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Presents

The
Victoria and McVay Sailboat
Web Site

Supporting the Victoria 17, the Victoria 18, the Victoria 26, the McVay Yachts Minuet, and the McVay manufactured Bluenose.

She's the ship that takes you there, and she's the ship that brings you home !

Come on in, join us. This site is dedicated to the Victoria Yachts/McVay Yachts Sailboats designed by William and George McVay, and manufactured by Victoria Yachts/ The Sailboat Works in DeBary Florida and McVay Yachts in Nova Scotia. Although the Victoria line and the McVay Yachts line is no longer in production, there is growing interest in their design, beauty, and handling characteristics. These designs have proven to many of their owners to be the epitome of both safe single-handed trailerable sailboats in the case of the 18 and the Minuet, and exceptionally beautiful and functional as in the larger Victoria 26.

We have called the site "The Victoria 18 Sailboat" Website ONLY because the Victoria 18 was the most abundantly produced sailboat of any of the the McVay designs. The site does however support all of the McVay designed boats in both in design, history, specs, parts, and other areas. If you own a McVay designed Yacht, or just have an interest in them, your welcome to explore them with us.

Many boats are bigger, and many boats deliver comforts above that which a Victoria 18 can offer, but no other boat has the varied capabilities and freedom that the Victoria 18 offers! It's shoal draft keel sports 650 lbs of ballast to keep her steady and balanced. Her trailerability is uncompromised, and her beauty and functionality are co-mingled to support sailors from beginner to experienced. Two versions were produced, the Sloop and the Cutter. The Cutter is truly a marvel of beauty and craftsmanship. As if the Victoria 18 Sloop didn't contain enough of the classic lines and beauty of sailing days gone by, the Cutter design wraps the Victoria 18 in a collage of Tan Bark sails and classic brass hardware that any sailor would envy.

The Victoria 17 has the same general hull design as the eighteen, only without the stern area behind the cockpit. In it's place is a Transom and Transom mounted rudder which replaces the keel mounted rudder of the eighteen. This was the final version of a "Victoria" yacht produced in the mid to late eighties.

The Minuet has a full keel which adds to its control, and speed. She is an uncompromising ship that was the forbearer to the Victoria 18. She was produced in the mid to late seventies in Nova Scotia.

The Victoria 26, although very limited in production is truly a magnificent yacht with the same lines, hull design, and craftsmanship that have made the Victoria 18 and Minuet such beautiful and yet versatile boats. She was designed and built by William McVay at the same facility as the Victoria 18. She was manufactured from 1982 to 1983 near the end of production of the Victoria 18.

The Bluenose is also a full keel sloop rigged yacht. It sports a longer LWL, a taller mast, and overall is a heavier boat designed for racing and day sailing. It was originally designed as a wood hull. In the early 60's William McVay was asked by the Nova Scotia Sailing Club to produce a number of boats in Fiberglass. He did, and the rest is history!

To all those who venture herein:

This is a site by Victoria Owners for both Victoria Owners and other folks interested in the Victoria 18, 26, Minuet and other McVay designed and built Sailboats.

We have gathered together a number of sites specific to McVay sailboats, and to using and maintaining them. We hope this information can help you make the most out of your relationship in the McVay family. As the forum moves forward with this site, we would like to ask you, our visitors, to help us learn and understand more about the McVay Yachts, and those who sail them. The sharing of experiences , (both good and bad), can only help to build on the foundation of knowledge that currently exists.

Above and beyond our recreational use, we are sure there is a story waiting to be told. Not just the great stories by you, the folks that sail them, but by those that took part part in the design and construction. By those that worked at laying the roving, those that tested them on their maiden voyage. By those that experienced both the glamour and challenge of production, and the folks who were there when it was decided to put the molds away.

As McVay Yacht owners, we know that a ship is more than the sum of its parts. These vessels live on in a sea of history that reflects the experience of each of it's owners, and the story behind those responsible for their creation!

Lets work together to understand and learn from the history of McVay boat building, and experience the thrill and joy of owning and sailing a McVay Yacht !

Enjoy!

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