Extraordinary Boats: 3/4 Ton Impeccable

As a trained fine furniture maker and lifelong sailor, Ben Gray’s search criteria for a restoration project to which he could bring his woodworking skills to bear would seem, on the face of it, entirely practical.

“I understand the charm of a classic yacht. But there’s something nice about having the people who built the boat still being there to come and say, ‘Here’s what I reckon you should do’.”

Delve a little deeper into the story of Gray’s ownership of the Doug Peterson Three Quarter Tonner Impeccable and his restoration philosophy becomes less one of pragmatism and more concerned with the yacht’s legacy and the people who brought that to life. – Full story