Description

20 metre Replica Dutch Barge SHEIGRA BAY. Moored on the Saône River, France and available for purchase from April 2025

Sheigra Bay is an extremely high specification replica Dutch 20 metre barge built in 2012, a unique collaboration between Andrew Wolstenholme, designer, and Will Trickett Boats, with input from ourselves, the commissioners. The beautiful lines of the boat are remarked upon wherever we sail, with one port captain saying “She took my breath away when you arrived in port”. That was before he was able to view the interior, where Will Trickett boats have displayed their incredible skill with outfitting, employing old recycled Teak along with three kinds of Ash wood and Elm trim throughout. She is a Category B barge, designed to be coastal as well as for inland waterways, providing potential for many exciting adventures.

Dual steering positions allow for serene sailing through the countryside, sitting on the very spacious aft deck in good weather. The generous accommodation makes her a true and comfortable live-aboard. In late 2023, she was in dry dock and the hull repainted, but anti-fouling is not needed, because she is fitted with an environmentally friendly ultra-sound system, that rejects weed. She has recently (2024) had full maintenance of the main engine, generator and other electrical equipment; repainting of the superstructure is currently being completed. We have enjoyed long summers all over the 8000 km+ of navigable inland waterways that France boasts, but our age is now catching up on us, meaning that Sheigra Bay is now available and fully equipped for new owners to enjoy the life we have loved for the last almost 13 years.

She was launched on the Thames at Kennet and Avon Marina in July 2012. Initial sea trials were carried out on the Thames and after a successful conclusion, Sheigra Bay began her voyage of exploration from Ramsgate to Boulogne and beyond! We are now official passionnés (aficionados) of La France profonde and the many vineyards that seem to proliferate alongside rivers and canals!

Sheigra Bay has an annual mooring on the Saône River and our website, www.sheigrabay.co.uk shows the full beauty of the exterior and interior and provides further information about the specifications of our barge.


Layout of the internal accommodation:
The accommodation is entered via doors on either side of the spacious wheelhouse, which has an internal steering position; desk; table and day bed and provides access to the aft deck, the main cabin, with king-size bed and en suite shower, and to the very large saloon and full sized galley kitchen. To the fore is a further guest cabin with king-size bed and en suite shower. The saloon has a double sofa bed and the door to the fore cabin can be moved to allow sharing of the shower and wash room, with good privacy for all concerned. 7 adults (or 6 + 2 children) can be accommodated, with the addition of the wheelhouse day bed.





Specifications:
Vessel Type: Replica Dutch Barge
Designer: Andrew Wolstenholme
Builder: Will Trickett Boats
Constructed: 2012
Registration: RYA
Overall length: 19.97m
Beam: 4.35m
Hull material: Steel
Hull type: Chined with keel
Dry Weight: 36 tonnes
Max draft including keel: 1.06m
Bridge Clearance: 2.95m (she has cleared all the very low bridges in France)
No. of engines: 1
Engine manufacturer: Vetus-Deutz DTA 66
Engine power: 210 HP
Fuel Type: Diesel
Drive Type: Shaft Drive to a 26 inch diameter, 4 blade Vetus phosphor bronze propeller with 15” pitch; new in 2017 and spare propeller onboard.
Bow thruster: Vetus hydraulic tunnel thruster, rating 165 kgf
Generator: Beta GEN 7.2 KVA, fully enclosed in an acoustic reduction cabinet and water/gas separator for exhaust
Inverter: Sterling Power Pro Combi S Pure sine wave combined inverter/charger 3500 watts; new in 2025.
Battery bank: 8 x Victron Energy 12 volt 165 AH, for domestic supply, fitted in 2017; 2 x main engine starter batteries, Avon AGM; 1 x 12 volt generator starter battery provided by Beta Marine. Main battery bank is grouped in pairs to provide 24 volt, throughout the vessel. Inverter provides 240 volt circuits.
(Although the boat is quite ‘power hungry’ with a full-sized domestic ‘fridge; a washing machine; a dishwasher and a coffee machine, the electric supply is always sufficient)
Heating: Autoterm Flow 14D diesel fired central heating with 9 radiators & hot water system; log burner (Mørso) in saloon
Fuel Capacity: 3 x 725L tanks for main propulsion; 1 x 650L for generator supply plus central heating
Water Capacity: 2.75 tonnes in 3 tanks (sufficient to moor “au sauvage” for at least a week)
Holding black water tank Capacity: 500L
Weed hatch and rudder head: The access to the weed hatch from the main cabin bed head is fitted with a strong back closure to prevent any vulnerability. This space also contains the rudder head with hydraulic drive and the rudder lubrication system, with a screw down reserve.

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