Classic Wooden Robertson Boats Still Sailing
| Name | Key | Built | Type of Boat, Information and Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camilla | c | 1894 | 22 ft (6.7 m) Gaff cutter, designed by G L Watson. Took part in the 2013 Clyde Classic Regatta in June. Currently based at Rhu. |
| Elrhuna | c | 1904 | 28 ft (8.5 m) Sloop designed by Alexander Robertson. Based at the Lochaber Yacht Club, south of Fort William, and still racing. |
| Scottie | r | 1906 | 35 ft (11 m) Sloop designed by A Mylne. Raced at the Havel Klassik regatta in Berlin, as Illusion, in June 2005. |
| Corrie | r | 1908 | 44 ft (13 m) Sloop designed by William Fife III. Based in Gosport and still races. On the National Register of Historic Vessels. |
| Grace | c | 1909 | 28 ft (8.5 m) Sloop. Based in Italy, and racing in the Classic series. |
| Sandora | m | 1916 | 35 ft (11 m) ex Admiralty Motor Launch (No 750). Based in Uxbridge. |
| Melisande (tender) | c | 1919 | 21 ft (6.4 m) Whaler built for the survey ship Melisande, which was commissioned in 1918. Sailing at Wivenhoe 2013. |
| La Falaise (later Maria Khristina) | m | 1923 | 55 ft (17 m) Twin Screw Motor Launch designed by G L Watson & Co. Undergoing restoration. |
| Alice | m | 1924 | 20 ft (6.1 m) Tender for the Lulworth, which was restored 2002. |
| Ron (of Argyll) | c | 1928 | 50 ft (15 m) Gaff Rigged Ketch designed by J A McCallum. On charter in the Whitsunday Islands, Australia. |
| Southern Cross | c | 1930 | 51 ft (16 m) Twin screw Auxiliary Ketch designed by G L Watson for David Guthrie Dunn to circumnavigate the globe. Recently renovated and based in Mallorca May 2013. |
| Morven | c | 1934 | 23 ft (7.0 m) Auxiliary Sloop designed by G L Watson & Co. Currently based at Crinan, Scotland. |
| Zigeuner | c | 1935 | 60 ft (18 m) Bermudan Yawl designed by David Boyd. Based at the Fremantle Sailing Club, Australia - Charter work and racing. |
| Canadian Pacific | m | 1938 | 46 ft (14 m) Watson Lifeboat. Based in Dornie, Kyle of Lochalsh. |
| City of Edinburgh | m | 1938 | 46 ft (14 m) Watson Lifeboat. Seen in Buckie harbour 2005. |
| Sir Arthur Rose | m | 1938 | 46 ft (14 m) Watson Lifeboat. Renamed Rose Marion, now based at Robertson's boatyard, Limekiln Quay, Woodbridge. |
| Julia Park Barry of Glasgow | m | 1938 | 46 ft (14 m) Watson Lifeboat. Converted to gaff rig. Based at Fanan Marina on Loch Swilly. |
| The Good Hope | c | 1938 | 46 ft (14 m) Watson Lifeboat. Converted to gaff rig. Based in South Wales. |
| Marletta | r | 1947 | 6-Metre designed by David Boyd. Now named 'Belanea', and based in Switzerland - Still racing. |
| Thistle | r | 1947 | 6-Metre designed by David Boyd. Based at Hamble. Raced in the Metre Centenary Regatta Cowes 2007. |
| Loch Long (s) | r | 1949 | A total of 27 Loch Longs (21 ft) were built by Robertsons between 1949 and 1966, over 20 of which are still racing. |
| Sarah Tilson | m | 1950 | 46 ft (14 m) Watson Lifeboat. At Medway Bridge, Rochester, undergoing restoration. |
| Duckling | c | 1950 | 32.7 ft (10.0 m) Auxiliary Gaff Ketch designed by David Boyd. Based at Stranraer. |
| Taiseer V | c | 1953 | 39 ft (12 m) Auxiliary Sloop designed by C A Nicholson. Now located in France, Brittany (June 2012), renamed Skye and undergoing a major refit in 2013. |
| RAF 1382, now Anglian Volunteer | m | 1956 | 63 ft (19 m) Royal Air Force General Service Mk 1 Pinnace. Used as a training vessel by the Maritime Volunteer Service, Harwich, March 2007. |
| Lone Fox | c | 1957 | 64 ft (20 m) Ketch designed by R Clark for Colonel Whitbread. On charter out of St Barth's - Races regularly in the Caribbean Classic series. |
| Sceptre | r | 1958 | 12-Metre David Boyd design. Owned by the Sceptre Preservation Society, and still racing. Back in home waters on the Clyde in 2009, based at Rhu in 2013. |
| Greylag | c | 1962 | 38 ft (12 m) Auxiliary Bermudan Sloop designed by David Boyd for Colonel Whitbread (wee sister of Lone Fox). Following an anchor failure at Crinan in 2011, she is awaiting restoration. |
| Sovereign | r | 1963 | 12-Metre David Boyd design. Based at the Yacht Club de Cannes, still racing. |
| Kurrewa V (later Ikra) | r | 1963 | 12-Metre David Boyd design. Based at the Yacht Club de San Tropez, still racing. |
| Sunburst | r,c | 1967 | 8-Metre David Boyd design. Last wooden yacht built at Robertson's Yard. Raced at Cowes 2007. |
Key : c = cruising yacht, r = racing yacht, m = motor boat
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