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Updated 04/03/2012

A Brief and Sketchy History

As early asJanuary 1969 Tyler boats were placing advertisements in the yachting press illustrating the complete range of yachts they either did, or in the future would produce and including what they termed the "Victory Series" of yachts..

As far as we know ALL Victory40s (including the Trintella IVs) started life in the factory of Tyler Boats in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.
Three prototype hulls were made. They consisted of a left and right side and a transom. The parts were subsequently bonded together encapsulating a four ton iron keel. The design was still evolving at this time. In particular, changes in the shape of the stem, the cutaway of the forefoot and the rear cabin were made. The window apertures were meant to be cut into the almost flat sides of the rear cabin and the transom. Only later was it decided to mould in recesses for the windows. At this point the project was almost killed off`and the moulds destroyed in favour of a completely different design and only narrowly survived. We believe that at least one of these prototypes still exists in the form of "Adaro" (pictured left)(recently renamed `Isle of Avalon`). The hull was evidently acquired by a South African company "Phoenix Grp" and subsequently sold as a `Phoenix 38`.

We are indebted to Neil Marchant for the above information. He was the engineer on the Victory 40 project at Tylers and was responsible for overseeing the engineering aspects of the first nine hulls.

Tylers started full production of Victory 40 hulls in 1970. They installed Perkins engines, Paragon gearboxes, propshafts, and all the steering gear. In this form the hulls were sent 400 miles north to Scotland where Aberdour Marine finished and marketed the boats .Most went by road, but some were motored under their own steam as bare hulls containing bundles of fittings.

Although this arrangement continued until 1977 when Aberdour Marine went out of business, from 1973 onwards, and following the first oil crisis and the start of a deteriorating British economy , Tylers also supplied 103 Victory40 hulls to the boatyard of Anne Wever in Holland. These were subsequently completed and sold as the Trintella IV.

Tylers had also broadened their customer base from mid 1970 by selling small numbers of hulls to various other boatyards, who completed them and marketed them as Victory40s. From about 1973 Tylers also made hulls available to private individuals for subsequent home completion.

We would love to hear from any individuals who had any involvement in the construction of these boats.

How Many Victory40s Are There?

We are not sure.

Scarab (No.1) was the first to come out of the Aberdour Marine yard in 1971 and Lady Juliana was allegedly dragged out of the gates almost completed just before the receivers arrived in 1977. Lady Juliana however has no identifying number carved on her. Frou Frou II (later renamed Askivall of Skipness) was under construction and was impounded by the receivers and subsequently completed by McGruers on the Gareloch and commissioned in 1984...but as yet we have no further details of her. Brigantia, (No.35), was launched in late1974....so the best estimate is that they were turning out a boat every month or thereabouts making the total from Aberdour Marine approximately 70-80. Add to these a dozen or so boats that went to other yards, and probably only a handful of home completions......and the overall total must be in the region of 100 in Britain alone.

The Victory 41

Following the fire a new mould was made by Tylers using the last Victory40 hull. They took advantage of the opportunity to alter the boat in various subtle ways including the 'walk through' to the aft cabin and the cockpit surround being less square compared to the V40,.... and called it the Victory41. How many Victory41s were produced we do not know. It is believed that `Quaranta` was the last (the only one ever to be fitted out as a sloop) , and when Tylers moved to the Medway, the mould, which was becoming `tired`and the design thought outdated, was destroyed.

The "Trintella Victory 40"

...There is no such thing........These boats are either Victory 40s OR Trintella IVs. ....and yes, there are significant differences between them.....despite their hulls being for the most part the same....It`s a term sometimes used by some yacht brokers.......borne out of either laziness, ignorance, or just plain dishonesty. .......(It probably gets them more hits from a search engine too)...But.... I mean,... you wouldn`t advertise your secondhand Volkswagen as an Audi...would you? ...(and get away with it)

The Victory40 sales brochure* put out by Tyler in 1972 promised 100 Victorys by 1976 so it would seem that they reached double their target if the TrintellaIVs are included. The Tyler factory was completely destroyed by fire in 1978 and this included all the Victory 40 moulds.
*See `Links` page

Please add your boat to the list and help us keep a complete record? ( All boat numbers refer to Aberdour boats-all `P` numbers are Tyler hull production numbers- which of course included not only the non-Aberdour Victory40s but also, presumably, the TrintellaIV hulls...and hence the apparent `jumps` in the numbering sequence)
Just send the details to the webmaster
Victory40s
Year	Boat No	Name	Details	Website	Port
1971	1	Birvidik	formerly `Scarab`	www.sailblogs.com/member/birvidik	Cowes formerly Jersey
		Bignor Breeze
		Paille-en-queue
		Nimbus of Burnham	J. Wiseman Southend
		Tarsaval	Pegg Marine Lowestoft		Lowestoft
1972		Lady Amber	Completed in Singapore by Ho Lam Shipyard
		Brisa Mar	Originally "One Line" . Hull No 27, fitted out by WJ Hargreaves of Liverpool.
		Kenmara	Originally "Departure"..and now,erroneously badged as a Trintella IV . Completed by Tyler Boats		Swansea
	24	Soubrette			Cork
1973	25	Bonnie of Dartmouth	Originally Vela di Brescia
		Blue Arran			Lymington
		Palu	completed by Frank Halls&Son Walton on theNaze		Harwich

		Tigress of Deben	Dark green hull now white below the strake line. Launched 17th April 1973	http://www.harrisonclog.co.uk/index.htm	Harwich
	30	Playante	Now in Montreal Canada,as "Robinson`s Joy "...but being reverted to her original name
	33	Moonstone of Aberdour	Originally Margueritte Anne		London
1974	34?	Status Quo	Originally commisioned by John Tyler of Tyler Boats. One of two with an encapsulated lead keel ..rather than iron
	35	Brigantia			Harwich
	37	Alma	formerly `Vaimoni`	www.simetric.co.uk/alma	Tollesbury formerly Buckie
	P54	Bora Bora	formerly ` Honeybel ` completed by Frank Halls & Son
		Jakey			London
		Quetzalli	Home completed by S.&A.E. Solby		London
	P30	Southsaxon	Home completed by RFMartin		Shoreham
		Volante			Canada
1975	40	Far2go	formerly Alexina II
	P56	Seadrifter	Crossways Marine
		Sunbird II
1976		Kabru
1976	P84	Fiona		http://www.yotblog.co.uk/yachtfiona	Whitby
1977		Lady Juliana			Leith
		Askival of Skipness	formerly Frou Frou II,.. part completed by Aberdour Marine,.. finished by McGruers of the Gareloch....commissioned in 1984
		Corsair	formerly Brigarette II, Frank Halls & Sons Walton on the Naze. Features a double ended full wheelhouse
1978		MoongazerII	Formerly "Micora"
Victory 41s
1979	P108	Vittoria	Partially completed by West Riding Marine. Hull in two tone blue. Launched in August 1988
1982	P109	Quaranta	Possibly the last Victory41 and the only one finished as a sloop.Home completed (and still owned) by Tony Farthing
Unknown (Or boats we know of but have no details) Aviana Eaton Lea Camelot (1971) Crazy Diamond Ghida Haysleigh Indiana Orion of Helford Papeete Volante Wrecked Lynn`s Victory

The Aberdour Marine Slipway ...or what remained in 2009