1 / 22 Pleione — 2004 Jim Taylor / Bruce Dyson Custom 8-Metre Sloop
Overview
Pleione is a custom 8-Metre Class sloop designed by Jim Taylor and built by Bruce Dyson. The brief was a vessel that balances classic 1930s aesthetics with modern performance technology — an owner who prioritized seaworthiness for upwind work, coastal cruising comfort, and controlled downwind performance over pure speed-focused design.
Construction
Cold-molded / wood-epoxy hull with laminations of Spanish cedar and Honduras mahogany. Lead ballast keel of 11,540 lbs. Displacement 18,500 lbs.
Sail Plan
Fractional (3/4) sloop rig, total sail area 2,169 sq ft.
Auxiliary
Yanmar 3GM30 diesel, 30 HP, installed 2018 with approximately 50 hours.
This boat has been sold through Brooklin Boat Yard Brokerage. Contact us if you’re looking for a similar 8-Metre or custom cold-molded sloop.
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