This site is about Marine Surveying of Wooden Boats, ”Classic Yachts” and also Modern GRP Sailing Yachts and Power Boats.
Kathleen J Kilbey I.Eng MRINA. Marine Surveyor specialising in Timber and Classic Yacht Surveys since 1989.
Kathleen has carried out many hundreds of Marine Surveys, ranging from large Classic Yachts, such as the 1936 J class “Velsheda” (steel hull – surveyed in 1992 prior to purchase and restoration), to “Breeze” (the oldest Pilot Cutter afloat as at 1992 when first surveyed) and Large modern powerboats such as a Riva 55 surveyed onthe River Thames. (For this sea-trial, special permission had to be obtained from the Port of London Authority to make a run at full speed - in excess of 35 knots).
The majority of Yacht Surveys have been carried out for prospective owners prior to purchase, or in order to build a work schedul for restoration. Kathleen has long experience of maintaining her own classic “Buchanan 11 tonner” timber racing yacht, which was maintained in Lloyds +100A1 class for the 14+ years of her ownership.
For much of her time in practice, her Yacht Surveyor mentor and colleague George Reohorn MYDSA of BurryPort has, with his unequalled knowledge of traditional timber yachts, provided advice and additional expertise where necessary. (If we don’t know the boat, we know a man who does!)
Click here to see George Reohorn at work on a wooden boat survey.
Kathleen has also supervised the construction of a number of large GRP vessels several of which were subsequently delivered to the Riviera by way of Biscay and Gibralter. Click here to visit these pages
Kathleen Kilbey is an experienced Yacht skipper (25 years+) and holds RYA Yachtmaster and ICC certification for both power and sailing leisure vessels up to 24 metres / 65ft LOA (80 tons GT)
Please note; this site is being developed and updated on a continous basis so please do come and see us again soon
Kathleen J. Kilbey I.Eng MRINA & Associates
Naval Architects, Marine Surveyors and Consultants
Based United Kingdom South Coast (Solent) and Midlands (Gloucester) Telephone: +44 (0) 845 680 1989 Cellphone: +44 (0) 7799 686 979 Fax: +44 (0) 700 580 1821 skype: kathleenkilbey email: info@classicboatsurveys.com
