De Vries Lentsch 800 for sale

Sailboat or cabin sloop now directly from the broker!!

Once in a while a gem of a boat comes up for sale, and this is that moment. A classic, original De Vries Lentsch cabin sailboat, built in 1967 – it was one of the last designs of this famous N.V. Amsterdamse Scheepswerf (the shipyard that also built the royal yacht, the lemsteraak Groene Draeck).
The long-keel is almost 60 years old but visibly very well maintained (woodwork, mast, varnish, sails, fittings). She is fully made of teak, including an original teak deck in extremely good condition, and eight metres long. All original details (original bronze fittings) have been preserved, kept in good condition or replaced in original style. From the galvanised anchor, with galvanised anchor chain (and anchor box), to the bullseye portholes and the (new) bronze ventilators.
The original mast was completely renovated in 2025, with all fittings removed to fully restore the mast. The stays are new (the bronze turnbuckles, as well as the pins); the boat also has a fine skipper’s dome hatch with a round window for daylight. Around the boat is a toerail, also with a decorative bronze strip. There are a few safety handholds on the cabin. There is also a large deck box available in the cockpit, with plenty of storage space.

With the sailboat you get three sails, matched to the rigging, and there is a nice fast headsail furler with a handy roller-furling jib system.

The wide side decks and fine guardrails with a large cockpit make the sailboat very suitable for sailing/cruising comfortably with four or more people. The attached rudder gives a pleasant steering experience, and the boat is easy to handle, also for beginner sailors. Please note, the sailboat could possibly also be used as a sloop-rigged motorboat; the air draught is 195m.
It is also an exceptionally stable vessel thanks to its weight (4500 kilos). The powerful engine, Sole, three-cylinder, 29 HP diesel, runs pleasantly and produces little wash – and cruises at 19 km per hour, for example, without the mast.

This De Vries Lentsch is not only a showpiece but also a practical sailing yacht, to enjoy pleasant cruises in, fully equipped with all conveniences, and to stay on board for extended periods. There are four berths available, in the cabin as well as in the forepeak and aft, but what makes this classic from 1967 truly unique is its modern facilities. There is a new electric toilet on board; a new television; the electrical system was completely replaced in 2022 (including four AGM batteries (2024), a Victron charger and inverter. Underway, without shore power, you can happily make coffee, cook (two-burner ceramic hob) or watch television; all cushions have been completely renewed, in elegant cream-white (sky) leather, made by a professional marine upholsterer (Astrid van den Berg, Vinkeveen), including the curtains; there is a Silvercrest microwave, hob (on which you can see how many watts are being used) and a Nespresso coffee machine on board (included).

The current owner has enjoyed and cherished the boat for over 9 years, year in, year out, so to speak “pampered”; she is varnished every year completely with Epifanes Rapid Clear and high-gloss varnish, new antifouling every two years, and every winter she is kept indoors (October–March) to maintain her excellent condition.
Call me for a viewing and sea trial: Pieter Pepping, your yacht broker at White Whale Yachtbrokers, +31(0)653345219 or 0653345219 or (email in contact details)