Chione T - a modern gaff rigged yacht

"Chione T"
Modern Cruising with a Traditional Feel

Welcome to the Home Page of Geoff & Ann Johnson of Ardrishaig, Argyll, Scotland.
This site is primarily concerned with our pride and joy: "Chione T "
and the pleasures of sailing a gaffer in the modern world.

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"Chione T " is a small (LOA = 30 feet), heavy displacement, gaff rigged cutter, launched in March 1998. Designed along traditional lines, with a long keel, but built from modern materials, she retains a distinctive "classic" feel. More specifically, she is a Tradewind Atoll (formerly known as a Tradewind 25) built by MB Yachts of Poole.

The purpose of this site is to promote our style of cruising on a "plastic gaffer" -

Traditional good looks.
Seakindly performance
Modern equipment
Easy maintenance
GREAT FUN!

In summary, she's prettier than a white plastic bathtub, sails better than a country cottage, and will look after you better than your old mum.

Registrations:
British Ships Register - Official number = 901053.
Old Gaffers Association - Boat number = 1950.

New Tradewind Atolls now being built in the Netherlands

A company specialising in the production of modern classic yachts is now building Tradewinds in the Netherlands. To discover more, click the 'Lion Classic Boats' button on the left.

News of other Tradewind 25s

ANIMA IV - formerly "Bluey", this boat is now in the ownership of Austrian yachtsman Martin Hammer. Chione & Bluey started their lives side by side in the workshop of Blondecell in Lymington. As Chione's mouldings were being assembled Bluey was in course of completion.