ASTRID is a Bluewater cruiser of the highest specification, and a rare expression of Lyle Hess’ Falmouth Cutter 34. Beautifully proportioned, immensely capable and conceived for serious cruising, she was built for a sailor who values seaworthiness, simplicity, craftsmanship and enduring design.

The Falmouth Cutter 34 was among the final cutters designed by Lyle Hess and represented a refinement of ideas he had developed over decades of designing traditional offshore cruising boats. Hess considered the FC34 one of his best designs, and ASTRID carries that pedigree into a yacht built with uncommon care and integrity.

ASTRID‘s fiberglass hull was built by Channel Cutter Yachts. The cabin, decks, and interior were all finished by her original owner, a Master Yacht Joiner who has spared no attention to detail and care during her construction. Over 10,000 hours have gone into her build alone. Launched in 2016, her decks, cabin structures, interior and joinery were professionally constructed using traditional and cold-molded techniques. Material costs alone exceeded $250,000 CAD at the time. From the outset, every decision was guided by the same principles: strength, longevity, function, simplicity, fine materials and understated elegance.

The quality of the construction reveals itself in the details. Silicon bronze fasteners, BS1088 marine plywood, carefully selected hardwoods, resorcinol and epoxy structural adhesives, custom-cast bronze hardware and finely executed joinery are used throughout. Her cold-molded deck combines Western red cedar with a Silverbali wearing surface, while laminated teak bulwarks, teak cabin structures and substantial bronze fastening reflect a standard of construction seldom seen in modern yacht building.

Much of ASTRID’s hardware was custom cast by Port Townsend Foundry and Achinback Foundry. Her hollow round mast and boom were built from carefully selected Sitka spruce sourced from Haida Gwaii, complemented by a solid Douglas fir bowsprit and boomkin and traditional bronze fittings. These are not decorative gestures, but part of a consistent approach to building a yacht intended to be both beautiful and enduring.

An exceptional 6 feet 7 inches of standing headroom at the centerline is complemented by longer berths and settees, generous counter heights and extensive storage. Tankage is located beneath the cabin sole, leaving the lockers, cabinetry and spaces beneath the settees available for cruising gear and provisions.

The saloon is traditional in arrangement but unusually generous in scale, with opposing settees, a pilot berth, bookshelves and a large folding ash dining table with seating for four or more. Honduras mahogany cabinetry and trim, ash surfaces, Douglas fir, yellow cedar and a solid teak cabin sole give the interior warmth and richness without unnecessary ornament.

Forward, the foc’sle incorporates a sitz tub, workbench, hanging locker, clothing and linen storage and the head, with substantial sail and chain storage farther forward.

Aft, the L-shaped galley offers generous working space, with a custom stainless steel counter and integral welded sink, fresh and salt water pumps and a Force 10 two-burner stove. Opposite are the chart area, icebox and Navigator Stove Works Herring diesel heater. A generous double berth, wet locker and additional storage complete the accommodation.

ASTRID’s mechanical and electrical systems follow the same philosophy as the rest of the yacht: robust, accessible and deliberately uncomplicated. Her 36 hp Bukh three-cylinder diesel installation was designed for excellent service access, while the electrical system remains intentionally straightforward, supported by solar charging and quality Blue Sea and Victron components.

What distinguishes ASTRID is not any single feature, but the consistency of the whole. Design, materials, workmanship and systems all reflect the same clear purpose: to create a strong, beautiful and deeply capable cruising yacht without unnecessary complexity.

She will appeal most to a sailor who understands what makes a Lyle Hess design special: graceful proportions, substantial construction, manageable systems, serious offshore capability and the quiet confidence of a boat designed to care for her crew at sea.

ASTRID is truly one of the most remarkable custom yachts we have ever had the honor to represent.

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Viewing is by appointment only, please.

RECENT EQUIPMENT AND UPGRADES

• 120V shore power panel
• SmartPlugs with extension cords up to 100ft
• 120V Power outlets
• EmTrak X100 AIS/VHF/DSC transponder
• EmTrak GPS
• Icom handheld VHF radio
• Garmin Inreach
• Shakespear VHF/AIS combination antenna (8ft)
• Simrad TP 32 tiller pilot
• 400W solar panels
• Victron MPPT 100/30 smart solar controller
• Victron Cerbo GX
• Victron battery charger
• Victron smart battery shunt
• Noco battery charger/booster
• 2 X AGM 31 Series 100 AH batteries — 2026
• Whale bilge pump (with spare)
• Whale galley pump
• Satrlink mini
• Independent Actisense NEMA 2000 Wifi network
• Electrical wiring
• New England Ropes sheets on Yankee and Staysail
• Aries Windvane steering system
• Dyneema lazyjacks
• Bottom painted
• Bronze through-hull
• Bronze raw water intake
• New spreader joints
• Engine serviced with new oils/filters/fluids
• New DJI power bank connected to house batteries and alternator
• New wooden blocks
• Many bronze shackles
• All paints and varnishes included
• New traditional wood blocks included
• Original Bukh spare parts
• New high impact acrylic washboard
• Spinlock elite harness with Gorilla tethers
• New diesel containers x 4
• New Kerosene containers x 2
• All exterior LED bulbs replaced
• Professional rigging inspection and certification

SAILS / RIGGING / SPARS

SAILS:

• A custom, cream coloured dacron, radial cut mainsail with some roach, battens and three reefs was made up in Port Townsend by Sean Rankins of Northwest Sails and Canvas. Also built were a matching cream dacron furling 100% high clewed jib that is now installed on the furler and a matching staysail with silicone bronze piston hanks. The sails were completed in August 2023.
• (Sean has 40 years of experience in sail making having worked with Lowell North, and Carol Hasse and his loft has made the sails for Tallyho using the same cream dacron used on ASTRID.)
• Inger Rankins, a master Canvas worker, built a custom Sunbrella mainsail cover that is the best made sail cover we have ever seen along with a hanging sunbrella bag for the staysail.
• A three piece Sunbrella total winter boat cover was locally made along with additional covers for the cockpit rails and varnished blocks and a Sunbrella cover for the windlass.

RIGGING: 

• A new forestay and Harken MarkIV furling gear was installed by Blackline. The furling line is lead back by traditional thimbles ending in a bronze sheave near the cockpit winches. The chain Bobstay was replaced by a 1×9 spiced wire with bronze thimbles, custom made in Connecticut by a master rigger. New Lewmar bronze winches were installed for the staysail along with adjacent bronze cleats and of course silicon bronze fasteners. Other winches (all serviced) include: LVJ or Wilmex self-tailing winches and M5 Murray bottom action mast winches. Three new low stretch halyards along with shackles and Flemish eyes were also made up by Blackline. The mast was tuned and all turnbuckles now have bronze welding wire seizing.
• Four premium Yacht Blocks with Bronze sheaves – one three part, one 2 part, and two singles were obtained from Toplicht in Germany along with silicone bronze cam cleats for the two ended mainsheet set up.
• Custom silicone bronze mounts for the mainsheet cam cleats were made up and installed on each corner of the Taffrail. The bronze was obtained from Atlas metals in Denver. All fasteners and shackles are bronze.
• Pete Langley from Port Townsend Foundry made up custom bronze cars and T- track for the staysail and were installed using bronze fasteners and custom made bronze backing plates along with two custom bronze fairleads.
• Three large silicone bronze cleats on the mast for the halyards and two bronze winches and two bronze cleats on the boom for the reefing lines and a bronze sheave for the third reef.

SPARES:

• Hollow round Sitka spruce mast
• Hollow round Sitka spruce boom
• Sitka spruce sourced from Haida Gwaii
• Solid tight-grained air-dried Douglas fir bowsprit
• Solid tight-grained air-dried Douglas fir boomkin

STANDING RIGGING: (Certified July 2026)

• 3/8 inch stainless steel 7 x 7 standing rigging
• Hand-spliced bronze thimbles
• 5/8 inch Merriman turnbuckles
• Silicon bronze spar hardware

RUNNING RIGGING:

• 1/2 inch three-strand white New England Dacron running rigging
• Davey Tufnol ash blocks
• Bronze shackles and hardware
• New Sheets

NAVIGATION

• EmTrak X100 AIS/VHF/DSC transponder
• EmTrak GPS
• Icom handheld VHF
• Garmin Inreach
• Simrad chartplotter
• Shakespear VHF/AIS combination antenna (8ft)

ELECTRICAL

• 400-watt solar panel
• Two AGM 31DC 100 AH batteries (new) plus DJI powerbank
• Ten-position Blue Sea electrical panel
• Electric panel for shore power
• SmartPlugs with extension cords
• Power outlets
• Victron MPPT 100/30 smart solar controller
• Victron Cerbo GX
• Victron battery charger
• Victron smart battery shunt
• Blue Sea ACR
• Noco battery booster
• Blue Sea busbar
• ABYC-standard marine wiring
• Ancor marine wire and heat-shrink terminals
• Wiring installed in accessible conduit

ENGINE / BILGE

• 36 hp Bukh three-cylinder diesel engine with heat exchanger (200 hrs.)
• Kobelt bronze engine controls
• Perko bronze water strainer
• Racor fuel filter
• Stainless steel propeller shaft
• Norscott dripless shaft seal
• Campbell Sailor three-blade bronze propeller
• 30 GPM Edson bronze bilge pump
• Whale electric bilge pump

GROUND TACKLE

• Plath USA bronze single-speed manual windlass
• 35 lb CQR primary anchor
• 300 feet of 5/16 inch high-test chain
• 20 lb high-test Danforth stern anchor
• 300 feet of 3/4 inch nylon rode
• 55 lb Kingston Yachtsman three-piece fisherman storm anchor

DECK EQUIPMENT / DINGHY

• Cape George Cutter lapstrake fiberglass dinghy
• Sunbrella cockpit awning
• Sunbrella dodger and covers
• Three-strand Dacron Vintage lifelines
• Polyform F-Series fenders
• Bronze and ash boathook
• Oil backup navigation lamps
• Teak boarding ladder

GALLEY / WATER / PROPANE

• Custom stainless steel countertop
• Integral welded stainless steel sink
• Force 10 North American compact two-burner propane stove
• Two custom-built 316 stainless steel water tanks
• 100-litre capacity per tank
• Baffled construction
• Whale fresh water foot pump
• Fynspray brass salt water hand pump
• Two fiberglass propane tanks
• Dedicated lazarette propane locker isolated from the interior
• Direct overboard drainage
• Single-stage regulator
• Manual gas shutoff operable from the galley

CABIN HEAT

• Navigator Stove Works Herring diesel heater
• 20-litre aluminum kerosene fuel tank

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

INTERIOR MATERIALS

• Solid 7/8 inch teak cabin sole
• Honduras mahogany cabinetry and trim
• Ash hull ceilings and counters
• Yellow cedar shelving, bunk slats and settee slats
• Vertical-grain Douglas fir bulkhead overlays
• White-painted deckhead, cabin roof and cabin sides

STRUCTURAL MATERIALS

• Channel Cutter Yachts fiberglass hull
• French-made BS1088 Sapele and Okoume marine plywood
• Silicon bronze screw and bolt fasteners
• Aerodux resorcinol structural adhesive
• System Three G2 epoxy
• West System epoxy
• Cold-molded Western red cedar deck structure
• Silverbali deck surface
• Cold-molded teak cabin structures
• Laminated solid teak bulwarks
• Purpleheart Samson post
• Purpleheart mast step
• Solid lead ballast

RUDDER AND STEERING

• Solid Sapele mahogany rudder
• Bronze rudder drifts
• Black locust cheek plates
• Copper riveting
• Bronze pintles and gudgeons
• Bronze-lined tiller socket
• Solid black locust tiller

EXTERIOR FINISH

• Epifanes varnished exterior brightwork
• Interlux Brightside exterior paint
• Epifanes Mono-Urethane cabin roof finish
• System Three S1 penetrating epoxy beneath painted exterior woodwork

INTERIOR FINISH

• Epifanes Gloss varnish
• Epifanes Rubbed Effect finish
• All exposed timber surfaces sealed and finished to a high standard

Disclaimer

NOTE:  Owner’s personal items not included. 

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.