Brokerage

As the builders of the Memory, Tela, and Wagtail, we are just as enthusiastic when it comes to the second hand market as we are with new boat sales. Keen to keep track of owners and boats, and with regular enquires for used boats we offer a full brokerage service.

With boat storage facilities at our works centrally located in Oxfordshire as well as at the Salterns Yard on the Hamble in Hampshire, we are able to accommodate brokerage craft at a reduced storage rate. However current owners are sometimes the best ambassadors for their boats and matching potential owners with a network of avalable craft is part of the service. So whether your have a boat to sell or are looking to buy we are pleased to offer our services. 

A little bit of history on the Memory 19

The Memory 19 is a gaff rigged sloop originally drawn some 35 years ago by Tony Robinson RINA for himself and his family. He was inspired by the refined shapes and practicality of the small, shoal draft fishing smacks of Brightlingsea and so the Memory has the ability to dry out on a mooring, run up a beach or onto a trailer, making her ideal for today’s leisure sailor.

Since then over 140 Memorys have been built and are now well proven classics in their own right; safe, easily handled yet fast boats with numerous wins to their credit in Old Gaffers’ Association events.

In the late 1970s the Memory was sold as a ‘kit’ boat, production then stopped until Salterns started to build bespoke Memorys from 1996.

In the “open” Memory the accommodation is modest but practical with two full sized berths and some storage in a vee formation in the snug little cabin under the foredeck. The cockpit is large and deep. Cabin versions are also built, which allow for galley, loo etc. without (usually) unduly compromising the cockpit size.

The Memory has been fitted out in many different ways over the years; originally sold as a kit boat, the styles and standards of fitout vary considerably. The main question for the second hand buyer is “open” or “cabin”; thereafter it is a matter of personal choice and quality of build and condition. There are very few Memorys left that need total renovation. Prices usually vary from around £7,000 for a boat needing TLC to around £18,000 to £25,000 for a pre-owned Salterns’ built Memory.

Greg Dalrymple has owned his own Memory “Flugel” for some 15 years. She was the inspiration which started him building Memorys at Salterns Boatbuilders in the late 1990s. We have returned to the original concept of simplicity and function. Our philosophy has been to use the very best of modern and traditional materials and craftsmanship, to give an uncomplicated yet beautiful boat.

We are always pleased to help with advice or renovation work, and can supply new sails and equipment for the second hand Memorys at very reasonable prices……..