Her Heritage

“She will always be the most beautiful boat in the harbour” - Robert Clark, naval architect.

Silvio is a genuine 1958 luxury classic yacht, commissioned in 1957 by the Hon. Robert Boscawen MC MP and designed by the distinguished naval architect Robert Clark.

By the late 1950s, Boscawen was already an accomplished sailor, and Silvio was built with clear offshore ambition. He raced her in the Fastnet in 1959 and again in 1961. In the latter, where just finishing was worth a prize, Silvio came in a creditable 7th in Class II.

Silvio is, by all accounts, part of an ever-shrinking number of yachts that set the standard in yacht design, combining two effortless British qualities: elegance and strength.

Her name was as well considered as her design, taken from the Boscawen family’s celebrated 1860s thoroughbred racehorse. Backing the right horse can make all the difference, and in the years that followed the Fastnet, the family continued to back Silvio. No expense was spared on her upkeep and maintenance. She went on to compete around the Isle of Wight as a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, before coming home to Cornwall for the winter.

Silvio is and always has been a much-loved local Cornish yacht, her current crew are often approached by warm smiles and fond memories of sailing her, a race here, a voyage to the continent there. The uncovering of her 65 year history is showing no sign of slowing and continue to reinvigorate the original ambition she was founded on.

Her heritage continues, and this time you can be a part of it.