mast/rigging survey by AA Rigging.

- Yanmar engine service, oil change, freshwater flush.

- Yanmar sail drive service, new anodes MPS.

- New hydraulic gate valves fitted for keel reducing keel movement by MPS.

- Made alteration to the top of the double acting ram to reduce keel movement.

- Rebuild vang, new Gas Spring kit by AA Rigging.

- New Harken cars for main sail, by AA Rigging.


 


2021




- Rig removal for hurricane storage, mast/rigging survey by AA Rigging.

- Yanmar engine service, oil change, freshwater flush.

- Yanmar sail drive service, new oil/water seals, anode fitted, oil change by MPS

- Remove double acting hydraulic ram for keel lifting, complete rebuild by Hydraulic
Services USA.

- New 3x anodes fitted to ss keel box

- Rebuild Reckmann jib Furler by AA Rigging

- New Awning, Boom sun cover and Jib cover by North Sails

- New Lexan protection covers for sky light hatches


 


2020




- Rig removal for hurricane storage, Mast/ Rigging survey by AA Rigging.

- Yanmar engine service, oil change, freshwater flush.

- New Dacron cruising main sail with battens and cars by North Sails, very little used.

- New Dacron cruising furling jib by North Sails, very little used

- New Racing main sail, 3DI Endurance, with battens, light grey, by North Sails

- New Racing furling jib 108 %3DI Endurance, with battens, light grey by North Sails

- New Racing furling jib 90 % 3DI Endurance, light grey by North Sails


 


DISCLAIMER



In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the
correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and
they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the
particulars and where appropriate at their own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to
carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply
any liability for such engine on our part. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and
it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes.

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