Hardy Commodore 50, LYSITHEA

Broker’s Comments

What a piece of kit Hardy built. You can tell that this Hardy Commodore 50 LYSITHEA has some heavy commercial heritage behind her, from the size of the stringers and ribs on show in her inner hull, to the heated screens, which allow a mist-free clear view over her decks from the inner helm. Her sea-kindly hull allows a smooth, damped ride through confused seas that would keep similar hard-chined boats in dock, and thus her passage-making potential is far better.

Her Andrew Wolstenholme’s hull features blade-like forward sections that cleave the water neatly in twain, whilst flicking it astray with vim and vigour. She is solid as a rock (as you should expect from her 27 tons light loading…) as she passes through broken water and is thus able to maintain a speed at a level of comfort that would see any planing hull stopped dead in the water.

LYSITHEA is one of the last Hardy 50s to have come out of the Hardy sheds in North Walsham, prior to the welcome take-over of the Hardy brand by Mylor’s Cockwells Ltd. and was originally specified and built for Mark Funnell – who was the MD of Hardy Marine Ltd. at the time. She has the larger MAN R6-800 diesels and can achieve a phenomenal top speed of 30 knots if required or slip along at 6 knots for litres per hour fuel burn in single figures. Her machinery is housed behind a watertight bulkhead door, as you would expect from a proper commercial sea-going vessel, and she has useful utility and study areas, as well as six berths in three cabins.

Brokerage craft in this condition, with a class A rating, are exceedingly rare – especially in the current used yacht climate. She is, and will make, a quite superb cruising motor-yacht for those who do not wish to be pegged back by a bit of breeze. She is offered to the market in sparkling condition – and her engine room is in a stunningly good state. With a complete set of instruction manuals, an excellent pedigree, exceptional volume, and ability for her size, she is a complete joy to be on board, and a privilege to show.

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