For Sale

Tyler Twister 28 for Sale – “Valkyrie”.

Sensible offers on £16,950.

The opportunity has arisen to purchase this “modern classic”, Holman designed, Tyler Twister 28, currently moored on the River Tamar in Southeast Cornwall.
She is ready for the sailing season, having been wintered and maintained ashore.

Twisters have a well-earned reputation for seaworthiness in even the most challenging offshore conditions and have safely completed long distance blue water passages.

Constructed of “Tuffglas”, a fibreglass material reputedly impervious to osmosis, the hull was laid up in 1983 and fitting out completed in 1986.
The original purchaser changed their mind and sold the hull and deck to the previous owner (and then named “Corwyns”), she has a known provenance; indeed, she has been wintered ashore at the same Cornish sailing club since completion of build.

The heavy-duty storage cradle is included in the sale, with yard storage pre-paid until October 2025.

Whilst “home completed”, structural and other work was carried out professionally by a local boatyard.
This includes two tonnes of lead being resin bonded into a fully encapsulated keel.
The original build certificate, receipts and copious other paperwork have been retained, the previous owner having been fastidious in that regard.
She has been updated over time and this continues, with a new spray hood fitted in winter 2025 plus internal improvements.

Valkyrie has been lightly used for cruising the Devon and Cornwall coasts. To the best of my knowledge, other than an occasional “white sails” event, she has never been seriously raced.

The hull is antifouled using semi-commercial Jotun Cu-Pro, which has provided excellent protection over the full sailing season.
Paintwork is Jotun commercial Topcoat over Jotun Vinyguard primer.

The original Yanmar 2GM engine was replaced with a Beta 20 three cylinder, supplied and fitted by Fowey Harbour Marine in 2009, complete with new prop shaft, propeller and fittings.
The previous owner estimated that this new engine had fewer than 500 hours use at the time of sale to me in 2021.
In 2021, the propeller was re-pitched and balanced with very positive results.
The engine has benefitted from professional servicing and winterising.

General Specifications:

LOA: 8.62m

LWL: 7.1m

Beam: 2.46

Draft: 1.52m

Displacement: 5,000kg

Hull type: Long keel

Rig: Masthead sloop

Mast step Stainless steel step bridging two internal bulkheads down to keel

Engine: Beta 20hp (fuel consumption 1.5ltr/hr @ 2,500 rpm)

Propeller: 3 blade fixed (with rope cutter)

Cruising speed: 5.5 kts

Hull speed: 6.5 kts

Fuel capacity: 42.7 litres (9.4 gallons)

Fresh water tank: 59.1 litres (13 gallons)

Steering: Tiller

Berths: 5 (2 in forepeak, 2 in saloon, 1 quarter berth)

Heads: Jabsco (pump replaced 2021)

Electrical:

2 X 85 a/h 12 volt batteries with start and domestic separated by BEP digital voltage sensitive relay.
Charging is by uprated Beta alternator with v-poly drive belt.

Navigation lights all replaced with LED units.

Mast rewired 2024 with new VHF arial, steaming light, tricolour/anchor, deck downlight, and anemometer.
Mast wiring passes into saloon via stainless steel swan neck tube.

Interior lighting all LED.

New modern switch panels have been purchased and are pending installation.

240v shore power connector linked to rcd protected weatherproof socket.

Electronics/Navigation:

Garmin 3010C Chartplotter with radar dome on quarter mounted post.
Plotter is mounted on swing-out panel allowing for viewing from cockpit or chart table.

Raymarine ST2000 Plus Tiller Pilot

Bulkhead mounted compass.

Nasa Clipper Duet depth/speed plus Clipper Wind System.
Readout units pending installation.

Suunto hand bearing compass.

Swiftech VHF radio

Radar reflector on mast.

Rigging/Sails:

Genoa roller furling gear with inner forestay wire replaced 2024.

Backstay to split adjustable tensioning system. In 2022, the aft chainplate backing pads were replaced with high density polyethylene.

Capstay / lowers appear in good condition with protective tubing to front lowers.

All mainsail controls at the mast with clutches, winches and cleats.

Mainsheet traveller on pushpit.

Battened mainsail, loose footed with 3 reefing points and reefing “spectacles”

Genoa winches in cockpit.

General:

The galley features a two ring and grill gas cooker, twin sinks and hand pumped fresh water.
A butane gas cylinder is stored in the dedicated gas locker. The manual bilge pump is flush mounted in the cockpit.

In 2024, the diesel tank was removed and steam cleaned.

The anchor is of the CQR type with approximately 30 metres of 8mm chain and approximately 20 metres of nylon warp, stored in the for’ard anchor locker.
There is a twin bow roller.

The cabin and forepeak offer generous storage compartments; the cockpit features two lockers accommodating fenders, ropes, diesel cans etc.

Included in the sale is a four-person inflatable dinghy c/w inflation pump, paddles and outboard bracket.
Also, various fenders, boathook mooring warps, spare winches (not fitted) and other miscellaneous kit.

Valkyrie can be viewed alongside at Saltash, with sea trials in Plymouth Sound if required.