TOM THUMB - Laurent Giles 25 ft Vertue 1962/2015
It might be quite difficult to write something new about Jack Laurent Giles’s legendary Vertue design, the subject of many books and articles over 90 years, often about intrepid voyages. https://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/yacht/769/TOM%20THUMB But TOM THUMB has always been a special Vertue, because of the astonishing quality of her original build by renowned artisans Harold Kimber and David Blake – its specifications, and raw materials, under Lloyd's ✠100A1 supervision – and now also because of the honourable restoration treatment in present ownership undertaken by Stirling & Son. All ferrous metal, often the usual suspect in denying longevity in these boats, was removed and replaced with bronze; she got a replacement deck, cockpit and enchanting interior; and, very recently, a new engine. Subsequently TOM THUMB has been well proven cruising Baltic and Hebridean waters, and is very ready for more.
