Clio

32B Bayfield

Length
10 m/32 ft

Monohull

Sail

Description

Lowestoft UK to Horta, Azores May-June 2026 Looking for an accomplished sailor knowledgeable about all things sailing including, sails, engine, chart plotter, lines, docking, planning, weather, tides, radar and creating routes. Ocean experience is not necessary but you will be expected to feel confident and comfortable about all duties onboard to join us as our third crew member. You'll have your own bunk in the cabin, a cubby for your stuff. You pay to get to and from the boat and will be expected to pay for a third of the costs. Since this is an open ocean voyage, expenses will be low since we are not staying in a lot of marinas. US S/V Clio is a well-equipped, ocean-capable, full-keel, three-man cutter rigged sailboat. Rebuilt over 7 years on Lake Erie then sailed to Kotka, Finland. Now bringing her to the Chesapeake. Next voyage is May 1st to mid June 2026 voyaging from Lowestoft, UK to Horta, Faial, Azores. We will meet in Lowestoft May 1st and spend the week getting her ready. We’ll set off in a good weather window in hopes of making it to Dartmouth to refuel and restock for the 1,200 nm to the Azores. As soon as we land in the Azores you can leave. The three man crew will be the owner Willard, Captain Tom Lohre and possibly you.

Additional details

The Bayfield is a Canadian cutter rigged sailboat manufactured in 1976. New 30hp Yanmar. New Garmin chart plotter, AIS & Radar. New furling and sails. Epirg onboard. The communication and weather device is a Garmin InReach. Spare plotter is a tablet running Navionics and Open CPN. This boat has an external furler alongside the mast. All sails can be handled from the cockpit. New Cape Horn self steering. New frig and batteries. Life boat is a unsinkable polypropylene Portland Pudgy with full enclosure. The dingy motor is a Torqeedo 1103 CS Travel. Since Clio has been underway most of the time we have not used the dinghy or lifeboat a lot. It is in first class shape and staging a test launch is important for each voyage. The owner is a PhD Russian history professor and endeavored to create the Clio to match the 1809 voyage of John Quincy Adams as the first Russian ambassador. Willard is an excellent owner and cook. He entertains the crew with the history of the world Clio sails through. The captain, Tom Lohre, is a life long boater, starting on the Ohio River and ended up crossing oceans 4 times to train and then as captain on the voyage to Russia. We never made it to Saint Petersburg due to the war but landed within 30 miles of the Russian border. Tom is also an excellent fine artist. Painting portraits and scenes.